A free site for anyone inspired by expeditions and adventures.

Hi there. I’m Nick, I set up xpdnews as a place to bring together all the awesome expeditions happening around the globe. Whether you’re crossing the north polar ice, sailing in the path of Bligh in a leaky boat or dreaming in an armchair, if adventures fire you up, xpdnews is here to help.

You’ll find two main things here – a live, always up to date news site written directly by expeditioners in the field, and a great way to get in touch with other expeditioners and enthusiasts.

Live expedition news, by expeditioners

xpdnews is always up to date. That’s because the news you see here is direct from member expeditioners’ websites. xpdnews is a great portal to discover new, inspiring expeditions – each news article has a link back to the original website.

What’s more, the expedition news is available direct to you via the xpdnews RSS feeds (arranged by expedition type, or all the latest news updates) or on Twitter.

If you’re an expeditioner, you’ll realise xpdnews is a powerful way to promote your expedition, with minimum fuss. Each post you make to your own website is picked up automatically and placed on to xpdnews. You then get effortless promotion directly from xpdnews, and from users on Facebook, Twitter and on feed readers. And it doesn’t cost you a thing.

A great way to get in touch with other adventurers

Sign up with xpdnews to access all the powerful promotion services that an up-to-the-minute news website provides – and you get a free profile and communication tools, too.

You’ll find yourself located on the global member map, highlighting your geographical position with Google Maps technology. You’ll also be able to get in touch with other members via status updates, forums, groups and direct messages. What’s more, you can keep your Twitter account up to date by synchronising your xpdnews activity with Twitter.

I think you’ll find xpdnews very clear and easy to use.

What’s the idea of the site?

The idea came to me on a long bike ride from Tasmania, where I live, to China. I’d been inspired by reading others accounts of their journeys. It occured to me that it’s actually quite hard to find these smaller expedition sites unless someone directly tells you about someone awesome. So xpdnews is a simple way to bring together those sites. It’s like a big weaving loom, with little threads of expedition updates coming from all over the internet, to be found and followed from one place back to their source.

That’s a little poetic, but you get the idea. If you like the sound of it, add your site to be part of the project and we’ll build up a community together.

Best of all, it’s free.

I know, you know, even the most sponsored expeditions are usually on a shoestring. The site is free to use.

More questions?

Head to to the Welcome page – you’ll find a stack of frequently asked questions and answers there. If you want to know more, get in touch with me by emailing nick at xpdnews (dot com).

Inspired? Fantastic – join us now.

Join xpdnews and you’ll soon find it useful – there’s a lot under the bonnet to help you succeed in your endeavours. Start here to add your site – or set up a full account now.

Coming back to Sydney Harbour after an inspiring journey around the world, teen expeditioner Jessica Watson wowed Australia and put adventuring on the map with relaxed ease. See her website: jessicawatson.com.au