Returning to the Brecon Beacons National Park… Having been forced to abandon our Beacons Way thru-hike earlier this year due to extreme weather conditions across southern England and Wales, we were left feeling rather…
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Walking the Wainwrights… It’s been our favourite hike in the Lake District to date! We decided on embarking on a 12 mile circular route from Wasdale Head, the remote and picturesque valley on the far western…
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A Circular Hike From Wasdale… A ‘Bank Holiday’ weekend in England is usually synonymous with rain. Remarkably however, this Bank Holiday weekend was our first successful camping trip of 2016! Intent on sticking to…
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Stonehenge, Avebury & Salisbury Sightseeing… Well, what do you do when your thru-hike falls through? It might sound simple – but when it comes to hiking, always assume your Plan A won’t work –…
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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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Taking On The Popular Yorkshire Dales Circular Walk! Feeling at peak fitness having just returned from Corsica on completion of the GR20, we decided the following weekend (maybe crazily so) that we would undertake…
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Returning To The ‘Beehive’ State… During our 50 day road trip across the southwest, we spent the longest amount of time (around 3 weeks in total) exploring the state of Utah. From trekking across…
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Visiting The Rockies & Hiking In Colorado’s Finest National Park! Colorado can boast 13 national parks, 15 national historic landmarks, 11 national natural landmarks and three national historic trails. As it was our first…
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Discovering More Of ‘The Land of Enchantment’… This being our first visit to New Mexico, and having started it off with a bang by celebrating my 35th birthday at the ‘2014 International Balloon Fiesta‘…
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Hiking In The Grand Canyon & Discovering More Of Arizona… After completing the John Muir Trail and enjoying a few days of rest in Lone Pine, we were eager to get back to some…
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Sacred City Of The Incas… Set high in the mountains above the fast-flowing Rio Urubamba, Machu Picchu is undoubtedly Peru’s most visited attraction and South America’s best known archaeological site. With its stunning location…
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High Up In The Peruvian Andes! The start of ‘Sector 4’ on our 6 month overland trip through South America began with our return to Peru. With its lush green valleys and mountains of…
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City In The Clouds… Standing at 2,850 metres, Quito is the highest capital city in the world and the second largest city of Ecuador. It was also the next place we visited on our…
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The Heart Of Colombia… Nestled in the foothills of the Andes, the popular and charming traditional coffee town of Salento showcases everything we love about Colombia as a whole. Friendly smiles, tasty local dishes,…
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Grab Your Walking Boots! Located in the Santander region of northeastern Colombia, San Gil is more popularly known as Colombia’s ‘adventure sports capital’. But if adrenalin pumping activities are not really your thing, there…
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Introducing Pucon… Pucon, a small touristy town in the heart of the Lake District region, has been one of our favourite destinations whilst overlanding in Chile. Popular with holidaying Chileans as well as foreign…