Gems of the Lake District National Park in North West England

Black Fell - Copyright Ann Bowker

Almost 16 million visitors each year are attracted to the Lake District National Park in North West England; with the beauty of the surrounding scenery there is no surprise. Visitors particularly flock to the towns of Keswick, Ambleside and Windermere and their nearby hillsides and summits. If you want to escape the crowds, there are still plenty of Lakeland valleys … Continue reading →

The Brackvenn

Hellenketel (Brackvenn)

The Brackvenn – Only one of the many and various hiking opportunities at the Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel (a cross border nature park in Europe, Belgium and Germany) which I will introduce today. As like many other trails in this region this hike offers mostly boardwalks which are sometimes only about 50 cm wide. Nevertheless we recommend proper hiking shoes as the … Continue reading →