Country Walkers

... 'd been told at San F., was thigh-high - and spend the night in the camp at the base of Roraima. We crossed beautiful undulating country, some of it wooded. I was knackered at the end of the first uphill climb. This was only the second time in my life I'd ...

... brakes/steering went"). So we stopped at a place called Lespaulles and spent a couple days there. Nice country. Old villages, big mountains. If we were walkers we would probably have spend more time there. But since we are definitely peerers (as in ...

... , Northern Spain. There are three main pilgrim routes frm Paris, Vézelay and Le Puy-en-Velay that converge here bringing walkers and increasingly cyclists to the town before they make the big push over the Pyrenees, via the Ronceveaux Pass at 1570 ...

... the river. Every bit has been designed and landscaped, adorning grass, trees, flowers, benches, fountains and sports and play areas. It was alive with dog walkers, runners, cyclists and families. It beat walking along a busy street.    ...

... - as usual the camera doesn't do it justice.   This is a route that is known mainly to recreational cyclists and walkers - so obviously our cars didn't really fit with the whole environmental thing - however, the upside of that, is we were ...

... to their farmland and hence, the water never made it here.  So now it is a greenway filled with cyclists, rollerbladers, joggers, walkers and people just looking for a nice space to hang out.  It´s pretty easy to walk around the city, although ...

... cirque through trees festooned with Spanish moss and epiphytes. As we zig zag higher along a dozen switchbacks, encounter guided tour walkers, and have quite a social morning. A united nation of walkers, all get along pretty well.    ...

... outcrops and Miss Heidi’s Teahouse, we continued to climb and it felt we had arrived in the Snowy Mountain Alpine High Country. Our caravan park for the week is right on the shore of Lake Jindabyne nestled amongst the trees with a lovely view from ...

... our decent, we observed other walkers walk straight though the herd without trouble. Dohhh, we are city slickers in the country. Highlights of Andora Chatting with the Andorran bus driver in French on the way up the mountain (finding out what ...

... seem to favor a walk on the beach than swimming in the sea, turning the beaches into a natural promenade for bathsuit clad walkers. Another popular activity for the kids is to create DIY swimming pools by digging into the wet sand and letting water seep ...

... travels around the world - it is a UNICEF initiative with around 140 statues of bears each painted to represent a different country by an artist from that country. As well as adjusting to the time zone differences you need here to adjust to ...

... languages for smaller countries.  And, if you can afford their product, you probably speak English anyway.  For a country the size of Sweden, a second language spoken by a larger population group is a must.  As a young employee at the ...

... lane super hiway connects Mysore to Bangalore. 4 lanes for traffic means about 10 lanes across if you include busses, autos, rickshaws, walkers, bicycles, and oxen-driven carts - all which share the same road. It's a constant Indy 500 (pun intended). ...

... of the highlights were - good, reasonably priced dining, good architecture, Cemetery of the Recoleta, watching professional dog walkers. § Whale watching at Peninsula Valdes (Dianne only) § watching the antics of up to a million Magellanic penguins ...

... to the hostel while Jen and I decided to try to find the grave of Pablo Escobar. This is the guy that ruled the entire country (through collaboration with the corrupt government) during the 1980´s up unitl his death in 93. If you look this guy up Im ...

... of what appeared to be wild horses, but I'm not sure if these are Pottoks - the wild horses of the Basque country. See for yourself. The summit is littered with antenna for mobile communications, TV and radio which does spoil the ambiance but nothing ...

... same way…no pesticides were seen being sprayed anywhere here. Several hashers purchased large bunches of lettuce while on trail (walkers). I wish I’d brought money on trail because you cant get much fresher than this and dirt cheap too. A ...

... Along the way we finally saw some  Argentineans in business attire walking to and from work, as well as many more dog walkers and sunbathers in the park.  One van that pulled up along side us during the drive over was filled with barking dogs ...

... trail, much like the one Felix and I had been following passes right through the farm so not only is there a heap of walkers from near and far passing through regularly but also a string of neighbours with children who regularly come for a walk to visit ...

... just how dry the ground was... What made me smile today: Spring lambs - especially the one that must have bathed in dye and ended up with a pink head! Meeting the first walkers The hidden squirrel that dropped gnawed pine cones on my head at lunch! ...

... a wee bit of Scotland with us and gave Adnienne and Petr a  gift for being our host, they got some Irn Bru, Walkers Shortbread and a minature bottle of Glennfiddach.  We had an excellent few nights with them and Adrienne was kind enough to cook ...