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In Search of Adventure

Every great trip includes some sort of challenge: a revelatory flavor discovered, a language barrier overcome, a new experience in the books. But what happens when we travel specifically to seek out even more extreme ways to push ourselves—emotionally, psychologically, and physically—to the edge. Here, we dive deep into the rapidly evolving world of adventure travel, with ideas for your next adrenaline rush (canyoning in the Azores, anyone?) and the kind of adventures that are perhaps safest done vicariously (we'll leave the motorized paragliding to the pros). We take on adventure in all its forms, even when, to someone like a conservation-minded African bush pilot, it's just part of daily life. Take it as inspiration for that New Year's resolution.