Rainforest

One of the many reasons why people travel is the challenge it poses. Diving into shark-infested waters, climbing the towering peaks or trekking through dense jungles – they all jolt adventure travelers to life. Here’s a round-up of 8 extreme adventures and where best to do them.
1. Mountain Trekking… Read the rest

A night hike in the Amazon Rainforest is mind-blowing. You’re literally surrounded by a wildlife symphony – the croaking of a toad, the sound of a spider crawling or a bat flapping its wings. The nocturnal Amazonian residents come alive.
Enter their world through these images. Click on the thumbnails… Read the rest

Sometimes you need a little travel inspiration, and today’s comes from Otway Fly in Australia. The treetop walk takes visitors 25 meters above the forest floor to check out the beauty of the local flora and fauna from a bird’s eye perspective. The treetop walk is 600 meters long, making… Read the rest

Need another reason not to do cocaine?
According to a report in the Guardian, four square metres of rainforest are destroyed for every gram of cocaine snorted in the UK alone.
Francisco Santos Calderón, the vice-president of Colombia, recognizes the popularity of the green movement in Britain and is appealing… Read the rest

Yesterday the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Peru announced an agreement to reduce Peru’s debt payments in exchange for protecting the country’s tropical forests according to a press release from the U.S. State Department. Under the agreement, more than $25 million will be … Read the rest