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Radio 4,4 mins

Why microadventures are the way to holiday

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Winifred Robinson looks at the new trend in people taking much shorter breaks closer to home. These holidays are called microadventures. Adventurer Alastair Humphreys, who coined the phrase microadventure, tells us what he thinks is the secret to finding the right adventure. First broadcast on You & Yours, 31 January 2018.

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