Category Archives: Walking

Discover tropical Madeira in just 3 days

Experience levada walking, extreme scenic drives, sea-view clifftop dining, a glass spacewalk above the highest sea cliff in Europe, swimming in natural rock pools and visit the capital, Funchal, all in just three action-packed days.

24 hours in Sofia

Morning – Spend the morning in the hilly outskirts of Sofia, visiting the ancient Boyana Church with its 11th century frescoes, walk through the atmospheric Vitosha Forest to Boyana Lake and onwards to the secluded Dragalevtsi Monastery (1hr 45mins walking on steep rocky paths, description below). Lunch – Recover from the walk with a lateContinue reading “24 hours in Sofia”

A short walk in Kirishima National Park – Mt Shiratori, Byakushi, Rokannon-Miike and Fudo Ponds (1.5 hours)

We arrived in Kirishima too early to check-in to our hotel so we used the time to go for a short walk from the Ebino car park up Mt. Shiratori and around the three ponds of Byakushi, Rokannon-Miike and Fudo. We asked the staff at the hotel whether they had a walking map. This wasContinue reading “A short walk in Kirishima National Park – Mt Shiratori, Byakushi, Rokannon-Miike and Fudo Ponds (1.5 hours)”

Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall Waterfall via the Mamores, including Sgurr an Lubhair and An Gearanach

This post is part of a longer trip report. You can access the full table of contents here. The following morning we packed up in the dark, aware that we were in for a long day. The original plan had been to walk up the Glen Nevis Gorge, dump our things and to climb a few ofContinue reading “Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall Waterfall via the Mamores, including Sgurr an Lubhair and An Gearanach”

Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis

This post is part of a longer trip report. You can access the full table of contents here. We departed on the Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston at 21.15 in the evening and were due to arrive in Fort William at 09:55 the following morning. The night passed uneventfully and we were rocked to sleep in ourContinue reading “Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis”

Fort William to Corrour through Glen Nevis

The following is a bit of background as to why I chose to do this walk. If you wish to skip straight to the trip report, you can use the following links: Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall WaterfallContinue reading “Fort William to Corrour through Glen Nevis”