Travel: Equitours: Worldwide Horseback Riding Adventures Change World Perceptions of the American Traveler

Equitours: Worldwide Horseback Riding Adventures Change World Perceptions of the American Traveler

Written by Adrienne Heald

If you’re weighing repparttar

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discomfort of going abroad at a time when our country seems widely abhorred, you might want to consider savoring a new way of traveling: on horseback

If you’re weighing repparttar 133847 pleasures of tourism against repparttar 133848 discomfort of going abroad at a time when our country and culture seem widely abhorred, you might want to consider savoring a new way of making an entrance into that picturesque Provence village. Leave repparttar 133849 trains, cars and tour buses to others. What really elicits a warm welcome from locals abroad is arriving in town on horseback.

“Anywhere in repparttar 133850 world – Iceland, Tierra del Fuego; France, India – local people greet riders in an overwhelmingly open and friendly way; there’s an instant rapport,” says Bayard Fox, repparttar 133851 founder of Equitours, repparttar 133852 oldest and largest riding vacation company in repparttar 133853 United States. “Horses aren’t just a great passport to some of repparttar 133854 most beautiful spots in repparttar 133855 world, they are a passport to repparttar 133856 hearts of people everywhere.”

Fox, who, with his wife, Mel, has spent repparttar 133857 better part of twenty-five years taking Americans to every part of repparttar 133858 globe on equestrian vacations, is no stranger to chilly foreign relations. A former CIA operative from repparttar 133859 Cold War era, he’s spent years living in Paris, riding with nomadic tribes in Iran, and posing as a big game hunter in Central Africa, all to gather information for repparttar 133860 U.S. during repparttar 133861 50s and 60s. His knowledge of foreign cultures is enormous; and his experience has been invaluable in carefully choosing repparttar 133862 world’s best riding tours in places that highlight natural beauty, cultural interests, and riders’ safety.

Six good reasons to take a family vacation.

Written by Jolana Klobouk

When I was young, family vacations with my parents consisted of driving for a week from place to place in a hot stifling car. My parents had repparttar

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summer to do so. In spite of that, we still had fun, managed to find interesting sites to explore and those are repparttar 133847

memories that I still have.

I discovered repparttar 133848 joy of travel to far reaching destinations on my own by repparttar 133849 time I turned 18. Jumping on a plane and heading off to Brazil, Europe or cruising repparttar 133850 Caribbean, has turned into a life long passion my whole family now enjoys with me.

Family vacations have evolved over repparttar 133851 years. There have never been more choices, more variety and more options available for family vacations as there is today. Especially since 9/11, repparttar 133852 focus on family and community and played a strong role in our society. The travel industry has noticed and has geared up for families. From all-inclusive vacation packages and cruises, which are equipped with kids clubs and special activities: to resorts that supply a nanny for your stay, it’s never been a better time for families to travel.

Still not sure? Here are just a few of repparttar 133853 benefits of taking a family vacation:

1. The family that plays together, stays together.....

It is a time to get away from it all. Away from work, repparttar 133854 phone calls, repparttar 133855 kid’s activities, repparttar 133856 daily to do list. This is a great opportunity to spend time as a family and get to know each other. Go for a hike, build a sandcastle, explore a museum. There is more time to talk and spend time together without repparttar 133857 daily distractions.

2. Teach your children well....

Travel is an excellent learning tool for kids. They can have repparttar 133858 opportunity to learn about things first hand they may have learned in school, read about or saw on TV. Any destination can offer this learning experience whether it is a few hours drive away from you home or in Europe. Family vacations will teach children about different cultures, food, history, geography, climate, environment and so much more. The best part is that it’s way more fun for them then learning it through homework!

3. New experiences they will never forget.....

Family vacations provide a whole new venue for experiences that your kids never would have had otherwise. We took a family cruise last winter, and it was my 9-year-old son’s first cruise. We told him all about repparttar 133859 ship and showed him pictures but I don’t think he could quite grasp what it was really going to be like. We landed in Fort Lauderdale and as we were driving to repparttar 133860 port, we could see our ship in repparttar 133861 distance. He was excited but still very nonchalant. Once we got to repparttar 133862 port and pulled up alongside repparttar 133863 ship, he looked up and up and up at repparttar 133864 enormous ship, his mouth dropped open and he gasped in amazement. That reaction was worth repparttar 133865 price of repparttar 133866 whole trip and is something I know our family will always remember.

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