Saturday, 5 September 2009

Saturday 5 September 2009 - A Second Home (from Home)

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With six Belgians now settled in to Peter and Anne's pristine apartment in Kandersteg, we have been obliged to find pastures new. "...
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Friday, 4 September 2009

Friday 4 September 2009 - A Day Out In Italy

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During last year's two month hike along an 'Italian Border Route' we spent several days, if not weeks, high above the Aosta Vall...
Thursday, 3 September 2009

Thursday 3 September 2009 - Hotel Restaurant de la Forclaz

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This is familiar ground. Sue and I started and finished the Tour of Mont Blanc here in 2000, and I more recently spent a night here with The...
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Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Wednesday 2 September 2009 - Relaxing in Kandersteg

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Not to say we didn't get Some exercise. This morning the storm had passed and the sun was shining, so we got back to some 'path bagg...
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Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Tuesday 1 September 2009 - Kebabed in Kandersteg

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  Blue skies have reigned supreme for most of today, so we felt obliged to take advantage of them despite being a bit tired. The Öeschinense...
Monday, 31 August 2009

Monday 31 August 2009 - First and Stand

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To the west of Kandersteg the relatively low summit of First (2549 metres) towers over the village a bit like Ben Nevis towers over Fort Wil...
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Sunday, 30 August 2009

Sunday 30 August 2009 - Blue Skies over Switzerland

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The Alpenglow has just faded on one of those idyllic Alpine days that encourages us to return again and again to enjoy the settled spells of...
Saturday, 29 August 2009

Saturday 29 August 2009 - Path Bagging in Kandersteg

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The summertime visitor to Kandersteg with his/her eyes on a good hike or 60 could do worse than head straight for the Tourist Information O...
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Friday, 28 August 2009

Friday 28 August 2009 - Öeschinensee

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Last time I visited Öeschinensee we enjoyed a beer outside a restaurant whilst being entertained by the antics of a group of scuba divers on...
Thursday, 27 August 2009

Thursday 27 August 2009 - A Home from Home

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Today Sue and I were due to arrive in Saas Grund with a view to continuing our 'Italian Border Route' (IBR) backpack, roughly in th...
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009

A Place in the Sun, and some Competition Winners

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I wonder what it looks like in summer? I’ve been very lax in awarding prizes for a couple of Caption Competitions: Firstly, on 17 A...
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Lymm Centre

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By the Bridgewater Canal today, in the height of summer.
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Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 2009 – A Weekend around Much Wenlock

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On Friday Sue and I were joined in the sunshine by Al, Hazel, Kate, Andrew, Helen and Jacob on this most pleasant excursion to Shropshire. ...
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Friday, 21 August 2009

Backpacking? Perhaps Not!

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WildVista – A New Outdoors Blog from Paul Filby

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I’m pleased to report on the recent launch of WildVista , a new blog with a similar philosophy to this one.  So, as they say, if you like...
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Thursday, 20 August 2009

Tuesday 18 August 2009 – An Evening Stroll from Redesmere

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Deepest Cheshire saw us on another of Andrew’s slightly undulating walks.  He greeted us at 7.30 pm with a warning that we had 10 km to cove...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Two Silver Medals

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John Jocys, stalwart of the TGO Challenge and Fine Gentleman indeed, is responsible for the above image.  We wouldn’t want to trust our ...