Bhutan is remote and selective – like an exotic world club for the few and privileged . The entry (visa) fee is $250 and you must be on an organized tour. Numbers are limited. TV was only legalized 4 years ago – and the Web is arriving in a small trickle. Bhutan is an authentic Shangri-La – a land of True Adventure.

Civilized Angola was wiped off the map in nearly 30 years of war. Now, it is re-emerging from the bush – this is the best time to go for true adventure. ArcticTropic has one link for Angola and more will be added soon.

Trucks cross a floating bridge in the Amur River on the Russian-Chinese border near Khabarovsk. Note the ships pulling the bridge to keep it in place. In the winter the river freezes solid in -40 degree temperatures and the the trucks drive on the ice. ArcticTropic already has several adventure destinations in the Russian Far East and Siberia.

Kamchatka is the newest area on earth,save for a few islands, and has 15 active volcanoes, is snowbound most of the year,is bigger than California, with only 387,000 people – most of them in Petropavlovsk.

Major boiling points below:

About 100 miles away, over an ice or deep mud road,snowbound 11 months of the year, high into the mountains is a geothermal plant – to harness volcanic energy. Here is one of the buildings. Getting the power to the city is problematic.

A five hour climb brings you into a volcano that sometimes erupts . This is foul smelling hot sulfur gas escaping from the blowhole.One must walk carefully – sinking into the hot earth would turn your leg into charred bone instantly.

Back down in the valley – boiling mud bubbles out of the Earth everywhere – creating a beautiful,surreal scene.

Very little changes in rural India. The cycle of life goes in circles. This scene in Andra Pradesh could be 100 years ago or 100 years from now. Our documentary,India Incognito,shows the real India,beyond the usual tourist attractions.

FOR ADVENTURES IN INDIA, CLICK HERE