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Small island, big personality

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Martin Hesp is bowled over by the local hospitality and ancient history he encounters walking on the Greek island of Samos – and you could win a walking break there with Ramblers Holidays Worldwide…

Tags: competitions, Greece, walking holidays
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From the Bronx to Staten Island, John Carter chooses his highlights from a walking tour of New York, a city with plenty of fond – and sometimes bizarre – memories for the veteran travel writer and TV presenter…

Tags: global walks
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Bites from the Big Apple

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

From the Bronx to Staten Island, John Carter chooses his highlights from a walking tour of New York, a city with plenty of fond – and sometimes bizarre – memories for the veteran travel writer and TV presenter…

Tags: competitions, global walks, New York, Reader Offers, urban walks
Posted in Features, Global Walking, Walk Winter 2009 | No Comments »

Danish delights

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Until recently, Denmark was the only country in the EU without a national park, opening its first, Thy, just last year. Now a second has opened and three more are planned. We sent Mark Rowe to find out more…

Tags: Denmark, Global Walking, long, long-distance walks, nation
Posted in Features, Global Walking, Walk Winter 2009 | No Comments »

From prow to prowl

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

From Copenhagen’s historic harbour to the palaces of St Petersburg to the wilds of Jasmund National Park, Anna Maria Espsäter explores Russia and Scandinavia’s grandest cities on a ‘cruise and walk’ tour of the Baltic…

Tags: competitions, Eastern Europe, global walks, Reader Offers, Scandinavia, the Baltics
Posted in Features, Global Walking, Walk Autumn 2009 | No Comments »

Global walk: Iceland

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Morning by a waterfall, midday on an ice cap, evening in a secluded valley – you can pack a staggering amount into one day’s hiking through south Iceland’s glaciers, finds Dominic Bates. Especially when the sun never sets…

Tags: glaciers, Iceland, moutaineering
Posted in Features, Global Walking, Walk Autumn 2009 | 1 Comment »

Walking Guernsey

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Beautiful beaches, a tiny chapel and “hedge veg”; Rosie Hayes explores the charming channel island of Guernsey…

Tags: Guernsey, holiday, walking
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Global Walk: Azerbaijan

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Laurence Mitchell encounters dramatic canyons, ancient monasteries and vodka-fuelled hospitality on Europe’s newest trail through Azerbaijan’s remote ‘black mountain garden’…

Tags: Azerbaijan, Global Walking
Posted in Current Feature, Features, Global Walking, Walk Summer 2009 | No Comments »