Cycle from Peschiera (Lake Garda) to Mantua with or without your family
The 44-kilometre cycling route from Peschiera on Lake Garda to Mantua is an ideal family outing throughout the year. It is lovely in spring or autumn.
3 x snowshoeing in northern Italy
Snowshoeing The winter wonderland of northern Italy is a great place to relax. On the snow-covered mountains, life doesn’t get much better. But while it is 20º C on New Year’s Day in the Swiss alps (source), I wonder how long I can, in good conscience,...
Endless skies on the Norfolk Coast Path
Cley next to the Sea Hiking the Norfolk Coast Path The 135-kilometre (84 miles) Norfolk Coast Path runs from Hunstanton north of the county to Hopton-on-Sea towards Suffolk. A distance that a seasoned hiker covers in three days. For the lesser gods, like me,...
Happiness in a canoe in Cambridgeshire
The ultimate Cambridgeshire canoe trip In a canoe on a sunny weekday in June, we share the Great Ouse river with a handful of swimmers, sunbathers, kayaks and a few pleasure yachts. We have the water to ourselves for most of the route between Houghton and St. Ives in...