Sunrise Hike: Video and Map
A short early-morning hike to watch the sunrise above the clouds, with a video of the view and a map of the route.
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Some hikes are about the destination, others about the timing. This one is short and easy, but it only makes sense if you are at the top before the sun comes up.
We left the car park in the dark, with head torches, and followed a wide path up through the forest. In a little over an hour we reached…
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The Highlands are hard to describe and even harder to photograph. The light changes every few minutes, clouds roll in and out, and a view that looks grey one moment can glow gold the next. Here are four photos from a week on the road, and one we never managed to take.
The glen. We drove through…
Lake Como by Ferry
Hopping between lakeside villages by ferry is the easiest and most relaxing way to explore Lake Como.
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There are many ways to explore Lake Como, but none is as relaxing as the ferry. Leave the car behind, buy a day ticket and let the boats carry you from one village to the next, with the mountains rising straight out of the water on both sides.
Walking the Cinque Terre Coastal Trail
A slow walk between colourful villages, vineyards and the sea along the Ligurian coast, one village at a time.
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The five villages of the Cinque Terre cling to a steep stretch of the Ligurian coast, their colourful houses stacked on top of each other above tiny harbours. For centuries they were connected mostly by footpaths and by the sea, and walking between them is still the best way to understand how…
A Weekend in the Dolomites
Two days of lakes, mountain huts and easy trails in the Dolomites, with tips for making the most of a short trip.
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The Dolomites have a way of making even a short trip feel like a proper escape. Pale limestone towers rise straight out of green meadows, lakes change colour with the time of day, and a network of well-marked trails means you can see a lot in very little time. We had only a weekend, so we kept the…
