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Tripwire | February 2007-- Adventures for Skill Seekers™--

Location: Edouard and Conny on their way to catch some waves during our surf trip in Bahia, Brazil. | Photo: B. Kromayer

IN THIS ISSUE: » What's New: Summer Dates » Hot Trip: Surf & Chill in Brazil » Cold Trip: Record Snow in BC » Knowledge: Stay fit traveling » Assignment: Multi-sport trips » Footprint: Reduce your Carbon

WELCOME It's hard to believe that we are already a month into 2007. Block that time off work, schedule some time for yourself, and finally figure out how to turn on that out-of-office feature on your email account that lets everyone know “I’m not available for the next 7 days…I’m on vacation.” Enjoy!

---Photo: Dixi

WHAT'S NEW: Summer Dates & Prices We've updated the dates and prices for many of our summer trips so if you're looking for an excuse to procrastinate at work, check out our range of summer trips: from biking in Slovenia or Turkey in June, to skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand in August. Read more...

---Photo: B. Kromayer

HOT TRIP: Surf & Chill in Brazil Tired of the cold winter weather? Our surf camp in Bahia, Brazil is the perfect remedy. Based in a lively fishing village surrounded by protected rainforest, the camp is within easy reach of a range of superb breaks, from easy, slow-breaking waves (ideal for beginners) to fast and strong breaks. Read more...

---Photo: Stephan Hunziker

COLD TRIP: Record Snowfall in BC The first session of our British Columbia ski & snowboard trip is currently taking place and snow conditions couldn't be better. Kicking Horse resort has seen almost 7 meters of snowfall since November and the other three resorts are not far behind. So if you're looking for incredible snow conditions and the chance to explore Canada's most famous powder resorts, check out the March session of our Canada Powder Triangle Roadtrip. Read more...

---Photo: AthleticMindedTraveler.com

KNOWLEDGE: Stay fit while you travel If you like to stay in shape when you travel, the best thing you can do is take an Access Trip! But assuming this is not an option for you, we found a great website that helps you take care of your body while you're away from home. Athletic Minded Traveler provides useful recommendations for fitness-focused hotels, health clubs, running routes, and healthy places to eat. Read more...

---Photo: ATB

ON ASSIGNMENT: Developing Multi-sport Trips Access Trips co-founders Alain and Victoria, along with trip leaders Simon and John, have just got back from testing out several of our new multi-sport trips. These trips include sea kayaking, mountain biking and hiking in New Zealand, rafting, hiking, biking and game safaris in Kenya and surfing, sea kayaking, biking and canopy tours in Costa Rica. These trips will be published on our website within the next few weeks! Read more...

---Photo: CarbonNeutral.com

FOOTPRINT: Reduce your Carbon For those of you who are concerned about your contribution to global warming (hopefully all of you!) Carbonneutral.com allows you to calculate the carbon emissions that your cars, homes and air travel create and to off-set these by donating to carbon-neutralizing activities. We're implementing a policy so that every time our trip leaders fly we'll neutralize their carbon emissions and we encourage you to do the same when you travel. Read more...

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