Are you struggling with trying to find a unique and appreciated gift this season?
Do you have everyone from bookworms to adrenaline junkies on your gift list? Everybody has a special interest or hobby and travel is a great gift to acknowledge that activity, provide a new and unique way to enjoy that pursuit, and create lifetime memories.
While major milestones are often celebrated with bucket list vacations, you don’t need a momentous occasion to give the gift of travel. Here is a sampling of a few travel experiences sure to be loved and remembered that might not come immediately to mind when constructing your shopping list:
- Animal Lovers - visit the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi; volunteer for Sea Turtle Conservation in Costa Rica
- Adventure Junkies – bungee jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge; live in a yurt on the Mongolian plain
- Book Lovers – Da Vinci Code tour; Literary Pub Crawl in Dublin; tour the Alexandria Library
- Culinary Fans – truffle hunting in Italy; cooking class with Michelin star chef in Mexico
- Dance Enthusiasts – enjoy Tango lessons in Buenos Aires; Salsa clubbing in Havana; learn to Waltz in Vienna
- Fun Seekers – Zipline thru the Rainforest; race rickshaws through the streets of Siem Reap; drive a dog sled in Alaska
- Sports Enthusiasts – golf at St. Andrews; ski the French Alps; learn to scuba dive off the Great Barrier Reef
- Speed Demons – drive a Ferrari racing car on a track in Italy; participate in an America’s Cup style race in New Zealand
- Theater Fans – see a production at the Globe Theatre in London; a play at the Odeon in Athens; opera in Venice.
- Well-being Enthusiasts – learnTai Chi in Beijing; practice yoga with a guru in India
- Wine Lovers – learn to blend in Provence; harvest grapes in Chile; tour the Australian Wine Country
The list of unique experiences available while traveling is limitless. And, the memories will last a lifetime, unlike most of the “stuff” that we buy?
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