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Preparing for a Hike Without Stress
Experienced hikers know that hiking in nature can become an adventure that gets stuck in memory for a long time, but it requires a little bit of preparation. This is especially important for beginners who must figure out what items they may need during the hike and how to fit them in one backpack. […]
How Long-Distance Hiking Can Change Character
Hiking has become extremely popular as a recreational activity; more and more people seek active lifestyle in the nature and choose to go on week-long expeditions or a weekend’s trip to the mountains. However, there are also those who set aside several months of their life and decide to hike some […]
Three of Europe’s Best Long-Distance Hiking Trails
For the dedicated long distance hiker looking to travel across Europe, you might be best advised to take a look at the 12 European Long Distance Paths. First created in 1938 after the establishment of the European Union, these are about as close as you’ll get to America’s borderless epic […]
Three Record-Breaking Long-Distance Walkers
Pennine Way? Easy. The Appalachian Trail? Completed it mate. These three walkers cover more ground in a couple of days than many people around the world will walk in several years or more. At times, they cross scorching dessert, rough and stony hills, mountain peaks and treacherous swamps on their […]
Beautiful Walks in the UK
When it comes to beautiful walks of the world, Great Britain has it all, from its coastline to its amazing forests and mountains. And the beauty of the UK is that everything is not too far away. There is something to attract every walking enthusiast no matter what taste you have. Famous epic walks […]
Great Canal Walks in Britain
A really excellent way of discovering Britain is to take a walk along the canals and waterways that crisscross all over the towns and countryside in the country. Often by taking one of the many great canal walks that are available, you can access places that are not accessible any other way. It is […]

The UK’s Best Hiking Trails – Part 3
We began this extraordinary adventure of Britain’s best hiking trails in Northern Ireland and have ventured up to Scotland and walked over the causeway to Lindisfarne. In this third edition, we walk across East Sussex, wonder at the Walberswick nature reserve and climb the magnificent Falls of […]
The Essential Equipment Needed for Hiking – Part 1
Back in medieval days the correct garb for a pilgrim was a long sackcloth type of robe and a sturdy stick. The sackcloth was a representation of the pilgrims’ penance and the walking stick was as much to guard against wild animals than to give support. Obviously, things have progressed since then, […]
The Origins of Christian Pilgrimages
To make a pilgrimage is traditional in all religions of the world, it is human nature to search for your origins, why you exist and to have a “holy” place or thing to believe in. This place or thing belongs closer to heaven, and brings the pilgrim closer to some divine entity that offers a unique […]
The Essential Equipment Needed for Hiking – Part 2
This is the second edition of our blog on what is the essential equipment needed for walking and hiking. In this blog we concentrate on the longer side of things, what you would need to take with you for an overnight or a couple of days walking trip. Obviously, all the equipment we mentioned in our […]
The UK’s Best Hiking Trails – Part 2
The second part of our blog continues on some of Britain’s best hiking trails; in part one we visited Wales, Northern Ireland and Cornwall and in part two we’ll visit Yorkshire, Scotland and Northumberland. Leeds and Liverpool Canal – Yorkshire Start – Skipton The Leeds to Liverpool canal is the […]
The UK’s Best Hiking Trails – Part 1
If you really enjoy long walks and more testing hikes, then the UK is a fabulous place to indulge in your favorite pastime. Even though relatively small as a land mass, the UK has some very diverse topology and can give the keen walker terrain that suits anybody. From the mountains of Scotland to […]