As we walked out
As We Walked out From Gargnano on Lake Garda, Italy
There are two things we discover quickly after setting off on a walk from the shores of Lake Garda on a serene Sunday morning… […]
Hiking
Europe
Fontvieille in France, Worth a Return Visit
Our visit to Fontvieille in Les Alpilles was a fleeting one, a pause between where we’d come from and where we were going. […]
Hiking
Songlines, Los Molinos on Fuerteventura
I first read about songlines in Bruce Chatwin’s book The Songlines. They are an ancient way to create maps using a ‘song’ that recounts aspects of the landscape… […]
Hiking
When Lost Ask a Local and See What Happens
We’re completely surrounded by soldiers in camouflage uniforms who cradle mean looking machine guns in their arms.
“Quick, take a photo,” Andy urges. […]
Hiking
The Paths We Travel
Paths have a purpose; they all lead somewhere. A huge part of the thrill of travelling along one is to discover the answer to a question – ‘where do you lead?’ […]
Europe
The Italian Lakes, a Gastro Hike Destination Plus
The Italian Lakes had existed as a romanticised location in our imaginations for many, many years. A destination that had been elevated to such a lofty position… […]
Catalonia
When a Hike Turns Into a Nightmare
My iPhone battery is down to 10% and without it I have no GPS, no compass, no phone and no clock. I’m all alone, on the top of Serra Cavallera in the Catalan Pyrenees and I am hopelessly and utterly lost… […]
Europe
Ten Alternative Things to See and Do in Lisbon
There’s no denying Lisbon has an attractive personality that is hard to pin down, both a prince and a pauper of a city; multi-faceted and constantly surprising… […]
Austria
Our Ten Favourite Hikes from 2014
It’s been a year of outstanding meals thankfully the effects of which have been countered by some equally outstanding hikes, many of which have taken our breaths away… […]
Europe
Tenerife Coastal Walks
At the end of summer we re-walked three of our coastal routes in a day and were reminded once again just how diverse and beautiful Tenerife’s coastline can be… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to the Champagne Glass in the Pyrenees
Setcases is biscuit tin pretty; a small village of stone houses with a quasi Alpine appearance. It sits nestled into a valley, surrounded by woodland and… […]
Europe
Ten Tips for Hiking in the Canary Islands
Walking in the Canary Islands is exhilarating stuff, but that near perfect climate has lured even experienced walkers into a false sense of security. […]
Europe
Twenty Four Hours In Lisbon’s Bairro Alto
Silent, graffiti’d doorways that looked derelict an hour ago have lifted their shutters to reveal kaleidoscopic neon lights from which the mellow sounds of funk and soul are drifting into the night… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to Agulo on La Gomera
This is the Canarian Island of La Gomera and we’re in the middle of bruma (low cloud) high up a cliff. The mist obscures the summit; a fact I’m glad about… […]
El Hierro
The Lost Piglets of El Hierro
I don’t know what we’d expected when the 4×4 drew level with us on the dirt track in the hills on El Hierro, but it wasn’t a question about piglets. […]