LiveMore Adventures

I am currently traveling in Ecuador on a “scouting” trip until February 11. I am traveling with 12 other operators and journalist from North America as guests of Tourism Ecuador. For the last week our days have been filled with one regional highlight after another as we have snaked our way along the spine of the Andes. Yesterday we left the mountains a traveled from 13,500 ft to sea level in under two hours. We are now in the biggest city in Ecuador, the port of Guayaquil. Tomorrow we visit a local pacific surf town for a day at the beach and then on Monday, we fly to the world famous Galapagos Islands for a four day cruise around the islands.

The organized trip ends on Feb 1 but I am staying an extra 10 days to visit the Amazon and some community development projects. So far, the highlights have been visiting the thermal pools of the mountain town Papallacta where the resort had pools literally 10 feet from our cabin doors. Other highlights include the warm welcomes we have received from every community visited and observing the overwhelming human and bio diversity that makes up this small country the size of Nevada.

I look forward to developing many exciting educational adventure based itineraries when I return to Vancouver in a couple weeks. Stay tuned…..

Keeping the adventure alive!!

Shawn
President and Founder

I would like to thank everyone for such a great turnout last night at the Travel Bug here in Vancouver for my slide show on Kenya. I was worried that with the afternoon snowstorm no one would show up. We had 35 adventures folks who came out which I am told from the Travel Bug management is the second largest crowed they have had for their Wednesday night slide shows. I definitely attribute some of the good showing to the article published in last Saturday’s Vancouver Sun Travel section about the presentation and LiveMore Adventures. To view the articles see http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/travel/story.html?id=8140aea5-3ad0-43bc-b416-2a06bdd36c62.
Keeping the adventure alive.
Shawn
President and Founder

In the next few weeks, LiveMore Adventures will launch a series of wilderness skills courses that will range from half a day to 5 days in length. Courses will take place in Southwestern British Columbia and topics will include basic backcountry travel techniques, map & compass navigation; “Leave No Trace” camping, camp site selection, basic backcountry cooking, gourmet backcountry cooking, pack packing, river crossings, blister prevention along with risk management, and equipment selection. Courses are expected to start in April and continue throughout the summer.

Check back for more details.

Keeping the adventure alive!

Shawn

President & Founder