Hiking matters #500: The Nietzsche Trail and Mont Bastide in Eze Village, French Riviera
One day after hiking up Cime de Baudon (see Hiking matters #499) in Menton, I visited the medieval village of
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Hiking matters #499: Hiking up Cime de Baudon (1266m) in the Maritime Alps, French Riviera
From the beautiful Mediterranean city of Nice in the French Riviera, one can take a 30-minute train ride to Monte
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Hiking matters #481: Scotland’s West Highland Way from Drymen to Balmaha via Conic Hill
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – The highlight of my short trip here would have to be the section of the West Highland
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Hiking matters #482: Scottish Highlands – Cow Hill Circuit
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – As my final hike in Scotland, I did the Cow Hill Circuit in Fort William, the gateway
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Hiking matters #483: A return to Mont Saleve, the “Balcony” of Geneva
AMSTERDAM – Almost two years after my first visit – on a rainy November 2013 day – I returned to
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Hiking matters #392: Loop hike from Gueroz to Charavex in Martigny, Switzerland
MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND – After a short visit last November that saw me doing three hikes with Everest climber Leo Oracion
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Hiking maters #381: Delphi, Greece – the site of ancient Oracle on the slopes of Mt. Parnassos
AMSTERDAM – A day after the relaxing walk in Cape Sounion (see Hiking matters #380), Mai and I went to
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Hiking matters #380: Cape Sounion in Greece – Mythology, beauty, and the Aegean Sea
Cape Sounion at the tip of Attica, Greece, with the Temple of Poseidonat the background Last weekend, I went to
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Hiking matters #376: A loop hike up La Dôle (1677m) in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland
NEW YORK CITY – Last weekend, I went to Switzerland to meet with Iron Lady Jo Steven and Everest climber
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Hiking matters #375: The hike up Mt. Vesuvius and a visit to Pompeii, Italy
AMSTERDAM – On the last day of my short trip to Rome and Naples, after two memorable days in the
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