In this article you find extract from stories and selected photos from exciting journeys during 2006. Our freelance journalists around the world have the ability to tell stories that make it interesting for others to read. Their journeys are about unique adventures, dramatic, explorations, discoveries, breaking of records, ventures and meeting of nice people with different lifestyle and culture than themselves. Here are our highlights from 2006......

Bells are ringing for Christmas time. It's time to spread joy and bring smiles to faces ! Christmas is celebrated in most countries in the world. Whether people believe in Santa Claus or not, they continue their traditional Christmas celebration. Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. Both children and adults enjoy sending post cards, singing songs, dancing around the Christmas trees and giving each other presents. They all wait for the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. He is the world`s best traveller and most popular person!

The amazing unique gifts from WWF are plant a tree, tattoo a Polar Bear, get a turtle rehab, give Panda room to grow, Chilies, Dung and Oil, invest in Gorilla's Paradise, Nature Club for a Child, save a leopard, name and track a turtle. These fun gifts help WWF in their efforts to save the planet! The most suitable Christmas presents?Read more about how it works, and find out how you can buy these gifts.

How to choose an adventure travel tour operator? For your adventure tour you can choose between travelling independent or join a guided tour. Are you willing to take the risk to explore the last frontiers on this planet on your own? Or could it be a better and safer way to do it with the right tour operator?

Do you want an unique travel adventure? Are you tired of walking in the footprints of other tourists? The world is bigger than you think. So if your want to experience untouched nature, ancient sites, exotic tribes, and wild animals in natural environments, you need to venture little bit further than others. Are you ready to take the next step?

Quotes and proverbs of wisdom from explorers have guided me on my journeys around the world. Some of them are from Norwegian Vikings, and other are from great travellers as Captain James Cook, Thor Heyerdahl and Rudard Kipling. First of all I will say these quotes are for wisdom, but also for inspiration, motivation, attitude, behaviour and humour.

The summer holiday is over for most people. Many of them have already started to look for new travel adventures. The Norway International Meeting and Travel Fair - Reiseliv, is an arena where people with passion for travelling can get inspirations and find tour operators who can realize their travel dreams! It`s also possible for travel companies to find business partners her. This travel fair has its doors open from 11 to 14 January 2007. The arrangement is something for everyone!

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Attract more travellers through video clips. Now tour operators and other travel companies can advertise through video presentations on our global travel guide Travel Explorations. This is a new way to inspire adventure travellers, who are continuously searching for unique adventures.

During 6 years we Travel Explorations have facilitated contacts directly between travellers and tour operators. Connecting is our main business concept. It`s made available through our internet portal solution. Our travel guide and global market place is dedicated to provide both travellers and tour operators with the service, skills, people and experiences. This is necessary needs in a dynamically changing world where people look for unique adventures and there are many tour offers. Our value-added, partnership-based approach is what drives our tour operators' success. For travellers it means great adventures, and for tour operators it means more travellers and growth in their business. Our travellers would like to go to Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Iran, Kenya, Cambodia, Vietnam, Iceland, Thailand, Jordan, Malta, Svalbard, Norway and many other places around the world.

The big country Kenya in Africa, has great national parks for unique wild life adventures as Aberdare National Park, Amboseli National Park, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, Hells Gate and Mount Longonot National Parks, Kora National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Marsabit National Park, Meru National Park, Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Nairobi National Park, Ndere Island National Reserve, Saiwa Swamp National Park, Sibiloi National Park, Tsavo East National Park, and Tsavo West National Park. Some of the best Game Reserves are Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kisumu Impala Sanctuary, Samburu National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Masai Mara National Reserve, Marine Parks and Reserves, Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park, Malindi/Watamu Parks and Reserves, Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve, Punguti Marine National Reserve, and Tana Delta Reserve. For they who want to take a step into the wild side, can do as most travellers doing today: go to Kenya!

Travel Explorations` Marketing Partner Programme allow you as a tour operator to benefit from the exact products and services that is most appropriate for you. It`s based on a well developed marketing concept that help tour operators to achieve significant sales results. We in Travel Explorations provides opportunities to be successful internationally, especially in Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. In cooperation with our business partners Reiseliv.no and Hope Travel, we offer targeted solutions for advertising, campaigns and marketing consultancy. Together our travel network give tour operators access to nearly 1 million travellers during a year. These are Unique Users who just look for travel related information on our websites. If you have capacity to handle more clients (travellers), we are in a position to attract them to you!

Travel Explorations offers an exciting film concept for companies who would like to present their business, products and services through movies. Movies can be made based on different purposes and for different media (video, internet etc.). We produce the movie just the way our clients want it: quick, easy and affordable!

Wars, conflicts, instability and threats have only a short time effect on peoples` travelling. In 2005 international tourism continued the growing that that started in 2004 in spite of the various tragic events. According to results from United Nations specialized agency, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide grew by 5.5% and exceeded 800 million for the first time ever. That`s good news for the travel industry. Of the regions, Africa has the highest increase.

For they who dream about doing many things in short time within a small area, the mythic island Malta in the heart of the Mediterranea Sea, is an excellent alternative. On the Norwegian travel fair trade Reiseliv06 in January 2006, tourist representatives from Malta presented great opportunities for most people. Some of the most picturesque scenery of all the Maltese islands can be found on Gozo. For nature lovers, they can enjoy the rugged landscape and spectacular coastline. For sun tourists, they can enjoy rocky inlets to red sand beaches and sail, snorkel, dive and fish. For party lions they can drink and rock around in a wide range of pubs. For genuine explorers, they can ahieve unique adventures admiring the world`s ancient temples and explore great mysteries just waiting for being solved.