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…
A guest post by Leigh McAdam I have an ongoing love affair with the red rock country of Utah. One of my favourite spots is Arches National Park, just 5 miles outside the town of Moab, Utah. It offers a landscape of otherworldly red rock formations and over 2000 natural sandstone arches. Fortunately, many are easily…
A guest post by Jeremy Branham For anyone who loves to hike, Lake Tahoe offers some of the best hiking trails in California. With spectacular views of lakes, waterfalls and forests, it’s easy to find a hike for everyone. While summer has gone and the hiking season is just about over, there are plenty of…
Hiking on the Cow Pies Trail is how we tamed the”wild west” and it’s the hiking adventure we enjoyed the most. This was the first trail we did, just outside the town of Sedona in Northern Arizona, a day after our arrival. Our body clocks were still ticking in European time and we woke up at 4:30…
A video guest post by terrybnd A Peek into the Peak District It’s claimed that the Peak District is the second most visited national park in the world receiving upwards of 20 million visitors annually. It’s not surprising really as it sits in the very heart of England and is accessible from a number of…