{"id":5130,"date":"2026-06-15T17:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:33:59","slug":"5-offbeat-travel-destinations-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/5-offbeat-travel-destinations-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Offbeat Travel Destinations Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you ever say to yourself when contemplating future trips \u2013 &#8220;well, I&#8217;ve been there and done that \u2013 what else can I do?&#8221; OK, let me share with you (briefly) five offbeat things I have seen and done. I loved &#8217;em, and I&#8217;m reasonably sure you will too (although one is no longer available &#8211; which makes sense to travel now while it&#8217;s still possible).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e197471081903aadd725f7bbc2f56d59\">Snowmobile Ride in Kirkenes<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The writer in a snowmobile in Kirkenes, Norway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best &#8220;travel thrills&#8221; for me, was relishing the ultimate excitement (!) of a Snowmobile ride in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirkenes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirkenes, Norway<\/a>. Just the name of the company was intriguing \u2013 &#8220;Arctic Adventures&#8221; \u2013 and they offered up a gleaming, glistening, brand new (it costs well over two thousand dollars) sleek looking piece of machinery called a Snowmobile. Once seated, and fitted out in suitable gear, and yes, a crash helmet too, I pressed the little lever on the handle and was amazed that I zoomed away faster than a jet at takeoff. When our group of travel media got back to Base, we were treated to Ice fishing! Our host donned a wet suit, cut a hole in the thick ice over which we&#8217;d all just been snowmobiling, and jumped into the freezing, blackness of water below. 10 minutes later he surfaced with some gorgeous looking crabs. After cooking, we all knew how delicious fresh caught crabs could be. THIS is a unique travel experience, in a special location, that I know you&#8217;ll love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b6ae32d75c8faa377e40b54306b2ec94\">Germany on a Trabant car<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re in Germany, give yourself a taste of what life was like under the Communists, and take a ride \u2013 or, if you have the courage, drive it yourself! \u2013 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trabant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trabant<\/a>. What, you might ask is that? Well, as hard as this is to believe, that&#8217;s what East Germans&#8217; (back in the day) paid thousands and thousands of their hard earned money, for a so called car that had a lawn mower type engine. Buyers waited up to \u2013 are you ready for this \u2013 15 years to get one, and in E. Germany over a 30 year period, some 3 million plastic bodied automobiles, were somehow stuck together with a two cycle, air cooled engine that generated more smoke than acceleration. I was too chicken when I was in Dresden and Munich to rent and drive one myself, but I wanted to see what it was like. So I had the rental car folks take me. It was total fun. Google German Trabants. If you do ride in one \u2013 and when you return Stateside \u2013 send me an email with your comments. <a href=\"mailto:jd******@*ox.net\" data-original-string=\"rZIjlcFQAdBbA0zY3z7ykw==8d4JLavAAjG7iLcHvQbGjK7N9SUM1KEcoCh3nySaMydVsA=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>jd<span class=\"apbct-blur\">******<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">*<\/span>ox.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Trabant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">If you fly into London Heathrow Airport, and want to get into London Central real fast, do what I do every time I fly to London. Take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heathrow.com\/transport-and-directions\/by-rail-or-train\/heathrow-express\">Heathrow Express<\/a>. It goes from Heathrow Central, and gives you a fast 15 minute train trip to Paddington Station in the heart of London. It&#8217;s far better than a taxi, bus or even the Underground, and gets you there more comfortably \u2013 and faster \u2013 than you can say &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to see the new Royal baby.&#8221; Here&#8217;s a money saving tip. Get your tickets online, as they cost LESS, and buy a RT. Your questions answered at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heathrowexpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.heathrowexpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Heathrow Express train, London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">If you were traveling around Europe by night, you could have done what I did a before 2016, and sleep in the lap of luxury. Here&#8217;s how. Take the Swiss based<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CityNightLine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> City Night Line<\/a>. They specialize in providing sleeping cars for many of Europe&#8217;s best trains, and the accommodations are superlative \u2013 I thoroughly enjoyed taking a shower!!! The carriages, food, beds and all that includes, are so good you&#8217;ll want to stay in your cabin long after you&#8217;ve arrived at your destination. Sadly, at the end of 2016, CityNightLine stopped operating and carriages were sold to the Austrian Railways which extended their night train network under the brand <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightjet\">Nightjet<\/a>. Nightjet trains still connect Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Milan, Rome and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">For breathtaking mountain scenery that DOES take your breath away, try this. A trip to the Swiss mountains of the Jungfrau and Eiger. Best bet is to stay in the charming postcard town (it&#8217;s more like a village) of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grindelwald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grindlewald<\/a>. The cog wheel drive train takes about an hour to get to the top of the Jungfrau, and the views are absolutely awesome. Just over half a million tourists take this unique trip every year, and I&#8217;d do it again right now if I could.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations5.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Street scene in Grindlewald, Switzerland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRIVIA that might surprise you \u2013 especially as it concerns the journalist for this travel column:<br>When Edgar Rice Burroughs&#8217;s originally described Tarzan as a British aristocrat, what do YOU think he called him? <br><br>ANSWER: He gave him the name of &#8212; (ahem!) John Clayton. (see below)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelingboy.com\/john\/offbeat_destinations6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disney&#8217;s Tarzan of the apes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tarzan is his ape name; his real English name is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke (according to Burroughs in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Earl of Greystoke in\u2026 Tarzan (1999 film) \u2013 Tarzan (disambiguation) \u2013 Jane Porter \u2013 Tarzan of the Apes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever say to yourself when contemplating future trips \u2013 &#8220;well, I&#8217;ve been there and done that \u2013 what else can I do?&#8221; OK, in this month&#8217;s travel column let me share with you (briefly) five offbeat things to see and do. 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