*** In this issue:
*** Your Travel New Year's Resolution
*** Guided Tour or "On your own?"
*** Off season faves
*** Up Helly Aa
*** Travel News
*** Fifth Freedom
*** Trekking poles
*** YVNS "Sport Ned Has Never Heard Of"
- Land diving in Vanuatu
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities   more »

Travel, Outdoors and Adventure New Year's Resolutions!

What's your travel and adventure New Year's Resolution? Got something you want to do? Someplace you want to go to.? A mountain you need to climb? Share them with Ned and he'll post in the January issue of "Your Very Next Step" newsletter. Send by January 5, 2010 to lundquist989@cs.com.

*** In this issue:
*** Guided Tour or “On your own?”
*** Travel News
- Has the Stripper-mobile traveled a pole to far?
- Five Ways To Score Better Airlines Seats For Holiday Travel
- Complaints Against Airlines Fall Sharply
- Is It the End of the Line for London’s Iconic Tube Map?
- Frommer's Top Destinations 2010
*** Trail ethics
*** Trail volunteer opportunities
*** Trekking poles: What do you think?
*** YVNS “Sport Ned Has Never Heard Of”
- Camel wrestlers take their humps
*** Ned reviews US Airways and US Airways Express (Okay, this is an encore presentation)
*** Ned reviews the Peabody Hotel (ne the Excelsior) in Little Rock
Here’s a couple of places to visit, if you can:
- Bula'bula Arts - Australian Aboriginal Art Centre, Central Arnhem Land, NT, Australia
- Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
*** Report-a-Poacher in Alberta
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities
1.) Internships, The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Boulder, CO
2.) Adventure Guide, Highland Center, Appalachian Mountain Club, Bretton Woods, NH
3.) Caretaker Vacancies on the Appalachian Trail in Maine, Maine Appalachian Trail Club
4.) Communications Coordinator, Alberta Conservation Association, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
5.) Roving Ranger, Baxter Park Campground, Baxter State Park, The State of Maine, Millinocket, ME
6.) Membership & Development Director, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Mahwah, NJ
7.) International Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department Of The Interior, Arlington, VA
8.) Forestry Technician (hotshot/handcrew), USDA Forest Service, AUGUSTA SPRINGS, VA
9.) Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts, Massachusetts
10.) Field Team Leader (14 positions), Northwest Service Academy - Mt Adams Center, Trout Lake, WA

…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!   more »

When visiting a new place, do you sign up for the guided tour, or strike out on your own?

Send your advice to Ned at lundquist989@cs.com for the next issue of Your Very Next Step. Subscribe for free by sending a blank email to yourverynextstep-subscribe@topica.com. Read the newsletter at www.yourverynextstep.com.

*** New Airline that Ned never heard of
*** Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
*** Pacific Crest Trail “Places in Need”
*** Venison Sashimi in Clervaux, Luxembourg
*** Elephant Polo has strict rules old chap
*** Kayaking in the mangroves of Abu Dhabi
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors employment opportunities   more »

In this issue:

*** What airline has the nicest toilets?
*** Fall Color Viewing in U.S. National Forests
*** Camden, Arkansas
*** The September/October YVNS sport Ned has never heard of
*** How to make real Mongolian Barbeque
*** Travel/Outdoor/Conservation/Adventure jobs
...and more!   more »

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
- John Muir   more »

*** In this issue:
*** Travel News
*** “Where I'd rather be...”
*** YVNS “Sport You Must Try” for July
*** Faces od decay
*** Ned’s brief family vacation
*** Mike Klein’s third day in Bulgaria
*** Debbie Marcinkowski in Tibet
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities
1.) Guide, Eastern Mountain Sports, Foxborough, MA
2.) Stables Junior Wrangler (part-time), Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO
3.) Wranglers, Duchesne County, UT
4.) Marine Mammal Observer, AES Regulatory and Technical Services, Barrow, AK
5.) Retail Associate, Fishing, Cabela's, Hamburg, PA
6.) Captain/Mate/Master, Cascade Fishing Inc., Bering Sea, AK
7.) Breakfast/Lunch Chef, Ruby Springs Lodge, Alder, MT
8.) Tour Guides, Insta-Gator Ranch, Covington, LA
9.) South Pole Area Manager, ITT Corporation, Antarctica
10.) Project Manager - South Pole Traverse, ITT Corporation, Antarctica
11.) MFO Organizer, Military Families Outdoors (MFO) Program, Sierra Club, San Francisco, California
12.) Multimedia Specialist, The Chesapeake Bay Program, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, Maryland

…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!   more »

