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Hawaii Is A Regular Fantasy Forest For Hunters, Wild Boar Included
If sitting on the beach and having an adult beverage in tropical paradise is too boring for you, then we’ve got an alternate adventure for your next trip to Hawaii. Parker Ranch on the Big Island welcomes one and all for a unique hunting opportunity. Just in case your true travel dream is to kill something in all 50 states. No ducks here, they are all about the big game hunting.
Year round hunters are able to chase after wild pig, wild goat, and wild cattle. Organizers claim they maintain a 98 percent success rate on these types of hunts, so if this is your thing you should be good to go. For those who prefer feathered friends, turkey and pheasant hunts are open during different times of the year. Gobblers are only available in the spring, so bringing a fresh one home for Thanksgiving isn’t an option.
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Texas To Welcome The State's First Ever Guy Stuff Festival
Folks in the Lonestar State are hoping that their latest idea is the start of something big. Organizers are set to open the doors to the first ever Texas Testosterone Festival in just over a week and their mantra is "grow a pair," which sounds like success (we kid).
Located within the Palmer Events Center in Austin, it’s a exhibition of all things manly. There’ll be talk of sports, hunting, fighting, and of course one or two pretty ladies wandering around.
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Baseball Mancation Planning Made Easy
It may be one of the most cliché travel goals, but the idea of visiting every major league baseball stadium in the country is something so very appealing and American. However, we’ve only been to like five or six, so we certainly have a lot of work ahead of us. If you also want to bring your numbers up, then we recommend checking out what Roadtrips has to offer. They specialize in getting you and your crew to any number of sports destinations, including the Olympics, the World Cup, auto racing, and the usual big four.
With the baseball season now fully underway, Roadtrips is offering up some special rates for their summer packages. For those interested in attending this year’s All Star Game in St. Louis, they’ve already planned your vacation for you. Tickets, accommodations, and even a gift package are included, so you can start drinking as soon as you arrive at Busch Stadium and not worry about your seats. Rates for this package start at a slightly pricey $1575 per person, but at least you don’t have to deal with the scalpers.
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Celebrating The Day After The Daytona 500
Did you make it to this year’s Daytona 500? We didn’t either, but tens of thousands of fans attended “The Great American Race” yesterday. Those in attendance saw Matt Kenseth hold onto victory over fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the weather-shortened race. The rain started to fall a little over half way into the 500-mile race, and it was called with only 48 of the 200 laps left.
For those who were less than interested in the action on the track, there was action elsewhere on race day. Keith Urban was on hand to perform before the gentlemen started their engines. Tom Cruise served as this year’s pace car driver, Gene Hackman was there just hanging out, and Gavin DeGraw started things off with the National Anthem.
If you’re still in Daytona Beach today, definitely go check out the Daytona 500 Experience—it will help get over your post race depression.
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Crazy Mancations: Himalayan Sports
There are two types of mancations: there's the lazy slob mancation, usually involving some combination of beer, meat and sports. Then there's the active mancation, which usually involves attempting something you can brag about for the rest of your life--if you live!
Falling in the latter category, the Himalayan Race and Trek is for those who've always wanted to "do" Everest but aren't quite up for the life-threatening climb to the top.
The Himalayan is made up of three distinct bike-and-road races. The Himalayan Stage Race is an 8-day, 100-mile trek through Nepal's forests, mountains and rivers; the Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon winds through isolated forests and small villages around Everest; and the Mt. Everest Bike Rally is an 8-day mountain climb.
All three event take off on November 1, and each one starts and ends at Bagdora Airport in Darjeeling, India.
Related Stories:
· Himalayan Run and Trek [Official Site]
· Himalayas Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Mancations Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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Mancations Travel: Playing with Wood in Louisville
If heading out to see "Mamma Mia" on the big screen isn't your idea of a good time, then how about an adventure to Louisville, Kentucky? Your lady friend--or friends?--definitely won't want to go, so stay a few days and make it a mancation.
The point of the trip is the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Since guys love baseball and jokes about hardwood, it's perfect.
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Rev Up for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix
If you're addicted to old school Mario Kart on Wii, or just love fast cars, head to Singapore for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, slated to take place on September 28, with practice runs on the 26 and 27. The coolest thing about this Grand Prix is that it's the first race of its kind held at night and the first street race in Asia.
The course will be lit with state-of-the-art technology and a high-tech lighting system designed to highlight the 23 curves and twists of the course that will line the marina. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Bourdais and Fernando Alonso are all set to take it on.
