microadventure

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ adventure, popularized by Alastair Humphreys.

Noun

microadventure (plural microadventures)

1. A short adventure, typically sought on a weekend. [from 2010s]
   • 2021 July 5, Emily Pennington, “Who Needs the Grand Canyon? Try a Microadventure.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     So how do you train yourself to find awe? One answer may be microadventures. A microadventure is exactly what it sounds like: a short, simple, cheap, local version of an adventure.

   • [2024 January 13, Henry Wismayer, “A surprisingly excellent adventure”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 17:

     In 2011, amid struggles to secure funding for an Antarctic expedition, [Alastair] Humphreys started blogging about “microadventures”: inclusive, easy-to-emulate escapades like “sleeping outdoors” or “foraging for a meal”.]

Further reading

• microadventure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia