Lonely Planet's Year of Adventure

The calendar has changed to 2007, the holidays are behind us, and now all we have to look forward to is the post holiday doldrums, and the distant spring. Well, Lonely Planet is here to save the day with their new guide book A Year of Adventure. They call it an "inspirational planning tool to take you all around the world in pursuit of adventure." and that sounds great to me. The book lists over 100 activities in 130 countries around the World, organized by week and month, so you'll always know the best time to take that next big adventure.

I've always been a big fan of the Lonely Planet guides. They contain a lot of nice information, great photos, and useful tips. This book looks like it would be a lot of fun as well, and would make a perfect New Year gift for yourself or your favorite adventurer.

Lonely Planet Passports On The PSP

While we're on the topic of nifty technology items today, I thought I'd pass along this cool little article I saw over at Gadling this morning. It seems that Lonely Planet has made their Passport to... series of city gudies available for use on the Sony PSP You can find all the guides right here.

This could be an awesome resource for someone traveling to any of these cities, and there are some great cities on the list. In the guides you'll find information on hotels, restaurants, and more. These are another great reason to own a PSP, which makes for a great travel companion anyway. You can play Playstation 2 level of game on the go, watch movies, and listen to music on the PSP as well. Just make sure you buy an extra battery or two before you hit the road. I'd hate to see you get halfway through a thirteen hour flight and not be ablet o get your Grand Theft Auto fix.

Day Tripping in Chernobyl

Lonely Planet has posted an interesting article about a day trip you wouldn't normally consider - Chernobly. As they describe it, it's no trip to Disneyland, but it's still a fascinating and unusual journey. The author describes the eerie feeling of appraching the site and noticing that there are now cows in the fields, cars on the road or many people in the area at all. Sounds kind of spooky, but I think I'd have a hard time resisting a trip this unique location given the opportunity.

Lonely Planet: Most Remote Places on Earth

This is a little old, but still worth taking a look at. Lonely Planet has posted an excellent list of the Most Remote Places on Earth for the person who truly wants to get away from it all.

Places of interest on the list for me include:

Antarctica - Probably the most desolate place on the planet, but far easier to get to know than it use to be, provided you have the cash. My goal is to eventually visit all seven continents, so I pretty much have to go here!

Barrow, Alaska - The northern most city in the United States. I actually had a friend who accepted a job to teach here several years back. She only lasted about two weeks before she quit and moved back home. Very remote, and cold, with long weeks with no sunlight.

Death Valley - One of the driest and hottest places on Earth. Some day I hope to be able to run the Bad Water.