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The St. Olavsleden, or St. Olav’s Way, is a medieval pilgrimage route stretching nearly 350 miles from Sweden to Trondheim, Norway. In 2024, Anders Andrae and Linus Palmqvist led 36 hikers on an eight day, 193 mile section. Half were wheelchair users.

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Increasingly, tourism organizations are adopting the identity of destination management or stewardship organizations to officially charter tourism management rather than just promoting places.

50 Years of Cycling and Conservation

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Benin or Bust

Kingsley Holgate, South African explorer extraordinaire answers this one question: What is the one thing you always take with you on an adventure?

Bees for Peace Israel Tested

Jewish-Muslim project Bees for Peace was tested by fire when HAMAS attacked on October 7.

Prominent Rock Climber Sentenced for Rape

Big name rock climber and author, Charles Barrett sentenced to life imprisonment for rape in a case filed by the National Park Service.

Plunge Into Our National Parks

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Valley of Visions

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World’s Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary

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Africa, Europe by Bicycle in 1936

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Beyond the So-Called Limits

The St. Olavsleden, or St. Olav’s Way, is a medieval pilgrimage route stretching nearly 350 miles from Sweden to Trondheim, Norway. In 2024, Anders Andrae and Linus Palmqvist led 36

Read More
One Colorado City Shows Us How to Do it

Increasingly, tourism organizations are adopting the identity of destination management or stewardship organizations to officially charter tourism management rather than just promoting places.

Read More
50 Years of Cycling and Conservation

For half a century the Baie de Somme, a popular tourist spot in northern France has faced challenges from overtourism and environmental degradation. A cycling-centric approach has helped combat these

Read More
Benin or Bust

Kingsley Holgate, South African explorer extraordinaire answers this one question: What is the one thing you always take with you on an adventure?

Read More

The GTJ Philosophy

GTJ seeks to engender sustainable family-friendly adventure travel, exploration and ecotourism, with emphasis on the improvement of lives in local communities and the enhancement of geographical sense of place for each locale.

 

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