Hiking and Adventure Travel Blog

Trail guides, packing lists and trip planning for the Dolomites, the Pyrenees and the Italian, French and Swiss Alps

A leading adventure travel blog that helps you plan your next trekking, hiking tour or adventure with ease. You'll find travel tips, packing lists and more!

Check out the latest travel posts below, or start here:

Hiking Guides and Tours by Destination

Fresh off the trail

Latest Hiking and Adventure Travel Posts

hiking poles

5 Benefits of Hiking with Poles

5 benefits of hiking with poles along with how to choose the right hiking poles for you, techniques for trekking with them and which ones to buy.

your travel guide to antigua guatemala

Your Travel Guide to Antigua, Guatemala

A travel guide to Antigua, Guatemala written by a local Guatemalan who lives there. Find out what to see and do in this city famous for its Spanish colonial buildings and volcanoes.

man celebrating after reaching the mountain peak

Top 7 Health Benefits of Hiking

7 of the top health (physical and psychological) benefits that you’ll get from hiking if you do it regularly. Now it’s time to lace up those hiking boots!