Walks in the English Countryside / Lower Slaughter to Winchcombe
After a typical English breakfast at The Slaughter’s Country Inn, we began the trip’s first major hike in a light misty rain. Since the day before we had hiked down […]
Walks in the English Countryside / Lower Slaughter to Bourton-on-the-Water
Although my friends from Boulder, Colorado had organized a full two weeks of hiking (one week in England and the other in the Canary Islands), I decided to limit my […]
Hiking the Coast of Croatia | City of Split
We arrived in the ancient city of Split, our first stop on our excursion along the coast of Croatia in the morning after an early departure from Venice. Split is an attractive Mediterranean city of […]
Hiking the Italian Dolomites | San Candido and the Rifugio Baranci
We started this hike not too far from our hotel, taking the train from the nearby station south to the first stop, a trip of about four minutes! At the […]
Hiking the Italian Dolomites | Nemes Alp Walk
For this day’s hike, we walked up to the central bus station and hopped the 446 city bus for a 20-minute ride to Bad Moos/Bagni di Moso, and then jumped onto […]
Hiking the Italian Dolomites | Mount Elmo
On one of the sunniest and most beautiful days of our trip, we hiked along the impressive crest of the Carniche Alps. After a short bus ride from the center of […]
Hiking the Italian Dolomites | Tre Cime/Drei Zinnen
Not sure of the weather in the upcoming days, we took advantage of a “sunny, with clouds” forecast and headed to Tre Cimi/Drei Zinnen, one of the more dramatic of […]
Hiking the Italian Dolomites | Chapels and Churches Walk
After a 2.5 hour drive from Venice through the beautiful Italian countryside, we checked into the 4-star Park Hotel Bellevue in Dobbacio, located alongside the Rienza River and just a short […]
The Floating City | Venice, Italy
Having never been to Italy, I wanted to make the most of my plans to join a small group of friends to hike the Dolomites and the coastal islands of […]
Hiking Northern Italy | The Dolomites
The time has finally come for another adventure. In two weeks I will be taking my first trip to Italy, northern Italy to be more specific . . . to hike […]
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