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The Top Backpacking Destinations for 2012


We’re near that time folks, where old man 2011 gets old and gray and eventually croaks. And in his place, 2012, and the promise of another exciting year to cross stuff off your bucket list and venture forth across the globe. Yup, you know where I’m goin’ with this…Wondering where to travel? Cue the crazy cats at Off Track Planet, it’s their list of the Top Backpacking Destinations for 2012!

Partying, adventure, sweet foods, name your pleasure, there’s a little something for everyone on this list. True to form, Off Track Planet gets off that beaten path, mostly, with a list of places that most of us have only heard in passing…Cricova, Moldova, anyone? Just the same, some great ideas here for backpackers and like-minded adventurers to trek across this crazy old planet and do it up in style next year. My money’s on Croatia. Hurry up, it won’t be a secret much longer. And you know what the Mayans say…everything shuts down on December 12, 2012! Yikes, I better hurry up and drive a Ferrari while I still can…

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Top Ten Places To Skydive

We’re still in November, but look at the shopping malls and it’s pretty evident we’re already in ‘Christmas mode’, and beyond that, the promise of a new year. And with that, thoughts of things to cross off your bucket list before checking out of this life. We’re talking skydiving here folks, as in Off Track Planet’s list of the top ten places on Planet Earth to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Interested? Better hurry up and get’er done – the Mayans claim the world is gonna end on December 12 of next year.

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Ten Things You’ve Just Gotta Do…

What’s on your bucket list? If you’re open to suggestions, the folks at MSN Travel have a few ideas. Some of them might seem familiar…shark diving anyone? Tour of Chernobyl? Note to MSN, you saw it here first. Hee Hee.

Kidding aside, check out MSN Travel’s list of the World’s Most Dangerous Tourist Attractions for some unique ways to experience life with a healthy kick of adrenaline. And if you’re concerned that dangerous travel is to, well, dangerous, ask yourself if it’s worse for your health than a Big Mac with fries ;)