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For travellers dreaming of their next self-guided hike, small group cycling tour, or once-in-a-lifetime adventure, the 10Adventures blog is your trusted source for inspiring stories, insider travel tips, and destination guides from around the world.
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Unveiling the New 10Adventures Website Design
Big things are happening at 10Adventures!
AlexTodd
Apr 29, 2025
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Memories and Highlights from Travelling to East Africa
The only dangerous thing about travelling to countries in East Africa is that no other country will ever compare, leaving you unsatisfied for eternity.
Kelsey Krahn
Dec 23, 2024
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Changing Your Life With a Bucket List Adventure
To be honest, the term “life-changing” has become a bit watered down.
Mallory Kirzinger
Jul 23, 2024
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All About 10Adventures
“I founded 10Adventures with the idea of helping travellers to find their ultimate adventure; whether that means exploring the backcountry close to home or trekking through some mountain range halfway around the world.
Richard Campbell
May 28, 2024
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Your First Trekking Tour: Everything You Need To Know
Planning your first trekking tour can cause stress, frustration, and tears to escalate at a high, uncontrollable frequency.
Kelsey Krahn
Apr 17, 2024
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Trail Etiquette When Exploring the Backcountry
Have you ever wondered about the general trail etiquette when it comes to hiking?
Emma Schroeder
Mar 4, 2024
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Hiking vs Trekking: So Is There Really a Difference?
Getting out to explore the natural beauty of the outdoors is a popular pastime in many parts of the world and there is no better way to do it than with your own two feet.
Alex Todd
Feb 26, 2024
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Training for Summer Hiking Adventures
Hitting the gym, personal trainers, expensive home equipment… When it comes to training for summer hiking adventures, you don’t need to take the traditional route!
Richard Campbell
Feb 20, 2024
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Hit Reset with Outdoor Adventures
In search of a lifestyle change?
Nadine Gravis
Feb 12, 2024
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Planning Your First Big Trip: Tips and Tricks from the Experts
So, you're looking to plan your first big trip.
Mallory Kirzinger
Jan 26, 2024
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100 Amazing Facts about Adventure Travel and Outdoor Activities
The outdoors are a powerful resource, tool, and outlet that draw people from all walks of life.
Mallory Kirzinger
Jan 12, 2024
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Unlock Nature’s Bounty: The Holistic Benefits of the Outdoors
The Outdoors will change your life, making you happier, and more relaxed, with better overall health, and with stronger relationships.
Claire Whitters
Dec 19, 2023
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How to Get on The Trails in Winter
Exploring trails in winter is a serene experience that offers unrivalled beauty and the chance to completely disconnect from the outside world.
Richard Campbell
Nov 30, 2023
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Why You Should Plan a Family Ski Trip
A family ski trip is one of the best adventures you can go on during the winter months.
Richard Campbell
Nov 24, 2023
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The Ultimate Winter Wonderland Escape in Alberta
There is something surreal about escaping into the magic of a moment.
Sarah McNaughton
Nov 7, 2023
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Top 10 Autumn Adventure Travel Tips
The air grows cooler, tourist crowds dwindle, foliage changes, and the return of the pumpkin spice latte signals the arrival of autumn.
Claire Whitters
Sep 27, 2023
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Is Travel Insurance Really That Important?
How important is travel insurance?
Kelsey Krahn
Jul 20, 2023
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How to Get the Smell Out of Your Outdoor Gear
Anyone who spends an ample amount of time hiking or exploring outdoors has encountered the dilemma of how to get the smell out of your outdoor gear, and it can sometimes feel like a hopeless exercise.
Alex Todd
Jun 13, 2023
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10 Tips to Tackle Summer Travel
Travel during the sunny summer months is an incredible experience that can be filled with adventure around every corner… if you play your cards right!
Alex Todd
May 24, 2023
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Earth Day | How Can We Reduce Our Impact While Travelling and Exploring
Close your eyes and think of your city before skyscrapers, hums of traffic, and houses.
