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Great Brittany
A few years ago, French hikers were asked to name their favourite hiking trail in the country, and it was the great Brittany stretch of the nationwide coastal path that received the largest number of votes. I don’t know whether this vote was a one-off or whether it is conducted every year or so, and…
A Few Notes on Travelling to Portugal
1. Bring a rain coat – and a sweater If you are planning a trip to Lisbon, here are a few notes on travelling to Portugal that you may find useful. The weather in Southern Europe is not always what people from the North expect. As a rule of thumb: winters are wetter than you…
The Fairy Tale Palace of Sintra
The small town of Sintra north of Lisbon is the home of two royal palaces. The contrast between those two buildings could hardly be bigger. The National Palace near the town centre was built 1000 years ago for the Moorish rulers of the Taifa Kingdom of Lisbon (after the Cordoba Caliphate had broken up into…
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Go Easy Hiking in the Wilderness of Little Yosemite
Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails Debbie Beardsley shares with us another park for easy hikers – the Sunol Regional Wilderness in the San Francisco Bay areaand shows us easy hiking in Little Yosemite. Go Easy Hiking in Little Yosemite I have lived in the San Francisco Bay area for the last 24 years. I love…
Kings Canyon Rim In The Australian Outback
Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails Easy hiking in the Australian Outback? Ohhh, YES! Here’s Amanda who will share her hands-on knowledge of the friendly trails of Kings Canyon Rim. Hiking probably isn’t something that comes to mind when you think about the Australian Outback. So I thought I’d better fix that. Don’t just think about…
An Outdoor Adventure to Cure that Hangover
Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails As Easy Hiker never tires of saying, a city trip need not be just about shopping and sight-seeing. Outdoor adventures can be had to spice up your holidays, as Cathy and Randy found out in their recent stay in Sin City. Here, she tells us in her great guest post….