My favourite walks around New Zealand’s Central Plateau.
This is the third post of my ‘Central Plateau’ series- it’s all about the great walks in and around the volcanic plateau including Lake Taupo, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Tongariro. The many magnificent hiking tracks provide spectacular walks for all level of fitness, ranging from multiple days to 30 minutes. I have walked a lot of the tracks […]
Cinque Terre, Day 3, Walking the hilltops
Day three walking the Cinque Terre and I’ve got my friends back after a rest day! We’ve chosen to walk the picturesque hilltops from Volastra to Corniglia among the grape vines and see how the locals live. We could have started our walk from Riomaggiore but to eliminate some of the ascent we took the local bus to Volastra. […]
Cinque Terre, Day 2, Walking the coastal walk
Up bright and early I’ve lost my three walking mates as the previous day’s excursion from Colle del Telegrafo near Riomaggiore to Portovenere has exhausted them! Twelve kilometres of rugged terrain to a height of 500 metres was even strenuous for me. They decided to have a rest day and have the caught the train […]