Hiking up the Twelve Apostles to Table Mountain, Cape Town
Hiking up the Twelve Apostles to Table Mountain After the incredible India Venster hike a few weeks ago, I signed up for another Table Mountain hike – this one called the “Twelve Apostles …
Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain
Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain I’m on a ledge 3 feet wide looking straight down over the edge of Table Mountain. I’ve just come up 10 feet from the last ledge, using metal rungs to …
Hiking Mount Mosor (Split, Croatia)
Hiking Mount Mosor the “Man’s Way” Mount Mosor is the highest peak in the Split area, renown for its fabulous views over the Dalmatian coastline. So when my new Croatian friends …
Why Kotor (Montenegro) impressed us more than Dubrovnik
Why Kotor (Montenegro) impressed us more than Dubrovnik Kotor has been on my list of places to see ever since spotting a photo similar to the above on another blog. So when we left Split last week for …
What to Do and Where to Stay in Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua
What to Do and Where to Stay in Isla Ometepe Nicaragua Within Lake Nicaragua, which is the largest lake in Central America, lies Isla Ometepe. It is a small island shaped like an hourglass – both …
Hiking in and around Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Hiking in and around Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) Lauterbrunnen is situated in the Berner Oberland, an area in Central Switzerland containing some of the country’s highest peaks. Lauterbrunnen itself …
A Visit to Reutte and the Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble (Austria)
A Visit to Reutte and the Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble (Austria) About 20km from touristy Füssen (Germany) – and across the border in the Austrian Alps – is the pretty little town of Reutte. …
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast (including Tadoussac and the Saguenay fjord)
Road Trip to Quebec’s North Coast After our almost disastrous family road trip to the Gaspe the previous year, Lissette and I decided to take our own road trip without Benjamin or the …
Our favorite Eastern Townships hike. Mt. Pinacle, Quebec
Hiking Mont Pinacle in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Mt. Pinacle is our favorite hike in the whole province of Quebec. We come here at least a couple of times a year. Why? 1) It takes half an hour …