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Win two tickets: Ocean Film Festival World Tour

I have two tickets to give away for one of the Scottish host venues of […]

Zemphire camping holiday competition and giveaway

Zempire Camping Equipment is offering a huge holiday giveaway to their home in New Zealand. […]

Book review: Walking Scotland’s Lost Railways

Scotland still has hundreds of miles of dismantled railways, which offer great scope for easy-going […]

Book review: Mont Blanc Walks

Cicerone has an amazing collection of books and when I am heading to a new […]

Summer in the Alps: E-MTB from Chamonix

As I have written before, the popularity of e-biking is fast rising and in the […]

Chamonix: Take a mountain train to Mer du Glace

On a recent trip to Chamonix in the French Alps, Hubby G and I took […]

Book review: Trail running in Chamonix & Mont Blanc Region

The Cicerone book, Trail running: Chamonix & Mont Blanc Region, is a brilliant guide to […]

Summer in the Alps: Outdoor activities in Les Portes Du Soleil

Les Portes du Soleil is a mountain area in the Alps. For many decades it […]

Les Portes du Soleil: Spotlight on four destinations

A trip to Les Portes du Soleil for some summer fun in the mountains revealed […]

E-mountain biking: Les Portes du Soleil

E-bikes are cheating, right? But then that meant that most of the mountain bikers in […]

Have you tried?: The Fantasticable, Les Portes du Soleil

Located close to the French mountain village of Châtel, part of Les Portes du Soleil, […]

Check deer stalking before heading to Scottish hills and mountains

Hillwalkers are being encouraged to check online for deer stalking information before setting out during […]