easy hiking trails in Europe
Transport Tips for Germany Cheapest Train Ticket in Germany Last year, we gave Deutsche Bahn a bit more than €600 to ferry our family of 4, plus dog, from our holiday base in West Germany to the city of Erfurt in the East, and back. This year, we only spent €120 for our round-trip to…
Guest Post – Easy hikes in the UK Cities are rubbish. They’re boring and grey and when your children try to play out in a street, they risk getting squashed and poor Mums get all panicky. The industrial revolution may have heralded the mass movement of the population from the countryside to the cities but the Brits…
Day Hikes in Germany Lake Starnberg In Munich for the Oktoberfest and already yearning for something else to see than men in short trousers and vomiting Aussies? Then I suggest the oompah-free zone of Lake Starnberg. There is no shortage of attractive hiking destinations for day trips near Munich where you are during the Oktoberfest….
Easy hiking in Austria Tyrol and its Schwabenkinder Before the western Austrian region of Tyrol became what it is today – essentially an alpine fairy tale world of skiing resorts, happy cows and prosperous farmers – it was the poorest area in Europe. So poor, in fact, that the desperate locals could not even feed…
Day Hiking in Germany Find a hiking trail at your doorstep – Wolbeck near Muenster For years now, we have spent most of our summers in Germany, mainly in the northwestern city of Münster. Germany is where we discovered hiking, and we used Münster as the base for many hiking trips around the country, but for…
Muenster The world record holder of backwards running is from Muenster NRW. But that is not what makes it worth a detour if you are already visiting Duesseldorf, Cologne, Bonn or Aachen. (Perhaps you’re also on an easy hike in the nearby Hermannshoehen trail?) Muenster is a charming town that is not short on historical significance. …
Easy hiking near London Eastbourne Considering that our small family spent the better part of a decade in Britain, our hiking experiences in the UK are strangely limited. A few years ago, we dabbled a bit in the Peak District, but that was before we knew anything about “real” – albeit “easy” – hiking. At the…
Hiking Holidays in Europe Hiking Along The French Coastline The “Sentier Littoral” is the footpath that stretches along the French coastline. All of it. In Napoleon’s view, the French coast represented a national treasure, and he gave all French citizens a universal right to access. A strip at least three meters wide, he decreed, would…
Hiking near Paris A Parisian Hike along the Canal de l’Ourcq Paris would not be what it is without its canals. A walk along the Canal St Martin on a sunny day is a highlight in the itinerary of any visit to the French capital. For the true Parisians, the Canal ends at the Bassin de…
Anyone for Seaside Hiking? There’s a reason why real estate is most expensive in seaside towns. Who doesn’t love to have the beach a few bounds away from one’s front door? And, of course, for seaside hiking. Short of living there, most people love to take their summer holidays in seaside towns or at least spend…