Race tickets are available online but moving fast, so don't waste time. Also, a variety of hotel packages offering rooms combined with tickets (at reasonable prices) can be found here.
Related Stories
· Singapore Grand Prix [Official Site]
· Datebook: Singapore [NYT]
· Mancations coverage [Jaunted]
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Rickshaw Travel: No, Seriously
If you're looking for a vacation that most definitely involves leaving the GFs at home, you'll want to check out The Adventurists, a group of British lads who organize some of the craziest jaunts we've heard of.
Their marquee event is the just-completed Rickshaw Run, a frenetic two-week rickshaw race through the Indian subcontinent. The Rickshaw Run has grown so popular that the group is organizing three of them in '09. The first two are already booked up, but you can still catch the September trip, which, for extra fun, happens to coincide with monsoon season.
The group has plenty of other upcoming events, like the Africa Rally, a journey from London to Cameroon via old VW bugs and other "crap" cars. The group doesn't provide much in terms of ensuring you'll make it out alive, but then again that's kind of the point.
Related Stories:
· The Adventurists [Official Site]
· Mancations Coverage [Jaunted]
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Father's Day Travel: Last-Minute Mancations
If you're anything like us, you usually forget Father's Day until the reminder call from Mom on Sunday morning. Since you surely didn't get around to planning that golf trip to St. Andrew's or the Alaska fishing expedition, here are some Father's Day trips you can actually pull off at the last minute.
For the Jazzhead: The JVC Jazz Festival kicks off in New York on Sunday. Please your dad by declaring a newfound appreciation for Herbie Hancock. (He doesn't have to know you're going for Mos Def.)
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Urban Travel: Bike Nuts Headed to Toronto
You've seen the crazy bike messengers racing through your city ten times faster than cars, effortlessly dodging people, taxis and anything else that gets in their way. Now imagine them all getting together, meeting up with the daredevil messengers from every other city in the world and holding one giant, rules-free race. That's the concept behind the 16th Annual Cycle Messenger World Championships, taking off in Toronto June 13-16.
The three-hour, fast-paced road race replicates the route of an urban bike messenger, while additional events include bike polo (with wheels instead of horses), the bunnyhop (high-jumping with bikes), and skids (bikers race to high speeds, then lock their rear wheels to see how far they can skid). Hundreds of competitors are expected, and if watching isn't your thing, all events are open to anyone crazy enough to try.
The championships will be held on Toronto Island, the urban park near Toronto City Centre Airport, so if you get bored you can wander over to Hanlan's Point Beach to check out the local nudist colony. Oh and if you need to rent a bike, Toronto Island Bicycle Rental has you covered.
Related Stories:
· Cycle Messenger World Championships [Official Site]
· Mancations coverage [Jaunted]
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Summer Vacations with an Edge: Harry Stunts and So Can You
Harrison Ford received a high-octane ovation on Sunday at the world premiere of the new Indy flick, and rightfully so. At 65, Ford's kicking bad-guy ass while most American men his age are "seated on a bass boat or in a golf cart," says MSNBC.
To avoid becoming another lame statistic, take some cues from Indy and spend your summer vacation in Vegas learning death-defying stunts under the watchful eye of Hollywood professionals. We'd suggest the five-day package from Thrillseekers Unlimited. The company's film credits include "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Vegas Vamps" (not a skin flick!), so they know what's up.
After signing your life away and reading the fine print, you can attempt a zero-G fall, a high speed car race, a bungy jump and some man-to-man combat with weapons. You'll even be set on fire at no extra cost.
Afterwards, douse the flames in a cool pitcher of sangria over at Rao's summer bocce courts and brag about your stunt-liness to those hot Bocce Bellas.
Related Stories:
· Thrillseekers Unlimited [Official Site]
· Summer Vacations with an Edge coverage[Jaunted]
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Revenge Travel: Rocky Involved in Philly Brawl
Who knew the Sylvester Stallone statue outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art was a hockey fan? At least he's been captive to the cause since two Montreal Canadiens fans slipped a hockey jersey on the statue earlier this week, angering Philadelphia Flyers fans facing the affront to their NHL playoff rivals. (Yes, the NHL still exists.)
A similar plot by Pittsburgh Penguin fans was foiled by security guards around the statue, but they should be glad: The Flyers are 3-1 now, so clearly messing with Rocky doesn't help the away team.
Related Stories:
· Saving Rocky from Penguins Fan Desecration [Yahoo Sports]
· Sports Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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