Category Archives: Adventures

MY QUEST TO SET A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SlRUbVTriY

Travel Bucket List Item 32, ‘Set A World Record’. That said, meet my next expedition. Kayaking the entire length of the Intracoastal Waterway in the United States, in a solo kayak. The journey will begin the Florida Keys and end in Maine, for an estimated, 3,000 miles. The current record is 2010 miles, held by Helen Skelton, in the Amazon Delta.
So why in the world would I have this as a buck list? Here are my reasons;

1-Perspective- Traveling the world has always been about gaining a different perspective on life. When things get tough, easy, boring, and monotonous, a new perspective has aided to happiness. Seeing the entire east coast from a Kayak, is certainly going to be an interesting perspective.

2-Challenge- Most of my recent dissolved fears have been my greatest personal growths. The overcoming the doubt and sense of urge has been a mental tool that keeps getting stronger as I tackle each fear. I personally hate kayaking. The speed of the kayak vs the speed of a boat, is dreadful, yet important. Slowing things down to appreciate the now, will take patience and a strong thought process. Its the mental game and the idea of coming to terms with an activity I hate, to find the positive in the activity. To date, I have Kayaked a total of 4 hours in my 33 years of life.

3-Chance to Give Back- The more I see the world, the more I see how many things are for free to worry so much about how much money one makes. This will allow me to benefit a charity organization I feel strongly about, while I still continue to motivate others to overcome challenges they may have in life.

4-Happiness- With the above three, its a combination and most importantly, a great way to enjoy life. If I died tomorrow, I would like to feel like I have lived life to the fullest. Part of that, mean physically pushing my body to its fullest capabilities. With the help of Tim Ferriss, second best selling book, ‘ The 4 – Hour Body’, I am going to attempt to case study the skills taught in it. This will include, ‘ Slow-Carb Diet’ and ‘Polyphasic Sleep’. Using these techniques, I will establish a personal weight loss goal and perfect sleep by only sleeping 2-4 hours per day, allowing me to possibly set a second world record, “The longest journey in a 24 hour period”.

Thanks for supporting and following. You can follow the entire journey here,

http://adventureaaron.com/live-map/

Acquiring Fine Taste By Eating Frogs, Magots, and Crikets in Bangkok

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Before I came full circle on my trip around the world without a bag, I made a pit stop in Bangkok to do the unthinkable and try the bizarre foods of the night. Living life to the fullest, has put me in interesting situations that usually allow me to say yes, to just about anything. It is what traveling has been all about for me and I certainly could not pass on the luxury of trying some in Thailand. Arriving full circle on my trip around the world, the video below is the last of the journey. Thanks for following my journey and if you need a little push, I think this will help you. As I come back from 50 days of traveling without a bag, most would want to rest, but I am itching for more. Going around the world has been like having a 5 course meal, with each country presenting a new course. The only difference is, you can have the dessert whenever you want. On that note, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el6zKcLjYD0

Learning to Kite Board in the Red Sea

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An old friend introduced me to the sport of Kite Boarding 5 years ago. It wasn’t a point in my life that I was ready to learn or appreciate this sport, full of patience and youth. I am happy to say with my new perspective on life and adding it to my travel bucket list, “Learn to Kite Board in the Red Sea”, was certainly justified. It has always been about living life to the fullest, and bringing the youth back to traveling. Similar to my trip around the world, without a bag, its earthly fun. When you were a kid, did you remember what was packed in your bag or where you went? Kids and youth are innocent, carefree, and full of life! With my recent awakening on how I choose to see the things in life, this sport was suddenly something I gravitated towards. Being in the Red Sea, surrounded by the holy mountains and the blue clear water, it left me speechless.

For those of you looking to learn this sport, here is my brief video on how I attempted to learn this sport, courtesy of Ahmed with Profi Sailors in Egypt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53dNjezRAc

I found this adventure through one of my favorite sites when it comes to finding companies that help in assisting me with knocking off a few items, here is the link, they have been an excellent resource,
Adventure Travel

 

Fiji- Swim With Sharks And Travel Hack Paradise

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In short-My recent trip to Fiji, put my battle of facing fears and travel hacking paradise to the test. Needless to say, Mission Accomplished. As a reward I am posting two videos featuring, ‘Getting Certified to Dive’ and ‘Swimming with the Sharks-Outside the Cage’. This is the actual unedited version of “Alive!-Fiji”, you can now purchase the first 5 episodes as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t9L_pgvWtg



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwJ8x3At6k8


Special Thanks to Casey at FIJI FINEST TOURS, Aqua Trek, and the Darling Family at Voli Voli Beach Resort.

http://fijisfinesttours.com

http://volivoli.com

http://aquatrek.com

The Tallest Bridge in the World to Bungee Jump

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Here is a clip of my recent leap of faith off the tallest bridge in the world. Nora Dunn, the professional hobo, ran a post when I first started traveling in January. I have a fear of heights, but a burning desire to try anything. When you begin to travel and experience life to the fullest, facing your fears becomes easier. Hopefully this will add some perspective to your life, as it certainly has lit a flame for me. See my prior post on “Leap of Faith” for the hang gliding video in Brazil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOW9biawkG0

Meeting My Match – Adventure Capital Of The World – New Zealand

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We all know, I am not good with words, so I am pleased to present, “Alive-New Zealand”.
I have met my match along with many incredible people, who call themselves Kiwi’s. Its the combination of the Maori Culture, Kiwi’s, and Adventure, that left me in bed with an overdose of DOPAMINE.

Alive-New Zealand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oFo5u6u5fw

There are so many ways to explore New Zealand. As most of you know, my thing is incorporating as much as I can in a short amount of time. I found it easier in a tighter economy to travel with less days and use the tools of travel hacking to see the world. I flew into Auckland and spent most of my time in Rotorua. Its home to some of the Worlds highest, tallest, and only. I realize that not everyone can afford to do all the things I feature, but its not about how many, just which ones. You have so many adventures to pick from in Rotorua that if you cant travel the South Island, that is fine. Its more important to see something than nothing, right? You can hack this trip in 5 days and incorporate the weekend so you use less vacation days. If you fly Air New Zealand from LAX, you can get a 1 to 1 ratio on the miles with United. There are many other options as well but you will at least earn enough for a one way domestic ticket! Hows that for an incentive?

Learning to Charm a Cobra

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While filming in Morocco, I faced one of my biggest fears in the eyes. Snakes! Here is the clip of my training process with the Berber Tribe. The Cameraman wasnt as lucky as me…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7T5Hs-Qo3A

When your traveling around the world, culture shock will help you deal with your fears. I have been tackling them on each trip and this is yet another example.

Side Note- The recent winner of the Nomads Contest is Maureen Schreyer.(www.so5thavenue.com) Her post and website is a great example of the courage it takes to get up and travel. Stay tuned for details on her trip and stay at Nomads.