Kelsey Krahn
Apr 17, 2023
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Spring Has Sprung! | 10 Ways to Get Outside this Spring
Spring is a wonderful time of new beginnings and optimism, so why not lean into that feeling and push yourself to explore the outdoors once the bitter cold of winter recedes?
AlexTodd
Mar 20, 2023
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The Importance of Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace is an organization dedicated to raising environmental awareness and promoting a conscious effort by outdoor enthusiasts to protect this amazing planet that many take for granted.
AlexTodd
Feb 24, 2023
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10 Helpful Tips for Solo Travel
Solo travel is a life changing experience that allows you to discover the world (and yourself) in ways that you would never have thought possible.
AlexTodd
Feb 17, 2023
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Useful Tips for Travelling Light
Travelling light doesn’t have to mean leaving things behind; rather, it should focus more on realizing what is essential.
AlexTodd
Jan 30, 2023
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Carry-on Only Travel for Adventurous Getaways
Flying with only carry-on baggage is the hassle-free way to travel.
Richard Campbell
Jan 26, 2023
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Can’t-Miss Considerations for Choosing a Travel Guide
What does a tour guide look like to you?
Mallory Kirzinger
Jan 23, 2023
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What to Consider When Planning a Company Retreat
As teams become dispersed in different locations, many companies are looking at regular retreats to give the team a chance to come together to bond, to solve a critical problem, or to do a bit of both.
Richard Campbell
Nov 18, 2022
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Active Layover: Calgary
It’s not often that people are stuck with extended layovers these days, as airlines often try to squeeze flight transfers into shorter and shorter windows for the sake of efficiency, but every once in a while you might find yourself facing a layover in a city that is interesting enough to consider extending your trip by a few hours or days.
Alex Todd
Oct 7, 2022
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Eight Useful Items to Pack for an Autumn Hiking Adventure
Whether you are a seasoned outdoor enthusiast looking to hike along quieter trails or simply want to get outside with the family to appreciate the changing colours of the foliage after a hearty Thanksgiving dinner, Autumn is a truly magical time to enjoy nature.
Alex Todd
Oct 3, 2022
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How to Travel for free with credit cards and airlines points
It would have been fun if the world had emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic into a place where travel was within reach for everyone.
Lynn W
Jul 6, 2022
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Unlock the Keys to Living Your Best Van Life
Much more than with any other type of travel, van life forces you to change the way you think about exploring, with the result being an adherence to several different mindsets that had previously been unfamiliar to you.
Alex Todd
Jun 6, 2022
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How Outdoor Adventures Can Influence and Boost Creativity
The unconventional wild influences wild, unhinged thinking.
Kelsey Krahn
May 25, 2022
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Top 5 US Road Trip Routes to Add to Your Bucket List
One of the best ways to explore the highlight reel of scenery across the ever-diverse USA is to hop in a vehicle and drive.
Kelsey Krahn
May 13, 2022
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Why I Learn A Bit of the Language Wherever I Travel
Sure, math and music may be universal languages, but you can't get un-lost using an equation, and you can't play your ukulele to get out of a sketchy situation—unless you're in High School Music 4.
Kelsey Krahn
May 11, 2022
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Why we should keep outdoors wild
The outdoors act as natural escapism—mountainscapes become a wall against stress, and moody woodlands transition us into another world.
Kelsey Krahn
Apr 8, 2022
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To Push the Season…
Snow and melt water still line the edges of the road, while my gloved hand up-shifts for a brief sprint out of the saddle.
Shannon Burt
Mar 21, 2022
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The Pressure to Post: How Smartphones Can Help and Hinder our Adventures
Phones can help us research, plan, book, pay for, and embark on our adventures.
Mallory Kirzinger
Mar 15, 2022
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Should I sell it all to see the world? A perspective on the pressure to travel
If you’re here on this website right now, odds are you like to travel.
