Are you sick of having to use all of your vacation time for visiting your family? Do you get sick of sitting on your parents couch and watching tv because you'd have felt guilty if you had done something else with your vacation time? Getting over the guilt can be hard. All the same, sometimes you need some vacation time you can actually enjoy. Why not go off on a grand adventure the next time you get some vacation days? Heck, you could probably fit in a weekend adventure and still have enough time in your vacation to see your family. You might like the following adventure travels.

Mountain climbing is a thrilling example of extreme adventure travels. The West Coast Mountain Guides take adventure seekers out on climbing expeditions on a regular basis. You can choose from locations all over the western Canadian provinces. Adventurers can pick from rock climbing, ice climbing or even snow mountaineering. If your adventuresome side kicks in, they can take you on an excursion that involves all three.

Before you venture out on one of these vacations, however, it is paramount you get to be in the best physical shape possible. Mountain climbing expeditions are not meant for lackadaisical and physically unfit individuals!

Dude Ranches are good trips for the whole family. The Ponderosa Ranch in Nebraska provides you with a laborious ranch vacation. You can be a guest in the ranch's cabins. In the daytime, you get to be a real working ranch hand. Guests hop on horses and help gather up and drive the ranch's cattle from one field to another. During the evening, people tell campfire stories, enjoy some good 'ole home cooking and get involved in some wonderful activities. When you have some down time, you have a few different options, including hunting, fishing, hiking and taking a horseback ride. This is a wonderful vacation for families because people of all ages and skill levels can partake on the adventure.

Do you love food? Do you tantalize the idea of learning about and taste testing cuisine from around the world? Why not try a culinary tour? Italy is, obviously, one of the most popular destinations for foodies who want to experience cuisine in its "native habitat." Ireland, Spain and Greece also offer tasty "culinary tours." These types of tours give you more than just the option to try food prepared by a "native" chef but also to learn how to cook it for yourself. This is a great adventure travel for an up and coming chef or any food connoisseur.

There are tons of different ways "adventure travels" can be defined. For some it includes outrageous activities like climbing the highest mountains in the world or experience crazy climate conditions. For some, it involves challenging situations they are not used to in their normal, everyday life - such as cattle driving and hiking in different lands, etc. Still for others, adventure travels include some learning time for new things and still having a stress-free trip.

The short story is: no matter what you are into, you can find an adventure vacation to fit your taste!