How to be an explorer

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 16:23 — Anonymous by Jini ReddyEver watched those TV
shows about adventurers heading off into the unknown and wondered how to be
an explorer just like them? Well, exploration is no longer the preserve of a
rarefied few. Organizations like the Royal Geographical Society and
Explorers Connect have been set up to make exploration inclusive, open to
anyone with a sense of adventure. It's not all about physical endurance
either: below are 10 exploration-based tours to little-known parts of the
world that the gentleman (or lady) adventurer in the street can join. The
catch? You need a big, jiggly piggy-bank: adventures of a lifetime don't
come cheap. 1. Journey down the Congo River Its heart may be dark, but the
sunsets are sublime.The ambitious undertaking was inspired by the travels of
19th-century explorer Henry Morton Stanley and the Joseph Conrad classic,
"Heart of Darkness."read more