“Your Very Next Step” newsletter, published by Ned Lundquist, is a cooperative community, and everyone is invited, no…encouraged, no…urged to participate.   more »

*** In this issue:
*** Travel News
*** YVNS “Sport You Must Try” for April/May
*** What’s the most profitable airline in America?
*** What do children say about the ocean?
*** What stupid things do people say to travel agents?
*** Ned visits Abu Dhabi
*** Ned visits India
*** What does a red light mean in India?
*** What do you do with limes and peppers? Why, ward off evil spirits, of course.
*** How do you make a chickoo shake?
*** What’s the only place in Pune to get mawa cake and Shrewsbury biscuits?
*** See Seva Allu Puri, a Bombay specialty, assembled right before your eyes (yes, Ned eats it).
*** The lake with the longest name is apparently spelled wrong on Massachusetts road signs. Who knew?
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities   more »

Adventure begins with the very next step.   more »

Your next adventure begins with The Very Next Step.   more »

*** In this issue:
*** Travel News
*** Thinking of visiting the Nation's capital for the Inauguration?
*** World premiere of "Journey to Mecca"
*** YVNS recipe of the month: Malay Bagadils
*** Ice Queen Gwen Saunders and those Ice Festivals
*** Sarah Armstrong reports from Sierra Leone
*** YVNS “Sport You Must Try” for January: Winter surfing in New England
*** Best Job in the World
*** Historic Hagerstown?
*** Travel/Outdoors and Adventure jobs (a dozen of them at least)
1.) Professional Ski Patroller, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts Management Company, South Lake Tahoe, CA
2.) TV 8 Intern / Production Assistant, Vail Mountain, Vail, CO
3.) Aircraft Electrical Design Engineer, GoGo, Aircell, Itasca, IL
4.) Director of Public Relations, Terranea Resort, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Lowe Hospitality Group, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
5.) Park Guide, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, National Park Service, Department Of The Interior, Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ
6.) International Tourism Consultant, United Nations Development Programme, Novi Pazar, Serbia
7.) RETAIL STORE HOURLY JOBS, Recreational Equipment, Inc., (REI), Nationwide
8.) Travel Photographer, Frommer's Travel Guides, Hoboken, NJ
9.) Recreation Spec. (Outdoor/Community Activities), United States Coast Guard, Department Of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Training Center -
Yorktown, Comptroller and Personnel Support Division, Comptroller
Branch, MWR Section, Yorktown, VA
10.) Waiters/Waitresses, Seabourn Cruise Lines, Various
11.) Coordinator, Martu Ranger Program (southern zone), Western Desert Lands
Aboriginal Corporation, Jigalong, Western Australia
12.) SUPERVISORY OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNER, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, Department Of The Interior, Tiber Dam, MT
…and that aforementioned best job in the world…   more »

What international naval officers want most when they get home.

Gwen Saunders' silent moment.

This month's sport Ned has never heard of: Kabaddi

Upcoming Ice Festivals.

Freedom on the Great Lakes

16 job opportunities!

Because your next adventure beings with your very next step.   more »

The next issue of "Your Very Next Step" newsletter puts travel,
excitement and adventure in its place. Gwen Saunders shares a moment of
wonderment as she stood amongst the quiet of Crete at midnight on a
starry Christmas Eve, listenong to the soft sounds of the sheep and
goats, and smelling the olive wood fires, transporting her back to a
biblical time and place.

You'll want to read it at www.yourverynextstep.com. Sign up for the
free newsletter at yourverynextstep-subscribe@topica.com.

And we very much want to here about your profound and memorable moments
of solitude to share in the next issue, due out this week. Send your
experience to Ned at lundquist989@cs.com today so he can include it in
Thursday's issue.

Also, for you job seekers, each issue of YVNS has
outdoor/travel/adventure jobs. Hey, you never know.

Ned
www.yourverynextstep.com

*** In this issue:
*** Ned celebrates Freedom in Milwaukee
*** Zipper Maintenance and guaranteed repairs
*** Hot Malasadas – an update
*** Travel News
*** YVNS “Sport You Must Try” for November: Noodling
*** My Adventure: And I’m Walking in the Lion’s Den…..
*** Thru-hike speed record on the A.T.
*** Blaze orange is not just for hunters
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities   more »

Your adventure begins with the Very Next Step!   more »

In this issue, we read about some excellent adventures, some upcoming harvest festivals, saving West Virginia from obesity, reach about volunteer opportunities and some paying jobs that get you out of the office, and learn about the fickle-flying airline industry. And much, much more!   more »

What are you bringing?   more »

Travel and adventure employment opportunities, plus Ned and Tom's Wyoming advnture   more »