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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.

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The Tour du Mont Blanc: Les Contamines to Les Houches

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Bonhomme to Les Contamines

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Elisabetta to Bonhomme

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Courmayeur to Rifugio Elisabetta

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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France: Gastronomic delights in Corsica

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Foodie Travel Ideas, France, Hiking Travel Ideas | 3 Replies
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5 best ways to holiday with your pet

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Italy: Top 10 things to do in Sicily (east)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Bluebell Woods in England

Top 5 places to see Bluebell Woods in England

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Greece: Top 10 things to do in Crete

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Top 10 things to do in Central Asia

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Adventure Travel Ideas, Asia, Hiking Travel Ideas, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Uzbekistan | 6 Replies
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Top 10 Things to do on the Isle of Wight

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Family Travel Ideas, Film & Literary Travel Ideas, Foodie Travel Ideas, Hiking Travel Ideas, United Kingdom | 3 Replies
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Why I want to do a glacier walk in Iceland

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Adventure Travel Ideas, Hiking Travel Ideas, Iceland | 5 Replies
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Sri Lanka: Is the World’s End Walk worth it?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Hiking Travel Ideas, Sri Lanka | 2 Replies
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5 treks in Iceland I would love to do

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

  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 →

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A day in Courmayeur and the Skyway Monte Bianco

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Bonatti to Courmayeur

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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My most popular Instagram travel pics of 2015

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

Posted in Cuba, Family Travel Ideas, Foodie Travel Ideas, France, Hiking Travel Ideas, Italy, New Zealand, Ski Holiday Ideas, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United Kingdom | 2 Replies
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Hiking Tour du Mont Blanc: Ferret to Rifugio Bonatti

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Champex to Ferret

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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Italy: The Way of St Francis

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Natasha von Geldern

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 →

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