St Cuthbert’s Way
Like a lot of people, I have found my travel plans shredded by the Covid outbreak. And I have been taking comfort in the words of a nineteenth century walker…
Hiking in the Balkans
Back from a tough assignment, a week-long hike along sections of the Via Dinarica in Croatiaand Bosnia. This was a guided hike. Having never visited the region, we feared the…
A weekend at Black Sail
Black Sail Youth HostelWe were celebrating a 60th birthday. It's good to hang out with youngsters. And the chosen venue was this wonderful - and extremely comfortable - youth hostel…
Hiking across Corsica, coast to coast.
A last view of Corsica's west coast before we headed into the mountains The northerly coast-to-coast route across this rugged Mediterranean island runs from Cargese, north of Ajaccio, to Mariani, an hour's…