Trails of 2025

As another wonderful season comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on our travels with full hearts and gratitude. What started in March with familiar landscapes unfolded into one of our most varied and rewarding travel years yet. From quiet coas [...]

Hiking the Casentino Valley

The Casentino is a wonderful tour. It really is hidden Tuscany: only an hour north-east from Florence, yet surprisingly un-touristed. Our route take us along the ridges of the Apennine Mountains into the verdant forests of the Casentino National Park, t [...]

Hiking the Amalfi Coast in April 2019

“Closer to heaven than to earth” is how the Amalfi coastline has been described.  It certainly feels that way to us, waking in lovely towns perched on high, or alongside the sea. Fragrant lemon trees are everywhere, and colorful bougainvilleas accentuat [...]