Life as a holiday thrill seeker: hiking, biking, surfing
Author Sam Haddad argues that holidays are best spent filling the day with adrenaline-based activities such as rafting, surfing, and mountain biking to boost relaxation and make memories more vivid. The piece emphasizes outdoor and ocean adventures as a core travel philosophy. Notable examples include surfing at Bondi Beach in Sydney and Seminyak in Bali.
Other highlighted activities include kitesurfing, wakeboarding, and mountain biking trips, such as descents down volcanoes. Haddad shares personal memories from locations including the Western Cape in South Africa, Mount Batur in Bali, canyons in Chiapas, Mexico, and the Tatra Mountains in Poland.
Copenhagen is presented as a leisurely, bike-friendly cycling destination. The article notes accommodations such as Residence Inn Copenhagen Nordhavn, which offers bikes for guests, and the Nobis Hotel Copenhagen.
The article also notes a rising demand for thrill-seeking trips and forecasts growth over the next decade.
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