The Tour du Mont Blanc: Les Contamines to Les Houches
I set out on my final day on the Tour du Mont Blanc long distance hike with joy in my heart. On yet another stunning day, I chose the easier Continue Reading →
Category: Hiking Travel Ideas
Walking holidays and hiking vacations – ideas and inspiration for walking holidays around the world based on my own personal experience. From the Tour du Mt Blanc in Europe to the Milford Track in New Zealand you’ll find packing lists, training tips and day-by-day accounts of some of the world’s best hikes.
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Bonhomme to Les Contamines
The route from the Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme to Les Contamines is the shortest day on the whole Tour du Mont Blanc so when I saw the sun Continue Reading →
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Elisabetta to Bonhomme
The morning views on departing Rifugio Elisabetta as my Tour du Mont Blanc hike continued were spectactular. As forecast, the weather was closing in but there was still a bit Continue Reading →
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Courmayeur to Rifugio Elisabetta
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc clockwise, my path continued from the beautiful Italian town of Courmayeur towards the Rifugio Elisabetta. The ‘TMB’ is one of the world’s most famous Continue Reading →
France: Gastronomic delights in Corsica
The first question to ask when eating out in Corsica is “can you taste the terroir?” and while Corsican food may not be flashy or fancy it is definitely good, Continue Reading →
5 best ways to holiday with your pet
For many families, taking your pet on vacation is important so I’ve come up with a helpful 5 best ways to holiday with your pet, so you can make the most Continue Reading →
Italy: Top 10 things to do in Sicily (east)
Millenia of history, culture and geography make it difficult to choose my top 10 things to do in Sicily. We flew into Catania airport, an increasingly popular route for low Continue Reading →
Top 5 places to see Bluebell Woods in England
When the bluebells are at their peak flowering season, the air is heavy with perfume and the sight of massed flowers is heavenly – here are the top 5 places Continue Reading →
Greece: Top 10 things to do in Crete
Crete has been home to a series of incredible civilisations over the millennia and this beautiful Greek Island in the Mediterranean is packed full of cultural and natural highlights. It is Continue Reading →
Top 10 things to do in Central Asia
Are Central Asian countries on your travel bucket list? If not they should be. I’m talking about “the ‘Stans” and I’d like to tell you about the top 10 things Continue Reading →
Top 10 Things to do on the Isle of Wight
I do love a good island holiday and the Isle of Wight off the south coast of Britain is an easy voyage. There are many Isle of Wight attractions but here Continue Reading →
Why I want to do a glacier walk in Iceland
When I visited Iceland I was booked to do a glacier walk but the weather refused to cooperate and my trip was cancelled. The disappointment is still bothering me. Iceland Continue Reading →
Sri Lanka: Is the World’s End Walk worth it?
There were many times I thought about not doing the World’s End walk in Horton Plains National Park in Sri Lanka. Not least when I was woken before my 5 Continue Reading →
5 treks in Iceland I would love to do
I have written before of my first impressions of Iceland being a bit ordinary, mainly due to poor weather. I was frustrated in my desire to to hiking in Continue Reading →
A day in Courmayeur and the Skyway Monte Bianco
After seven days hiking the Tour du Mt Blanc clockwise from Les Houches in good weather, I awoke in Courmayeur to the sweet sound of summer rain. The stone roof Continue Reading →
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Bonatti to Courmayeur
I decided to take the Monte de la Saxe route from Rifugio Bonatti to Courmayeur (I hiked the Tour du Mont Blanc clockwise) as the standard route is only four Continue Reading →
My most popular Instagram travel pics of 2015
2015 was my second year on Instagram and looking back over the images is a very satisfying review of a fantastic year of travel, with lifelong bucket list items ticked Continue Reading →
Hiking Tour du Mont Blanc: Ferret to Rifugio Bonatti
I didn’t leave the Hotel Col de Fenetre until after 8.30 this morning, my latest start on the Tour du Mont Blanc. This was partly because I was enjoying the Continue Reading →
Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Champex to Ferret
Despite having the worst sleep of my week hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc so far, I felt strong this morning and charged ahead for two hours through the Swiss section of Continue Reading →
Italy: The Way of St Francis
I know a lot of people who have walked on the Camino di Compostela di Santiago, which is the most famous pilgrimage route in Europe but it has never really Continue Reading →