This is my favourite part of the South Devon coast path. I have walked it for the past thirty years and know every cove and corner of its splendour. Today I have set off from Hope Cove for an 18 mile stretch into Salcombe for lunch and back again. The sea is perfectly flat apart …
A lovely lie-in is followed by a wholesome breakfast and time to go shopping in San Jose. It doesn’t take us long to reach the centre square and from here the main shopping areas. I am surprised by how much I like this city. Although not very pretty to look at, it has a good …
A 7am start and departure for Volcano Poas national park. It is important to get the early morning weather in order for us to see the Poas crater in its full glory. Volcano Poas National Park is the most visited in Costa Rica; partly because of its proximity to San Jose but also because the …
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There is more excitement to come today. Well rested, with our rucksacks packed and our bellies full of breakfast, we leave our hotel and head for one of Costa Rica’s zip wire experiences over the jungle canopy. Although I am quite adventurous, speed and flying through the air on a zip wire has never been on …
It was the second week of February when I first noticed it..... Riding out on my usual bike route, it was a still, February morning; chilly with partial cloud. As I watched the countryside drift by over my handlebars, I suddenly became aware of how the colours were warmer, the light was brighter and …
