Issue link: https://bluemagazine.uberflip.com/i/25038
NORTႀ AMERႀ䊉 KAYAK IN THE LAST FRONTIER-The North American get-away-from-it-all destination of the moment is Alaska. And it lives up to its billing. A six-day, skiff supported kayak camping tour from Valdez to the Columbia Glacier will take you past a dramatic, lush coastline backed by snowcapped peaks. What are some com mon sights? "We often see orcas, and sea lions may growl at you alongside the kayaks-it's an adrenaline rush, " says Kenny Blum, head of Pangaea Adventures. Kayakers paddle 5 to 10 miles a day, and the only sign of civilization may be a fish ing boat passing in the distance. Tread on blue ice as you explore Columbia Glacier. Pangaea can customize any trip, increasing difficulty or adding other activities such as ice climbing and fishing. Departures: Weekly from 7/5 to 8/23. Pangaea Adventures 800-660-9637, www.mother.com/-pangaea. EUROႀ䊉 WORSHIP THE MUSIC-For those who are intrigued by nocturnal adventures, there's a party the whole world is throwing. Just off the coast of Barcelona lies Ibiza, known for its beaches. blue water and round-the-clock Euro raves. The island has long been a hotspot for the cutting-edge electronic dance music scene. Now Americans can join the fray with special travel ilgrima es to the sun-soaked isle. � __ --.J The package includes airfare, seven nights of accommodations, meals, nd guranteed entrance into the world's hottest clubs: Privilege, which boasts Monday nights of debauchery with 12,000 bodies on one dance floor; Pacha, the isle's oldest and most celebrated nightclub; Amnesia, known for its espuma (foaml parties; and Space, which rages from dawn to dusk. And then of course there's la playa-perfect to pass out upon. Departures: Weekly from 7/27 to 8/29. Flavour Set Limited 800-609-7212. SPACႀ TAKE A TRIP RIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD: Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was right on target-you can book reservations for the first-ever private space voyages scheduled to begin in 2001 . Travel to astronaut altitude (100 kilometers above sea level) where you can witness the rarest and most beautiful of all landscapes-the Earth's curvature. � _ _ _ The trip includes six days of lectures on the history of spaceflight, films, simulator sessions and astronaut and weightlessness training-then you are ready for blast off Board the revolutionary Space Cruiser for the ride of your life. You fall back to Earth just in time for dinner-a gala affair in your honor as the newest member of the Millennium Club. Take home your personalized space suit to con vince unbelieving friends. Departures: Saturdays and Mondays beginning 12/1/01 . Zegrahm Space Voyages 206-285-3743. AFRIႀ䊉 MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO- .,--' nds--........ w,itness a witch doctors' ceremony. Along Lake Malawi you will trek, track wildlife, ....... . spy on rare birds. Then travel over the Kipengere Range through highland tea EXPEDITION IN TANZANIA-Some people are surprised by just how beat en the safari track can be. But you can ignore the tourist circuit and go deeper into the bush. A 22-day Rift Valley expedition begins in Malawi and heads north to Tanzania, stopping in the remote village of Chiweta. where you may be invited to country into seldom visited Ruaha National Park to camp on the banks of the G Ruaha River. Spend the next night in a baobab forest in the Uluguru Mountains and make your way to the Selous Game Reserve. What sets this trip apart from oth- r. ,(.region's only inhabitants. Mergui is part of the . Traveler's Burma expedition, or available as a five-day Sea gypsies-a nomadic seafaring race-are the scuba diving cruise or a seven-day adventure cruise. � Adventure departs Phuket every 10 days.;? Latitudes Expeditions East 800-580-4883, 415-. 398-0458. Departures: Traveler's Burma 10/18,12/27; ScubalSf departs Phuket, Thailand, every Monday; fl\ .. ers 7 "It's a real expedition," says Tusker Trail & Safari owner Eddie Frank. "We often have to rebuild brid es and di out roads You don't just load on and go for a ride." Departures: 7 /18-8/9, 8/25-9/15. Tusker Trail & Safari Co 800-231-1919, 805-230-2500. \ o ... 21