About Us
There's the traditional travel mag. There's the newer, hipper
adventure travel mag. Then there's the type of adventure travel
magazine experience that AJ is about to bring to the table.
Beginning in September of 2009, we will begin sending our writing
teams on incredible global journeys.
And unlike traditional travel magazines, we invite our readers to be a
daily part of the adventure.
Let's take the contrast with the traditional travel magazine further.
Normally, readers are presented with a random smattering of features
and departments, with rarely a hint of what might be coming in next
month's issue. The reader is given an end product: the article itself.
Adventure Journey, however, takes adventure travel writing to a new,
cutting-edge level. Our writers set out on sets of historic journeys
(next year we'll begin with "From Ocean to Sky"--featuring six teams
completely traversing six of the world's mightiest rivers over six
months), on a scheduled date known and publicized to readers. Their
journeys can be followed day-to-day on writers' blogs, complemented by
photo galleries, weekly in-the-field podcasts, and regular video
posts. The writers' route is charted on interactive maps, updated
daily. And full-length feature articles are generated regularly.
Indeed, the reader experiences the ups and downs, the thrills, wonder,
exhaustion, disappointments, tears, and fears right alongside the
writers themselves. All in virtual real-time.
Again, it's not just one journey at a time. Readers will be able to
follow multiple trails--all united under a single theme--at once.
You'll be able to compare and contrast vastly different adventures,
side-by-side. In the case of "From Ocean to Sky," readers will be
able to follow teams traveling upriver in the deep, dark jungles of
the Amazon; between the highest peaks on the planet, in Tibet, India,
and Bangladesh; within the greatest canyons anywhere, in Arizona,
Utah, Colorado, California, and Mexico; in the frozen, Arctic
wastelands of Alaska in winter; beneath the cloudless African skies of
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Angola; and along the castle-laden
banks of southern Europe.
And with over a hundred potential adventure journeys already drawn up,
the possibilities for the future are endless—and the reader can
literally follow right along. Original, gripping, high-quality content
is generated and delivered to readers, virtually in real-time, using
cutting-edge technology.
Finally, adventure travel writing has caught up with the modern age.
Along with Adventure Journey's new concept of the adventure travel
mag, we offer two other features: the ultimate online community for
adventure travelers--at AJHUB.COM--and a trip-planning tool like no
other, designed to connect you with other travelers who have visited
or have lived in the places where you want to go--at JOURNEYBASE.NET.