August 13, 2026
Argegno is in a bend on Lake Como. A stunning spot, where the town enjoys a lake-side front with houses climbing up the hill into the valley.. It’s one of the few places on the Como leg where you can… Continue Reading…
September 8, 2025
Motto di Paraone and yet again mountains, outdoor life, hiking, fresh air. As you’ll know from previous musings, these are all the things we love and as I said previously, we haven’t waxed lyrical enough about the hiking in “our”… Continue Reading…
August 5, 2025
Since discovering the “Borghi piu belli d’Italia” when we visited Correno Plinio, we have been very keen to visit more of the 313 villages given the accolade (meaning “the most beautiful villages of Italy”), so we decided on a short… Continue Reading…
July 17, 2025
San Jorio is our iconic “must-do-every-year” walk. It’s been a while since I’ve put fingers to keyboard and honestly I’ve written so many draughts, but vetoed them all as not-quite-the-right post. Why have I decided to write about this walk?… Continue Reading…
August 24, 2024
We’ve crossed the water to the Eastern-side of Lake Como (well, actually we drove around the north of the lake) for an explore of the towns Dervio, the castle town of Corenno Plinio and the peninsula of Piona and its… Continue Reading…
July 5, 2024
We’re still working our way down the west of Lake Como and on this side our last explore was of Lenno and the beautiful Villa Balbianello. Moving south takes us to Ossuccio, Sala Comacina and Colonno. It’s possible to travel… Continue Reading…
Portwrinkle to Looe is the last Cornish section before we start making overnight stays. The drive is getting too long from our base in Kingswear for just a day-trip, so we must travel. However, from my point of view, it’s… Continue Reading…
May 28, 2024
Woolacombe to Ilfracombe is the last section of coast path we hiked during our stay in Barnstaple. As we often do, we broke this section down into two separate walks, and as I often say…why rush these things. The first… Continue Reading…
April 24, 2024
To get from Saunton to Putsborough, IMHO, is definitely a two-walk strategy. If I’m being honest though, the main reason for two walks was actually food related. We were given an excellent Sunday roast recommendation at the King’s Arms in… Continue Reading…
recent posts
August 13, 2026
July 5, 2026
June 15, 2026
May 18, 2026
September 8, 2025