Mallory Kirzinger
Feb 3, 2022
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The Magic of Spending Time Outdoors
Close your eyes and travel back in time to some of your favourite memories; where were you?
Kelsey Krahn
Dec 10, 2021
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From Education to the Environment, You Support These Causes Each Time You Travel
Imagine stepping foot in a new destination and finding out that, just by being there, you helped protect the ecosystem around you.
Mallory Kirzinger
Dec 6, 2021
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Adventure Travel Books to Whisk You Away
I once read somewhere that the best thing you can do to keep yourself entertained while travelling is to immerse yourself in a good book that is completely unrelated to your destination.
Alex Todd
Dec 3, 2021
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Money Can’t Buy You Happiness, but Can Travel?
Most people with an adventurous streak would agree that they are their happiest, best selves when travelling.
Nadine Gravis
Dec 1, 2021
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Collecting Memories While Travelling
It may all seem a bit counterintuitive, burdening yourself with trinkets while attempting to travel light, but collecting keepsakes from your travels is one of the best ways to ensure that all of your globetrotting experiences and outdoor escapades will turn into lasting memories for years to come.
Alex Todd
Nov 1, 2021
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Life is Movable: Making the Move from a City to a Small Town
It goes without saying that moving, under just about any circumstance, is no small feat.
Nadine Gravis
Oct 25, 2021
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Tips For Hiking and Camping With Your Dog
Let's face it: adventures feel empty without a pup wagging its tail by your side.
Lynn W
Oct 8, 2021
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Hiker Personality Profiles: Which one are you?
Hiking not only introduces you to a highlight reel of remarkable natural wonders, but the trails also attract a collection of hiking personalities.
Richard Campbell
Mar 18, 2021
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Company Retreat Ideas: Choose Best Activities for Your Team
It’s almost time to start planning your annual company retreat!
Richard Campbell
Jan 11, 2021
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Family Adventures
Think back to your best family memories.
Lynn W
Jan 6, 2021
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The Best Destinations For an Adventurous Company Retreat
So you want to elevate your company retreat from standard to epic?
Richard Campbell
Jan 4, 2021
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Company Retreat: Learn Why You Should Do Team Holidays
What better way to encourage bonding in your workplace than to have a company retreat in an epic location?
Lynn W
Jan 2, 2021
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5 West Coast experiences to add to your travel bucket-list
From vast sandy beaches to soaring snow-capped mountains, the West Coast boasts breathtaking landscapes begging to be explored.
Lynn W
Dec 16, 2020
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10 Great Cycling Tips: Expert Tips for Beginners
In this time of social distancing and “stay home” restrictions, even parks and natural areas are closing in many areas.
Lynn W
Apr 8, 2020
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Happy Holidays!
As the year is winding down, we wanted to pause to wish all of our fellow adventurers a merry Christmas and happy holiday season.
Richard Campbell
Dec 23, 2019
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The 7 Most Dangerous Roads To Cycle In The World
Have you ever considered a cycling journey on one of the most dangerous roads in the world?
Guest Contributor
Dec 13, 2019
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Jasper Deals this Winter
Do you want to take a dream trip to Jasper in the Canadian Rockies this winter?
Lynn W
Nov 1, 2019
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Capture your adventure with Zoner Photo Studio X
Images are how you share your adventures with others and just a few nuances can make or break that feeling you experienced in that fleeting moment.
Lukas Saville
Sep 23, 2019
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How I afford to travel full-time
I have been travelling full-time for almost 4 years.
Lisa Germany
Aug 5, 2019
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Escape the Crowds this Summer
Are you planning a summer holiday that involves checking out some of North America’s most stunning scenery?
Richard Campbell
Jun 7, 2019
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Escape the rat-race with long-distance hiking
In 2018, I hiked more than 1,500 km (930miles) of long-distance trails in 3 countries in less than 6 months.
Lisa Germany
Jun 5, 2019
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It’s never too late to start hiking
I was 41 years old when I fell in love with hiking.
Lisa Germany
Apr 9, 2019