After a recent stint of spur-of-the moment skydiving, I found myself yearning for more adventure. Although I do love my R&R, laying on a tropical deserted beach reading a book, I do also love the thrill of a wild thrill.
After I went skydiving, the euphoria I felt sparked a greater desire within me to take my life to the limit. Gone are the days of mundane, mediocre routines. I am craving some spice and excitement in my life, and that's why I began researching extreme vacations. For the thrill-seeking type who is familiar with skiing, heli-skiing is the way to go. Start with a pair of skis, add a helicopter, the potential threat of an avalanche, and incomparable access to backcountry powder and you have yourself a true thrill.
For astronauts and billionaires, entering orbit is a reality. Space tourism used to be thought of as unrealistic, until Richard Branson created a new company, that is. Virgin Galactic offers a VIP space experience, complete with six minutes of weightlessness on a sub-orbital flight in SpaceShipTwo.
If the movie Jaws did not take your desire to swim in the ocean, an adventurous activity is swimming with the sharks. There are many programs in which you can discover the true beauty of what is below the ocean, whether it is great white diving in Isla Guadalupe, tiger shark expeditions in the Bahamas, or submarine missions in Roatan.