Stepping Into The Arctic Circle! There was no fanfare or even a sign marking the exact location, but today was occasion enough as we finally crossed the Arctic Circle, the imaginary line drawn around…
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The Best Free Food On The Trail! When it comes to hiking snacks, it’s hard to beat fresh, wild blueberries, found right beside the trail. As 17% of Sweden is said to be covered…
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Reflections, Reflections! What better way to spend a Sunday morning than waking up in the great outdoors! (Well we think so anyway, especially when you are lucky enough to have great weather and impressive…
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To Row Or Not To Row? If you’ve been following along with our journey so far, you will know that in just a week on the trail we’ve already had a fair amount of…
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Only Your Feet Know The True Mileage! What happens when a sign reads one thing but your map tells you another? You hope for the shortest distance to be true! On long distance hikes,…
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From Macro to Micro… There are few places on earth that have the power to make you feel like you are on another planet. A mere 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, among…
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For The Love of the Trail… A journey begins with a single step, so the ancient mantra goes. After yesterday’s wonderful walk to Ammarnäs we were in great spirits. Whether it was in part…
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Feeling On Top Of The World… Literally! 61 kilometres into our Kungsleden journey and about to embark on ‘Day 4’, we were thrilled to wake up to blue skies and sunshine at last! Good weather…
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Taking Time Off The Trail To Experience A Truly Swedish Phenomenon… We never envisaged that on the second day of our journey on the Kungsleden trail, we’d be bailing out early to sit naked…
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Heading North For A New Adventure… Traversing some of the least frequently visited regions in Scandinavia, the Kungsleden or King’s Trail is a 270 mile/ 440 km long distance trail in northern Sweden that…
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Returning To Our Favourite Spot On The Pennine Way… It doesn’t seem almost two years ago that we first encountered the magical glaciated chasm carved into the side of the Cumbrian Pennines that is…
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Our Mini-Adventure In Scotland Begins… The West Highland Way, stretching a distance of 96 miles from Milngavie (on the outskirts of Glasgow) to Fort William, the gateway to Ben Nevis (Great Britain’s highest mountain),…
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Old Favourites… Famed for its huge natural diversity, ranging from thriving pine forests in rugged mountain valleys to colourful spires and intricate slot canyons, to sandstone cliffs and vast desert, Utah certainly has the…
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Exploring The Lakeland Fells… A great hike when you’re in the village of Patterdale is up to the summit of St Sunday Crag. This is a steady hike that isn’t too strenuous but offers…
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One of our favourite places to hike is the Vale of Edale in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. This is a beautiful part of England with a massive choice of walks for all…
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Taking On The Challenge! During the last weekend we spent a few days camping on the Welsh coast near to Snowdonia National Park. We had fine weather on the morning of Sunday and so…