What can I say – we were much looking forward to this stage. A lot of it had to do…
Ibiza coastline walk: Figueretas – Sa Caleta
My third stage on the Ibiza coastline walk was a hybrid one: half solo, half with my better self.It was…
Ibiza coastline walk: Figueretas – Santa Eulària
After the scenic, rewarding hike from Cala d’Hort to Cala Bassa the day before, on day 2 I would be…
Ibiza coastline walk: Cala d’Hort – Cala Bassa
For our first stage on the Ibiza coastline walk, we wanted to combine spectacular scenery with a walk that would…
Slow (and warm) travel in Macedonia, Greece
I admit it. My expectations about the first leg of our Greece trip were, um, modest. After all, it was…
Maliciosa Peak (2227m) – Hugest among our mountains
In this hiker’s imagery, La Maliciosa (“the malicious one”) is the biggest mountain in our modest sierra. Huge, really. Not…
The Pyrenees: A world-class hiking destination
The Pyrenees are a mountain chain that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and which acts as…
Rescue on the Long Trail, Vermont
This is a story that took place in August 2012, on Vermont’s Long Trail, close to its Northern terminus. It’s…
Laciana (León) with Kids II: Peña Orniz (2194m)
Every Spanish town has a bar, no matter how dinky the town may be. Conventional wisdom that my son had…
Laciana (León) with Kids I: Muxiven (2027m)
Pretty impressive, the guajes, nodded the ruddy Asturian mountaineer on meeting the three of us on the top of Peña…
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