Gran Canaria
Our Five Favourite Walking Routes of the Year
In a year packed with trails leading into forests, volcanic plains, gorges, valleys and along mountain paths these are five routes which stood out from the rest. […]
Tirol
Austria
Peace Rings Out Loud and Clear in the Austrian Tyrol
Every day at 5pm the Peace Bell is struck to mark the hour and its sonorous chime booms down the valley, rebounding off the mountains, chasing its own echo… […]
Austria
All Ears in Innsbruck
And we’ve listened through our elbows, a newly discovered talent that I’m immensely proud of and am almost certain, will one day prove invaluable… […]
Austria
High Spirits in the Leutasch Gorge
A decade ago, steel walkways were embedded into the sides of a 3 kilometre stretch of the gorge enabling visitors to walk above the torrent in search of the trickster spirit that allegedly resides in the depths of the whirlpools, waterfalls and strange rock formations… […]
Austria
Review of Hotel Kristall, Leutasch
Sitting in the centre of the Leutasch Valley in the Austrian Tyrol, the Hotel Kristall, a typically attractive Austrian lodge styled building, is smack, bang… […]
Austria
How the Bilderberg Group Interfered with our Hiking in Austria
The word was an area around Telfs had been cordoned off, with roads and paths patrolled by police. The area was certainly teeming with men in uniforms. […]