London Parks Hampstead Heath – the odd one out among London parks… …but bigger, wilder, gayer than the rest – and it’s got a major Rembrandt, too. One of the many things for which London is rightfully famous is its large number of parks such as Regent’s Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Green Park, all…
Product Review: Fanny Pack and Hiking Pants What’s Best for a Day Hike? Where to put all the stuff you need for a short outdoor trip? We put two popular alternatives to the test. What size bag or pack to bring is one of hiking’s perennial problems. This is particularly true for day-hiking trips because…
Walks in Germany A Historic Walk in French Rococo Garden in Germany The trail around the Bagno Park in Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt (in northwest Germany) makes for the perfect winter walk. It is not too long to be exhausting, but not too short either (just right, as a matter of fact, to get you going after all…
Hiking in SpaiN To start off the New Year, I will tell you about a hike we did NOT do. In Mallorca, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a man should have done the Torrent de Pareis hike at least once in his life. Or so we were told when we arrived in Sa…
From Easy Hiker to Easy Hikers My Christmas Presents for Hikers This Christmas may already have come and gone, but it is never too late to receive presents, is it? Which is why today’s post is filled with little gifts from the international travel press that may have been overlooked in the hustle-and-bustle of our…
Our Dulcet Christmas Wishes to You, Our Readers! Why do we all love the Internet so much? Because it allows us to answer back! “Two-way communication” is, I believe, the technical term for this. Writers no longer talk to but with their readers, leading to proper and real conversations all over cyberspace. Isn’t that wonderful?…
Walking London by Mrs. Easy Hiker Rediscovering English Food on the East End Menu The ports of the East End of London have welcomed several waves of immigrants throughout their history. First, the French Protestants, then the Jews of Eastern Europe followed by the Chinese, the Italians and some Germans. In the last century, it…
Themed Walks in London Let’s Continue Walking London with Charles Dickens For part 2 of our themed walk, we continue walking London with Charles Dickens to find where he spent the most traumatic years of his life. We start at Southwark tube station, walking straight into Union Street before turning right into Great Suffolk Street…
Themed London Walks Walking London with Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was the greatest urban walker of all times. By which I mean to say that he was not only the most famous, that goes almost without saying, but also second-to-none in terms of proficiency and stamina. He roamed through the streets of London for four…
Roman Holidays From Ostia Antica to Lido di Ostia Ostia was, and up to a point still is, Rome’s connection with the Mediterranean. Ostia is the Latin word for mouth, and this is what the ancient Romans called the place where the river Tiber met the sea. Due to silting, however, this place has moved…