One of the highlights on our trip was hiking up the side of Mount Etna (3,403 m / 11,165 ft). In order to bypass the tourists, we decided against going to the top and instead hike up towards the top of the mountain. As always, there was a bit of smoke rising from the caldera, […]
Hiking
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 3
Day three was my shortest hiking day (11.4 km / 7.1 mi), but it was important to me to not hike the entire suggested section but to stop in Lyme Regis to look for fossils. Ever since reading Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures in 2009, I have wanted to see the fossils for myself. The cliffs […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 2
Day two started bright an early and I was very happy I was out early as it was an incredibly hot day. Not a breeze was felt from the sea and the air seemed to be stuck behind the hedgerows. Down one side of the coast and up the other. And again. And again for […]
Jurassic Coast Path, Day 1
Ever since taking the train down the coast from Exeter in 2017, it has been my wish to hike a part of the Jurassic Coast. I had planned to hike the path in 2020 with a friend, but then COVID came and instead I hiked the ViaRhenana. The idea never left my mind, and when […]
Hiking to Abbaye de Sénanque
One of the highlights during our jaunt around Provence was hiking to the Abbaye de Sénanque. Although we were too early in the year to enjoy the lavender fields surrounding the abbey, it was nice to be able to enjoy the grounds without a ton of people there. In fact, we didn’t come across anyone […]
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Val Roseg’s Golden Larches
For the fourth time in the past three years, I’ve returned to Val Roseg. One would think I’ve had enough of it, but I haven’t. I love it for the fact that it’s only accessible on foot or by taking the “horse taxi”, i.e. a cart pulled by horses and that it always looks different. […]