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Travel Adventures Curated

Your launchpad for unique journeys and unforgettable finds. Explore real adventures and discover the world’s best travel experiences.
Shane Thompson
Stories and journeys shaped by experience, curiosity, and time spent on the ground.
Stories and journeys shaped by experience, curiosity, and time spent on the ground.

Read This First

If you’re curious about how I think about travel and why I write the way I do, you can read more by visiting my welcome page by clicking the link below.

Link here → Welcome page. https://www.traveladventurescurated.com/welcome-to-travel-adventures-2/

Why Travel Adventures Curated?

Travel Adventures Curated is built from real journeys — planned carefully, experienced fully, and written while on the ground.

You’ll find:

  • Experience-first itineraries and destination guides
  • Practical planning resources I actually use
  • Honest lessons from long, active trips

Each destination is explored deliberately, documented and shared honestly.

Plan Your Trip with Trusted Travel Tools

These are booking tools I personally use and trust. They’re grouped here to simplify planning and reduce friction — not to overwhelm.

Flights

✈️ Trip.com
International and multi-leg flights
✈️ Aviasales
Flight search and comparison worldwide

Accommodation

🏨 Booking.com
Trusted worldwide coverage
🏨 Agoda
Strongest deals across Asia
🛏 Hostelworld
Budget & social stays

Insurance & Connectivity

🛡 VisitorsCoverage
Comprehensive travel insurance
📶 Airalo
Instant eSIM data worldwide

Tours & Experiences

🎟 GetYourGuide
Curated tours & skip-the-line experiences
🎟 Klook
Attractions, transport passes & Asia-Pacific experiences

Cars & Transfers

🚗 DiscoverCars
Top global rental aggregator
🚐 Welcome Pickups
Stress-free airport transfers

Other Useful Travel Planning Resources

🎟 Viator
Tours and activities worldwide
✈️ Kiwi.com
Flight search and booking
🚆 Omio
Trains, buses & ferries across Europe and beyond
⭐ Tripadvisor
Reviews and travel information

Adventure Stories & Inspiration

Long-form journeys and destination stories, including:

  • Ecuador’s Amazon lodges & waterfalls
  • Costa Rica’s 21-day mega itinerary
  • Northern Ireland’s coastlines & hidden villages
  • Australia’s wild side and reef adventures

Join Fellow Adventurers

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Free Flight Booking Cheat Sheet

I put together a simple Flight Booking Cheat Sheet based on how I actually plan long, multi-leg journeys. Use the signup button at the bottom of this page or the link below.

📥 Free Flight Booking Cheat Sheet” →

FREE 7-Day Costa Rica Adventure Itinerary

If you want a concrete example of how I plan trips, I’ve put together a FREE 7-Day Costa Rica Adventure Itinerary. It shows how I structure days, balance activity with recovery, and think through logistics. Use the signup button at the bottom of this page.


Disclosure

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