Around the land d’Aillou
Somewhere in the southern France, within sight of Andorra, in the Eastern Pyrenees and about 1200 m above the sea level lies the plateau d’Aillou…
Articles by Michal
From Bédeilhac to Saurat in a loop
Bédeilhac is a cute village south of Foix. There are a few different hikes which makes it a good destination for day trips…
A few tips for hiking in La Gomera
La Gomera is the second smallest island of the Canary Islands. It’s known for its pure natural environment and sparsely populated land which makes it the best island for me for hiking within the Canary Islands…
Le Peyrat to Sainte-Colombe-sur-l’Hers loop walk
If you are in the Cathar Region and feel like doing something easy and flat, walking around Le Peyrat could be a good option for you…
Snowshoeing trip in Massif de Tabe: across le Taulat
Snowshoeing is a big thing in the Pyrenees. When the conditions are good at the tops, you can meet guided groups or individuals trudging along the ridges to get a bit of winter sun on their cheeks…
Fougax et Barrineuf – Montségur big loop hike
It’s actually not as big as it sounds, but you should reserve all day for this in case it gets too muddy in the forest. As is often with other things in life too, the hardest is to start…
Around Lake Montbel
Lake Montbel is a quiet reservoir close to Chalabre. In the summer it’s a popular swimming spot and in the winter, when the water level is low, it calls all the hikers and mountain bikers from local towns…
First taste of the Pyrenees: La Croix de Millet walk
The hike starts at Fontestorbes Fountain. It’s a very unique natural phenomena – from July until October, the flow of the water coming out of the cave stops and starts at approximately half hour intervals…
My favourite 10 hikes of 2016
It’s time to motivate myself for the next season, 2017, by summing up my hikes of 2016! For my “hiking career” it was an interesting year. I moved from New Zealand back to Europe which allowed…
Why I love hiking
I hike because I’m tired of using disposable plastic gloves in supermarkets to pick a banana to put into my polyurethane shopping basket, I’m tired of buying green cakes topped with artificial cherries on foam…