Toulouse took me by surprise. As someone who’s not so fussed on city breaks these days, I didn’t expect to…
Two Days in Toulouse (Part 1)
Toulouse took me by surprise. As someone who’s not so fussed on city breaks these days, I didn’t expect to like France’s fourth-largest city as much as I did. So […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill and Scald Law in Winter
We tend to go into hibernation on the hiking front over the winter months, for a variety of reasons: the (often) inclement weather, the limited daylight hours, not owning the […]
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Fife Coastal Path: St. Monans to Pittenweem
Six weeks of school holidays were almost up. On the very last day, we ventured across to Fife. The plan? A trip to Bowhouse, on the outskirts of St. Monans, […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Tolmount and Tom Buidhe
There are a small number of Munros to the south-east of Braemar that, for reasons which I can no longer recall, we didn’t include on our extensive Munro-bagging trip to […]
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Pico do Cedro, Madeira
We couldn’t resist the chance of catching another sunrise from the summit of Pico do Areeiro. As we had already done the classic Pico to Pico (aka PR1: Pico do […]
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Toronto’s Highlights
After Montréal, our next stop (following a six hour ride on the Megabus) was Toronto, Canada’s most populous city. After the je ne sais quoi somewhat European feeling of Montréal’s […]
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Scotland in Miniature: 5 Days on the Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is often referred to as “Scotland in Miniature”, and for good reason. The Highland Boundary Fault runs right through the middle of it, splitting the island […]
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Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania 2024
This state park is in the western foothills of the Pocono Mountains. It is located off of I-80, exit 274. Our main reason was the hike to the Hawk Falls. […]
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Walking on the Wild Side: Singapore Zoo and Night Safari
If you regularly tune into this blog, you’ll already know that a trip to the zoo ranks pretty highly on my list of things to do if there’s one in […]
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Hitting the Hong Kong Trail: Dragon’s Back
Hong Kong has miles upon miles of hiking trails, but perhaps the most popular amongst visitors is Dragon’s Back. Whether you’re a Lonely Planet lover or a DK Top 10 […]
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