Easy hiking in the South of France Roquebrune I might as well admit it: walking – or hiking – is not always and under all circumstances the best key for unlocking unfamiliar destinations. You can, for example, get a good first impression of the French Riviera just by taking the eastbound local train from Cannes:…
Hiking in Germany Of all our major hikes in Germany, the only one I have never told you about is our trip to the Rothaarsteig. This is a rather odd omission because the trip was, in a way, the most important of them all: our first ever, our baptism of nature hike, if you so…
Guest Post: Hiking in Romania by David Elliott Romania is the ideal country for great hiking trips, with a range of different landscapes from the soaring horseshoe of the Carpathian Mountains to vast plains and river valleys, not to mention some of the most stunning medieval castles on the planet. Like the other countries of…
Guest Post: Hiking in Vietnam by David Elliott Vietnam has some outstanding landscapes to enjoy, and first-time visitors are often stunned by the sheer beauty and diversity of the terrain here. From the historic city of Hanoi in the north to the central highlands and rice fields and on to Ho Chi Ming City (Saigon) and…
Hiking in Germany The Coalminers Trail There are two things you should know about the Muttental Mining Trail, east of the Ruhrgebiet, Germany’s old industrial heartland: Firstly, for nearly all of the trail’s 9 km, you would never think that you are in the middle of what is essentially a city of 7 or 8…
Bricks in Buildings Architects in most European countries have always considered bricks second rate material, i.e. inferior to stone. As a consequence, there are fairly few “prestige buildings” across Europe – churches, palaces of the high aristocracy – that are made of bricks. The exception to this rule is the extreme North of Germany (and…
Guest Post: Hiking in Brazil An Adventure Hike for Beginners To pull off this adventure hike for beginners to Tabuleiro in Minas Gerais, you’ll need good hiking shoes and a good physical condition. At some places, you will need to use hands and feet to get over rocks, or just to keep your balance and…
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…
Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails One of the things that make any hike worthwhile is the scenic reward it offers either along the trail or at the end. In this guest post, Leigh McAdam of HikeBikeTravel tells us why this family-friendly easy hiking trail to the Cheakamus Lake does not disappoint. A Hike to Cheakamus…
Think about it: in a normal year – where you do not have to invest in a new car (because the old one has conked out) or a new home – the most expensive item you are likely to spend on is a family holiday. Why do Holidays Matter to You? We may not think…
