We are sending you our best wishes for the holiday season, whether you are spending these most tranquil days of the year in the tranquility of a winter wonderland …
… or in sunnier climes. We also wish you all the best for a good and prosperous new year and will be back by the middle of January provided circumstances allow.
Surviving the Flight Comparison Jungle A Travel Tip by Stephanie Bartup When it comes to planning your next hiking holiday, how do you start the search process? Some people use every flight comparison search engine available to try and find the best deal for the destination they have in mind, while others religiously book direct…
Escape. Breaking out. Leaving it all behind – every day routines, places, surroundings … Isn’t that what every good holiday is all about? Look around you: while you are reading this, you are, in all probability, surrounded by walls and when you look out from your “little cell”, all you will be able to see is a…
You have some time to kill over the Christmas holidays? You feel you should go out for a walk – but cannot bring yourself to step into the cold rain, sleet or snow? Then here is a suggestion: just wander with your eyes over this page, stop here or there for a while if you…
First Considerations if Easy Hiking 1. How fit do you have to be to go easy hiking? One reason why many people do not pick up hiking is very simple. They are afraid they are not up to it. Let’s be honest: if you have been officially categorized as morbidly obese and are short of breath…
Doing something again for the first time after a long and painful break tastes sweet, nearly as sweet as the first kiss that you are receiving from That Special Person In Your Life after a long period of separation. It is therefore only right and proper to treat such sweet returns to the habits and…
What is the worst enemy of a hiker? Not the cold: you can quite easily defeat the cold by wearing an extra layer of clothing – and by pulling your thickest sweater on top. It’s not the heat, either – there is an old and trusted weapon against hot weather, called “taking it easy”. It’s not…