01 July 2008

Free as the air

If all goes according to plan, our skies will soon be graced by a fleet of elegant ‘cruise liners’ that rewrite the book on adventure travel. Meet the world’s first airborne superyacht. 

01 July 2008

Home on the road

For some modern vagabonds, the best RV* isn’t the one you buy from the factory - it’s the one you build from a second-hand bus. 

01 July 2008

The Blues Highway

The road between Chicago and the Mississippi Delta is a pathway to great music, food and adventure - if you know where to look for them.  

01 June 2008

Thinking big

There’s nothing wishy washy about the property developers in this neck of the woods. In case you missed it, Dubai is quietly taking over the world. 

01 May 2008

So you want to buy a… Personal watercraft

In the past decade we’ve seen a radical change in the typical personal watercraft enthusiast – and the machine he or she rides.  

01 March 2008

New wave boats

Revolutionary watercraft skim, bounce, leap and even fly across the surface, as man’s quest for the perfect vessel lives on. 

01 January 2008

I believe i can fly

South Africa’s parkour comunity is small, passionate and very agile 

01 November 2007

Barnstorming the Yukon in a hand-built plane

The ultimate project – build a four-seater with a little factory help, then fly north, way north  

01 October 2007

Anatomy of a serve

No 3-ranked Andy Roddick has the world’s fastest tennis serve. His 249 km/h scorcher in 2004 set the record – but he doesn’t like to talk about it. When he first met Patrick McEnroe, his Davis Cup coach, he said: “Whatever you do, don’t say anything to me about my serve. If I think about it, I’m in... 

01 September 2007

Backyard fliers

American ultralight enthusiasts have never had it so good: new regulations, hot aircraft and sensible prices have made it easier than ever to own and fly two-seaters. We’re talking about planes that fit in the garage and cost the same as a base-model SUV.