Extreme tourism — or shock tourism is a type of niche tourism involving travel to dangerous places (mountains, jungles, deserts, caves, etc.) or participation in dangerous events. Extreme tourism overlaps with extreme sport. The two share the main attraction,… … Wikipedia
Tourism — Tourist redirects here. For other uses, see Tourist (disambiguation). Summer Visitors by Maurice Prendergast (1897) Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defi … Wikipedia
Extreme sport — This article is about various Extreme Sports. For the TV channel, see Extreme Sports Channel. Wave jumping wipeout. While attempting a forward loop in overpowered storm conditions off the coast of Cantabria, Spain, windsurfer Justin Wheeler gets… … Wikipedia
extreme ironing — n. A pastime in which participants iron a few items of laundry while engaged in an extreme sport or some other dangerous activity. Example Citations: You read right: extreme ironing part sport, part spectacle. Press garments while kayaking, rock… … New words
extreme gardening — n. Gardening that takes places in hostile or difficult conditions. Example Citation: Gardening has long enjoyed the reputation as the most leisurely of leisure activities, a gentle hobby that produces beauty, serenity and compost. And so it may… … New words
extreme life — (ik.STREEM lyf) n. Life that exists in an extreme environment. Example Citation: Scientists plumbing the bubbling, black depths of a geothermal hot spring in Idaho have discovered a unique community of microbes that thrive without sunlight or… … New words
Tourism in Peru — began developing in the 1990s with the stabilization of the economy and the build up of tourist infrastructure. Nowadays tourism makes up the nation s third largest industry behind fishing and mining. [… … Wikipedia
Tourism in Georgia (country) — Tourism in Georgia, a country in the Caucasus with an ancient history, is actively encouraged by the government of Georgia through its Department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia. [http://tourism.gov.ge/ tourism.gov.ge] ] The culture of Georgia… … Wikipedia
Tourism in Namibia — is a major industry. Annually, nearly one million travelers visit Namibia, with roughly one in three coming from South Africa, then Germany and finally the United Kingdom, Italy and France. The country is known for ecotourism which features… … Wikipedia
Tourism in Chile — has experienced sustained growth over the last few decades. Chile received about 2.25 million foreign visitors in 2006.cite web |url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile estadistico/estadisticas economicas/turismo/infoanual/informesanuales.php… … Wikipedia
