Active Travel Adventures Kit Parks

Hike Israel's National Trail!
Kit interviews Malia, who backpacked the entire 680 mile/1100 km Israel National Trail from Golan Heights to Eliat, via the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and Masada.  
On this magnificient long distance trail, that takes 45-60 takes to thru hike (60% of folks section hike it), you get a chance to experience Israel's beautiful mountains and deserts, witness tons of 'Trail Magic' of locals supporting hiker's efforts and the general kindness of strangers and fellow hikers.  
Forget the crowded more well known long distance hikes:  consider the Israel National Trail instead to get the full long term hiking experience without the crowds (only about 10,000 hikers per year vs over 200,000 on the El Camino!).
We cover what to expect, what you'll see and tips on a successful hike on the Israel National Trail.
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your adventure, plus photos, and more cool info about hiking the Israel National Trail.
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YOU Did It!!!  Listener Adventure Stories
Today we start a new segment on the show featuring folks like you and me, who got inspired to step outside of their comfort zone and took on an adventure.
While in the future, these will be shorter segments added to the regular show, I thought we'd start off with this incredible story of Sally, who thought she was heading for a wheel chair due to multiple injuries from her days as a dancer.  Instead, through training, grit, and fortitude, Sally instead headed to the North Island of New Zealand and hiked the challenging Tongariro Crossing!  Next, she'll climb Machu Picchu!  Adventure travel has COMPLETELY changed she and her husband's life!
Like Sally, it took someone (my friend John) encouranging me and who believed in me and convince me that I could, with proper training, that I too could go on an epic adventure.  It is my hope that these listener stories will inspire you, too!
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See all the inspirational stories as they are published!  Today's episode is a full length interview, but I will be adding shorter snips to this page in the future.
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Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans
Kit discusses her fall and winter exploration of the fascinating, beautiful and incredibly complicated Balkan region.  In addition to some of her much loved travel tips, she shares impressions and experiences in Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Albania.  If you think , "Balkans = War/No Way" or any other "Eww, scary!"  thoughts : Think again!!!  It's been three decades since the wars and the Balkan region is a super safe, affordable European vacation.  Go there before it gets crowded and expensive!
Learn all about this beautiful and exciting active adventure on today’s show.
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about visiting the Balkan region and/or independent travel tips.
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In this Part II of my Peru adventures, we finish up our adventure travel tour with my affiliate, Active Adventures (exclusive listener promo code ATA200 to save $200 off ANY of Active Adventures epic worldwide tours!), and then my sister Terry and I head off on our own to explore other exciting places in southern Peru and Bolivia, including:
Climb up to sacred Humantay Lake Climb Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain Dune Buggy and Sand Board in Huacachina Explore the massive Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia Visit Isla del Sol in Copacabana Explore Bolivia's capital, La Paz and the Witches Market Visit the Uru reed islands of Lake Titicaca Have a fun Homestay in Amatani Island Check out the condors in Colca Canyon Visit the 'Poor man's Galapagos' in Paracas Do a wine tasting at a Pisca vineyard Explore the beautiful "White City" of Arequipas COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your Peru and Bolivia adventure, photos, videos and more cool info HERE.
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Trek Machu Picchu plus Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru
Join Kit as she describes her hiking adventure with her sister Terry.  On this first part of their month long Peruvian and Bolivian adventure, they tackle a Bucket List adventure:  climbing Machu Picchu.  They also hike and bike the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and visit markets and learn about Peruvian culture.
Learn all about this beautiful and exciting active adventure on today’s show.
SAVE!!!  Kit went with her affiliate, Active Adventures.  ATA listeners get an exclusive Active Adventures Promo Discount Code, ATA200, to save $200 off of any Active Adventures (or their sister company, Austin Adventures).
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info aboutNew Zealand's South Island.
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The Power of 'Yes'
On today's special episode, we discuss the Power of Yes, and why saying 'yes' to opportunities that excite you, intrigue you and maybe even make you a bit nervous, can enhance your life and open up even more fantastic opportunities in the future.
We talk about about when to say 'no' using Derek Sivers's philosophy of, "If it's not a 'hell yes', than it's a 'no'"!
You'll also hear about my incredible experience moving four thousand sheep fifty miles on rural roads of Idaho to their shearing camp - one of my recent 'yeses'.
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See the transcript for this episode, plus get the links mentioned and other cool things.
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