Recently, someone asked me what one has to look out for when reading the description of a hike. When a blogger or newspaper journalist writes about a hike that they liked so much that they bothered to sit down and write 500 or 1000 words about it, how can the reader tell whether he would…
Hiking near Paris Chevreuse and our Beaujolais Nouveau Hike Out of all the walks we have done in Paris, the Chevreuse walk is the best. It provides a balanced blend of the rustic and the civilized, the rough and the smooth, nature and culture. (A perfect easy hiking trail near Paris.) To anybody staying in…
Day Hikes near Paris Hiking in Paris – Verrière Forest For our week-end day hiking near Paris, we were off to the Verrière Forest in the south of Paris – a trip that stands in stark contrast to our previous week’s excursion in more than one way. We were less lucky with the weather, for…
Guest Post: Easy hiking in France by Thomas Dowson There is no better place to bring easy hiking, culture and stunning scenery together than along the Upper Normandy coastline in France. Here, in that part of Normandy north of the Seine River, you will find dramatic white chalky cliffs with pebble beaches and small fishing…
Guest Post: Easy Hiking in Slovenia by Todd Wassel Many of you may be wondering where Slovenia is. Others who know may be wondering how on earth you can have an easy hike in the Alps. To put your minds at ease, Slovenia is both easy to get to and easy to hike around. It’s a…
Day hikes near Paris A Day Hike near Paris in St Germain-en-Laye Interesting day hikes can be found anywhere, even in Paris. Here’s one, where we set out to the western suburbs of Le Pecq and St Germain-en-Laye. It is a fairly urban walk – you will have mainly asphalt under your feet, not grass – and quite…
Guest Post: Easy hiking – Lake District, UK by Janice Waugh I discovered the pleasure of easy hiking last year when I went to the Lake District in November – the off season. You know it had to have been a wonderful experience because it rained almost incessantly. I was soaked every day and a…
St Germain en Laye Over the weekend, taking advantage of the last mild days before winter temperatures set in, we went on an easy hike in St Germain en Laye, a few minutes by train from Paris. The short hiking trail was around the Chateau de St Germain en Laye. To wind up the hike, we chose to…
Guest Post: Easy hikes – Lake District by Zoe Dawes There is no lovelier place in the world than the Lake District in the beautiful county of Cumbria, NW UK. It is most famous for its lovely lakes and impressive mountain scenery, home to England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike (3210 feet) and England’s largest lake, Windermere (10.5…
Hiking in Germany Hiking the Siebengebirge or Seven Mountains Range The Siebengebirge, the “Seven Mountains Range”, is said to have been the place where Siegfried – the hero of the Nibelungenlied and Wagner’s Ring cycle – learned the Art of Warcraft from the treacherous Mime and where he eventually slayed the dragon. It is…