| What do you like about this subject? The outdoors is the best place to go to get away from it all, unless of course you work in the outdoors, but even then its still a pretty good place to go. | | What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I'd like to do the Annapurna circuit, not only because of the scenery and the sheer challenge but also because the people in Nepal are so friendly. I'd also like to go paragliding in the French/Swiss Alps [I've now completed this task with a 2+ hour flight round and over the lake at Annecy in August 2003]. Which I do first I don't know. (Obvious | | Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Paragliding: More people die fishing each year than do paragliding.
Trekking: Leeches can be removed from boots, clothes and you using a small piece of cloth tied in a ball with normal table salt in it attached to the end of a stick. Remember to pack the following: A film canister for salt, a hanky or other patch of cloth and some chord or string. Get the stick locally. | | Something controversial or provocative about this subject Too many people enjoying the remote areas of the planet makes them less remote!
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If people want to go outdoors to get away from it all, why do they take it all with them (TV, mobile phone etc) The same goes for building huge hotels and tourist resorts in "beauty spots". Kind of spoils it all. |
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Thanks for your advise- Apologies for the delay in response- Thanks (dimitrz on 04/06/08) | Thanks Chris, for a helpful reply. (Mike on 03/07/08) | Thanks Chris - some really good ideas. They are city kids so something like Snowden is probably a bit too much, but the others sound distinctly possib (Gary on 03/31/07) | Hi There,
Thanks for the information provided by you, it was very
helpful and helped me to plan out better approach and so on.
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