Striding Out! Although it might not look it from our photographs, today was actually one of the least demanding days on the GR20, allowing us to make good progress towards our end goal –…
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Fleeing The Storm… It was with a wave of apprehension that we took to the trail today. Yesterday’s storm had continued to rage around us throughout the night, and could still be seen on…
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Taking The High Route! A week on the trail and we already felt much fitter and stronger – both in body and spirit. If there’s one thing the GR20 had taught us, it was…
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The Mountains Are Calling… After less than a week on the GR20, we had successfully reached the halfway stage, making it to Vizzavona in just 5 days. On Day 1 we had not envisaged…
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Meeting A Milestone! Day 5 on the GR20 wasn’t particularly tough, it was just incredibly long, as we embarked on another double stage to meet the demands of our tight schedule. It wasn’t the…
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Cautious Optimism… Today we were facing our 4th stage of the ‘GR20’ trail. Yes, we had made it to Day 4 without injury or incident despite our fear of dizzying drop-offs and our concerns…
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Facing Our First Double Stage! It was Day 3 on the GR20 and we didn’t really know what was in store for us today… Choosing once again to take the ‘lower’ route option despite…
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There’s A First For Everything! Well, after really emphasising in our first trail report how difficult a trek the GR20 is across Corsica, particularly in August at the height of summer, you’ll be pleased…
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The Start Of A New Hiking Adventure! Crowned as the toughest long distance hike in Europe, the ‘GR20’ route at approximately 180 kilometres, is a long distance trail that traverses Corsica diagonally from north…
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The End Is In Sight… Taking about a week to complete, Scotland’s West Highland Way is short compared to England’s toughest long distance hike ‘The Pennine Way’ (about 3 weeks) and England’s most popular…
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Rugged Scotland At Its Best… In our opinion, the West Highland Way gets better over the length of the trail, and today was arguably the most scenic day so far as the ‘beinns’ got…
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Beating The Crowds On The Westland Highway! Today was as busy as ever on the West Highland Way. Wayne has taken to calling it the ‘Westland Highway’ because of the sheer volume of people…
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Stepping on the Trail & Stepping Back In Time… Not only does the West Highland Way give you access to wander the wild and wonderful highlands of Scotland, but this beautiful and inspiring region…
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Walking Warriors v. Glamping Ramblers… Spending time in nature ‘unplugged’ as it were, is one of the great things we love about long distance hiking. No urgent emails to attend to, no time wasted…
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The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond… As one of the best known bodies of water in the world largely due to the song ‘The Bonnie, Bonnie, Banks o’ Loch Lomond’, Loch Lomond’s real…
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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),…