Walks in the English Countryside / Moreton-in-Marsh to Lower Slaughter
Today would be the last hike of our “Walks in the English Countryside.” Six of our nine hikers were going on to the Canary Islands for another week of hiking. Because […]
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Walks in the English Countryside/ Broadway to Moreton-in-Marsh
As we have at the other hotels, we left our luggage in the lobby so that the bags could be transported to the next hotel, and left the Broadway Hotel […]
Walks in the English Countryside / Winchombe to Broadway
After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast at the Lion Inn, we began today’s hike following whats known as the Pilgrim’s Route, which took up Puck Pit Lane, […]
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 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 | 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 […]
Viking Jarl River Boat Cruise | Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Many of us have seen Viking’s television ads, most often on PBS that show the beautiful ship cruising the beautiful river along the beautiful European countryside, beautifully narrated by no doubt a […]
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