{"id":13912,"date":"2018-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2018\/08\/09\/the-best-adventure-travel-destinations-in-the-world-by-ed-stafford\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:55:06","slug":"adventure-travel-with-ed-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/travel\/adventure-travel-with-ed-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"The best adventure travel destinations in the world, by Ed Stafford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hailed as \u201ctruly extraordinary\u201d by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and \u201cBritain\u2019s most intrepid hero since Scott of the Antarctic\u201d <\/a>, adventurer Ed Stafford hit the record books after becoming the first man to walk the Amazon. The deadly journey took two and half years and, now a Discovery Channel documentary, ignited a career in solo adventure.\u00a0Ed continues to travel and film all over the world, surviving in some of the most hostile environments on Earth, for TV shows Naked and Marooned and Left For Dead to his upcoming series First Man Out.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is Ed Stafford\u2019s Flash Pack column, written once a month from somewhere remote and halfway across the planet. Probably. Over to Ed now, enjoy the read\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, adventure travel has been a huge part of my life \u2013 often carried out as a solo traveller<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whether that be to Afghanistan on a UN jet that, unbeknownst to me, decided to do evasive manoeuvres (crazy flying to avoid bazookas) as it came in to land or to Argentine Patagonia to set up a conservation expedition base for a charity; there has always been a bit of me that is slightly scared to go travelling alone.<\/p>\n

Equally, I know that\u00a0there’s an unwritten indulgence to it too, with only one set of rules to stick to (or break!) and one agreed pace of travel.<\/p>\n

But, trust me when I say this, solo adventure travel can be utterly incredible.<\/p>\n

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Just come out of the mangroves. What an episode this is going to be. Neither @aldokane nor I had ever operated for a week in mangrove swamp and the race was one of the hardest I can remember. The result, as ever, is under wraps until TX on @discoverychannel later in the year but my respect for my mate and opponent has never been higher. #survival #adventure #firstmanout @discovery_uk @vivobarefoot @nuzest_europe @discoverybrasil @discovery_nl @discovery_seasia<\/a><\/p>\n

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