Life as a Holiday Thrill-Seeker: Hiking, Biking, and Surfing Adventures
Author Sam Haddad explores how holidays filled with adrenaline-driven activities offer the best experiences by pairing outdoor or ocean adventures with relaxation afterward. Destinations featured for such active breaks include the Tatra Mountains in Poland; Bondi Beach in Sydney; Seminyak in Bali; surf-and-safari trips in Sri Lanka; via ferratas in the French Alps; rafting and bivouac hikes in the French Pyrenees; and Copenhagen, noted for being a bike-friendly city.
Additional adventure options discussed are kitesurfing, wakeboarding, and mountain biking. Haddad often travels with her husband and their two children, aged 12 and 14, highlighting family-friendly adventures like the Sri Lanka surf and safari trips and the via ferratas in the French Alps. Research referenced indicates that biking and hiking remain the most popular activities among adventure-seeking holidaymakers, with demand expected to grow in the coming decade.
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