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Iceland Layover: Reykjavik and Blue Lagoon in 1 Day

Day TripIceland between two flights, timed landing to take-off

Iceland Layover: Reykjavik and Blue Lagoon in 1 Day

Lava fields, a lagoon and the city - sized to the hours you actually have.

$15View Guide
Iceland South Coast: A 5-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

Week+Iceland's best stretch in five days, timed to the hour

Iceland South Coast: A 5-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

The waterfalls, black sand and the glacier lagoon - without committing a week to the Ring Road.

$25View Guide
Iceland Ring Road: A 7-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

Week+The full loop in seven days, timed to the hour

Iceland Ring Road: A 7-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

The full loop without rookie route mistakes - and a real budget.

$35View Guide
Alp Flix to Ausserferrera: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Alp Flix to Ausserferrera: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

The loneliest 22 km of the early trail: over the Pass da Schmorras, far from any resort.

$19View Guide
Ausserferrera to Turra: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Ausserferrera to Turra: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

A night in the old pass village of Splügen, then the lonely Safierberg into the Safiental.

$19View Guide
Grimentz to Evolène: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Grimentz to Evolène: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

One long climb to a night at 2,985 m, the highest hut on the Alpine Passes Trail.

$19View Guide
St. Moritz to Alp Flix: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

St. Moritz to Alp Flix: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

Two high passes beyond St. Moritz to a night at 2,652 m in Graubünden's highest hut.

$19View Guide
Gruben to Grimentz: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Gruben to Grimentz: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

Over the 2,789 m Meidpass to an 1882 hotel no road has ever reached.

$19View Guide

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Saas-Fee to Gruben: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Saas-Fee to Gruben: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

The balcony ledges above the Saastal, then the trail's highest pass at 2,892 m.

$19View Guide
Simplon Pass to Saas-Fee: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

WeekendSwitzerland · Europe

Simplon Pass to Saas-Fee: A 2-Day Alpine Passes Trail Hike

The high traverse above the Visp valley, with glaciers at eye level into Saas-Fee.

$19View Guide
Triftbrücke from Zurich: A Suspension Bridge Day Trip

Day TripSwitzerland · Europe

Triftbrücke from Zurich: A Suspension Bridge Day Trip

Closed in 2026

A 170 m suspension bridge above a turquoise glacier lake, a day trip from Zurich.

$15View Guide

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Running with the bulls | Spain

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Shark diving | Fiji

Volcano boarding | Nicaragua

Volcano boarding | Nicaragua

Skydiving & paragliding | Brazil

Skydiving & paragliding | Brazil

Ice climbing | Italy

Ice climbing | Italy

Riding the iron ore train | Mauritania

Riding the iron ore train | Mauritania

Summit pushes | Alaska

Summit pushes | Alaska

Remote crossings | West Africa

Remote crossings | West Africa