North Cape in Norway
INDIANA JONES IN THE MAYAN HEART
Visiting a Mayan ruin is always fascinating. But to cross the humid jungle on foot, little less than with the blow of a machete, to arrive at a Mayan city still devoured by vegetation It is an adrenaline rush in the purest Indiana Jones style. The Maya Treks of Guatemala are two long-distance trails through the Peten jungle that combine adventure, nature, culture and archaeology. They both end up in Mayan cities. Mud, mosquitoes and heat, insured. The reward: enjoy a gigantic archaeological site almost alone.
Peten Jungle, Guatemala
ONE DUCK, TWO DUCK, THREE DUCK
The Spanish Society of Ornithology, SEO/BirdLife, has been fighting for the conservation of birds and their habitats since 1954. In order to spread your knowledge, organize thematic trips for the sighting and observation of species to places like Romanian Carpathians, Borneo or Patagonia.
If you are interested in bird-watching (be careful, get hooked!) , for this fall they have planned two nearby outings: one on November 15, at Daimie Tables l, the Manchego wetland declared a national park; and another of longer duration, from December 6 to 8, at Alicante wetlands of El Hondo and to the salt flats of Santa Pola . Departures are made from Madrid.
Ornithology in the Carpathians
HIGHWAY TO THE WILD NORTH
The Norwegian landscapes North Cape they are perfect to explore them by motorcycle . If it's on a vintage model from the 40's, the trip takes on a flavor of another era . If you also like motorcycle trips, it is very possible that venturing above the arctic circle piloting a BSA or a 1954 Pannonia be what you have always dreamed of.
Benny Sætermo is a Norwegian collector of classic motorcycles. He lives in Mo i Frog , a small town in the north of the country where he keeps a small museum and from which he offers tours of different durations –from a few hours to several days– through the superb sceneries of the Scandinavian Arctic . They are guided itineraries in which, more than speed, what prevails is the discovery of the landscape, the stops to visit places of interest, take pictures or simply be ecstatic with the natural surroundings of one of the last virgin areas of Europe . There are some as tempting as that of going through the lofoten islands for three days on a vintage motorcycle with a sidecar. The only requirements are to have over 25 years old and at least two years old on the card large displacement.
* This article is published in the Condé Nast Traveler magazine for October number 77. This issue is available in its digital version for iPad in the iTunes AppStore, in the digital version for PC, Mac, Win8, Android and iPad in the newsstand virtual Zinio and now also on Google Play kiosk.
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A sidecar adventure