What's your Plan B? Hiking the Ratikon Alps
The outlook wasn't promising when we arrived at the Pfalzer Hut in Liechestein on the first day of July.
Rainforest Magic on the Doorstep
What's a rainforest doing in Devon? Exploring the Bovey Valley on the edge of Dartmoor
Musings of a Novice Snowshoer
What’s a keen hiker to to do in the winter when the mountains become blanketed in snow? If you’ve ever tried walking in deep, soft snow...
Exploring a Magical Edgescape: Cornwall’s Atlantic Coast
Christmas Day: towering Atlantic rollers barrelling into a high-walled inlet like juggernauts into an alley, smashing themselves into...
Random notes from an occasional sea kayaker
The beautiful coastline near our home holds a special place in my heart. In how many places on the Med can you can sit on the beach and...
A Tale of Three Mountain Ranges: Hiking the Montafon Hüttenrunde
Liesbeth and I had such a blast last September on our hut-to-hut hike in the Mont Blanc region, that almost as soon as it ended we were...
Of glaciers, marmots, wild raspberries and a yurt: a longish wander in the Alps
Travelling abroad wasn’t easy last summer. In fact, Liesbeth and I counted ourselves lucky to get to the Alps at all. We’d already had...