Cares Gorge: Is this Spain’s best one-day walk?
The Cares Trail clings to the side of a 1.5km-deep gorge in the Picos de Europa mountains of northern Spain.
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Takahē and naked trampers on the Heaphy Track
The author encounters takahē, kleptomaniac weka and naked trampers on New Zealand’s longest Great Walk.
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The Te Araroa Project
What drives more than 1000 people a year to walk the length of New Zealand? I decided to find out.
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Walking New Zealand’s Hokianga Coastal Track
Three days of wildly beautiful coastline — and chances are you won’t have to share it with anyone.
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Another Samoa: Tramping in the tropics
Hikers’ haven American Samoa is home to the only US national park in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Bushwalking in the Grampians
Wildlife abounds in the Grampian Mountains of northwestern Victoria.
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Five things to do in Australia’s Grampians
Hiking, wildlife spotting, Aboriginal culture and wine — a few of my favourite things in Victoria’s Grampian Mountains.
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Walking with koalas
Koala love-calls provide the sound track along the coast-hugging, 100km Great Ocean Walk in Victoria, Australia.
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Twin peaks: Walking Vanuatu’s volcanoes
Craters of boiling lava, lush rainforest, bizarre landscapes and charming Ni-Van guides make the walk over Ambrym’s twin volcanoes one of the best overnight hikes in the Pacific.
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Te Paki: New Zealand’s top hike
Could the Te Paki Coastal Track around New Zealand’s northern tip qualify as a Great Walk? I decided to brave the mosquitoes to find out.
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Exploring Fiji on foot
I’m sure my insistence on seeking out walks in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands marked me out as something of an eccentric.
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On an Italian mountain high
In Italy’s Dolomite Mountains hiking doesn’t mean you have to go without the good things in life.
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