A visit to Sintra and its National park, Castelo dos Mouros and Pena Palace is one of the main tours and day activities from Lisbon. It is also sometimes combined with a visit to Cascais and some of its beaches. How to get there? By Car If you have a car it is quite easy […]
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El Chalten is a tiny village (an offbeat one) in the heart of Argentinean Patagonia. It has a quiet hippie and relaxing vibe, with plenty of adventurers travellers and trekkers exploring the world-class trails that start right in the town. This is all you need to know before visiting El Chalten: How to get El
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If you are reading this post you will probably have the same questions we had. And the main one is: Is it worth the hike? And my answer is yes. There are plenty of great beaches in La Maddalena, but this one is special. It is calm and relaxing, and had a special kind of
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Calanques National Park (Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in Southern France. It was established in 2012 and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is the marine area. It is located stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park’s best-known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton,
Los Alerces National Park is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt natural parks in the Patagonia region, southern Argentina. It consists of two parts: the formally declared national park of 187,379 hectares (723.47 sq mi) and the adjoining Los Alerces National Reserve of 71,443 hectares (275.84 sq mi). The Park is shaped like a rough rectangle, extending approximately 65 kilometres
This is one of my favourite things to do in Mallorca. The journey comprises a trip from Palma to Torrent de Pareis, with some intermediate stops. But do not expect a paradisiac beach or town, this is more of an adventurous tour, taking a train, a tram and a boat. The journey can be divided into 5
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If you are in Como and you want to see the lake and some of its beautiful towns from a different perspective, I recommend taking the Greenway. And if you like hiking/trekking, you would enjoy this walk a lot. Also if you are in Como for a short period of time, and you don’t have
Cavagrande is a protected Natural Reserve in the province of Syracuse (Siracusa), located in the southeast corner of Sicily (the largest Mediterranean island, just off the “toe” of Italy’s “boot”, and World famous for the movie The Godfather). The reserve is known for having one of Europe’s biggest canyons, which is about 10 km long and 300 metres deep.
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The image above is not a painting, it was taken with a standard camera and has no filters 🙂 Queulat is one of the most natural and impressive National Parks in Chilean Patagonia. It was created in 1983, and it was inaccessible by men until the construction of “Carretera Austral” a few years ago. This is why the area
