It’s the Spain of everyone’s dreams: groves of shimmering olive trees; the scent of bougainvillea; the swish of fiery flamenco dresses; ancient mosques next to Moorish palaces; and white-washed villages perched atop distant craggy hills. Andalucía…
Read more"AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH”
I beg to differ. Italy’s answer to the Alps was certainly high enough for our group of twelve friends.
For one week we trudged kilometers up ever-ascending trails full of twists and whip-lash turns…
Read moreCYCLONES & SUNSHINE: CYCLING THE WEST COAST!
"Gidday, mates. How ya’ going? Straight up, we’re knackered! Just cycled the Coast, sweet as! Beaut of a ride…took nine days. We almost got buggered by Cyclone Gita...
Read moreINTO THE WILD & WET
Remote and rugged, magical Milford knocked our hiking socks off. I understand now why it is one of New Zealand's nine Great Walks, routinely touted as “the finest walk in the world” and has UNESCO World Heritage status.
Read moreNorway, A Natural Drama Queen!
Simply stated, coastal Norway is stunning. There is something mystical - even spiritual - about the fjords as they plunge deep into the interior through mountain walls towering close to two-kilometres above the sea . . .
Read moreEMBRACING THE DETOURS IN GORGE-OUS VERDON
The Gorges du Verdon is France’s answer to the Grand Canyon! Like a giant saw, the rushing blue-green waters of the Verdon River have cut and carved a jagged limestone gash in the Provençal landscape. The largest canyon in Europe, it’s vast. . .
Read moreHIKING, BIKING & HEAVENLY HILLTOWNS!
Entrechaux: Yet another beautiful village of the Côtes du Rhône
“Carpe diem"....Latin words to live by! Usually translated as “Seize the day”, the Roman poet, Horace, exhibited the gift of insight when he penned that phrase. It just happens to be carved in the cornerstone of the rock manor-house we are renting...
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