Easy Hiking

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Midnight in Madrid

Midnight in Madrid (more photos here.)

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A Coastal Hiking Trail in the South of France

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The Unexpected Charms of Genoa

The unexpected charms of Genoa.

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Montserrat Rocks

I found my perfect easy hiking trail in Montserrat during my visit to Barcelona.

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The Town of Escorial near Madrid

What we saw in Escorial

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High Up Over Casa de Campo Park in Madrid in a Teleferico

The view of Casa de Campo Park and the urban sprawl of Madrid from a Teleferico cable car.

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A Desolate Sight of What was Once the Industrial Heartland of Germany

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A View from the Teleferico in Madrid

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A Balancing Act in Utah

Nature's balancing act in the Arches

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Waiting for the Ferry to Cross to St Mandrier in Toulon

Waiting for the ferry at the harbour of Toulon to cross over to the Presqu'Ile St Mandrier.

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The Eastbourne Pier

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Archways Built by Nature

Nature has always done it pretty well, with little or no help from man – create archways with trees, that is.

We’ve seen quite a number of these archways built by nature on our hikes, through well-tread trails and even through pristine forests.

See more pictures of trees as archways.

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What Was the Original Use for the Cable Car?

The English call it a cable car, the Americans say aerial tramway and the Japanese refer to it as the Ropeway. For the Germans, it’s Seilbahn.

Read more here about the history of the cable cars.

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Relics of Two World Wars

Read more about the relics of two world wars.

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The House Le Corbusier Built Along a Hiking Trail Near Paris

I am not a great fan of art museums – mainly because I have hardly ever learned anything from looking at a picture on a museum wall that I had not already learned from looking at a good reproduction in a book.

Architecture, however, is a totally different story.

Before my first visit to Barcelona, I was totally unaware that the Sagrada Familia was (at the time) nothing more than an empty shell (and one that was left unfinished to boot).

And no number of pictures of the Eiffel Tower – I know there are a few of them around – can prepare you for the feeling of standing under its enormous span of filigree weightlessness.

Read more about the house Le Corbusier built in Poissy, near Paris.

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Hiking in the Old German Industrial Heartland

This walk is short, just right for the time of the year when there are so few hours between dawn and dusk. It features a park, a river promenade and a lake.

But beware: nothing is quite what it seems. The idyll is only skin deep: in “earth terms”, a few meters of top soil, to be precise and cracks appear here and there, allowing us to steal a glimpse into the dark heart of the Ruhr.

Read more about hiking in the old German industrial heartland.

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Sing Along with a French Chanson on a Day Hike Along a Parisian Canal

Sing along here.