An Easy Paris Hiking Trail Get a feel for France profonde an hour away from Paris in Santeuil (Val d’Oise). Take this Paris hiking trail in the Valley of the Viosne. Have a break from the shopping and sight seeing you’ve done in the City of Lights and breath the French countryside.
Day Trips from Paris The Hiking Trail in Versailles This time, Monsieur et Madame Easy Hiker continue their exploration of the hiking trails near Paris, this time in the Forest of Versailles. One of the most attractive features that a hiking landscape can have is a lake. Think about it: when did you last encounter…
Hiking in Germany The Rheinsteig Hiking Trail Trail A very, very long 320 km from Bonn in the north (near Cologne) to Wiesbaden in the south (near Frankfurt) in 23 stages. Who has time for that? Which is why I strongly recommend to concentrate on the views-and-castles-galore central stretch between Koblenz and Rüdesheim on stages…
Easy hikes in Spain Easy Hiking in Mallorca Who would have thought there is easy hiking in Mallorca? Let Fiona McLean tell you about hiking in Mallorca to do to walk off that hangover after that stag night. by Fiona McLean Mallorca is a much misunderstood and often maligned Mediterranean island. It is so…
Guest Post – Hiking in Latin America by Nathan Strebel The Dominican Republic may seem like an unlikely place to go on a hiking holiday. After all, it’s a destination best known for the ever popular beach holiday, and of course, weddings. Hiking in the Dominican Republic But beyond the perfect sandy beaches, and the…
Think about it: in a normal year – where you do not have to invest in a new car (because the old one has conked out) or a new home – the most expensive item you are likely to spend on is a family holiday. Why do Holidays Matter to You? We may not think…
Hiking in Germany A Black Forest Hike The Black Forest offers varied hiking trails to those going hiking in Germany. This is one of them. Laurel tells us about one she did. A guest post by Laurel Robbins This Black Forest hike is a circuit hike near Freiburg in the southern Black Forest that leads…
Hiking in Germany Oktoberfest and Easy Hiking Altmuehltal-Panoramaweg Trail 200 km in 10 stages from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim, an east-west stretch between Nuremberg and Munich (home of the Oktoberfest) in Bavaria, the southeastern corner of Germany. The western half of the hiking trail (the five stages west of Eichstätt) is easily accessible by train. The…
Guest Post: Easy hiking – UK by Natalia Kent is often called ‘The Garden of England’. In the country’s South-East, most parts are easily accessible from London by road and rail, and the area is home to a wealth of National Trust and English Heritage properties. It is also an ideal area for walking. Not only does…
Hiking in Germany Hiking Eifelsteig Trail In 2008, sections of several older German hiking trails through the rural and underdeveloped Eifel region (southwest of Cologne, near the German-Belgian border) were patched together to form the continuous Eifelsteig: 300 km, divided into 15 stages, from Aachen to Trier. Profile The Eifel is different from other easy…