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Hiking in Hongkong or China for Beginners

Hiking in Hongkong or China for Beginners

  We think it’s best to put Hongkong at the end of your China trip, since it’s likely you’ll get a cultural shock when doing it the other way round. Hongkong is China, but it’s still completely different. Must be the British influence, that’s still lingering around. It’s much easier. Starting with the language, English is present everywhere, on street signs, busses, trams, on menus in restaurants, in shops… And most people speak it, too, and quite well. So no…

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Helmsdale & Highland Games 2015

Helmsdale & Highland Games 2015

Helmsdale Not a place that I would call very picturesque but all in all a very pleasant town with a good Chippy and surrounded by nice walks in a gorgeous setting. We embarked on this journey to walk and so walk is what we did. We chose a path that would take us to the top of Eldrable Hill where we had a some very nice views over the countryside and moors. The walk was about 13km and ascended 410m. All…

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Hill (and Moor) walking around Kingshouse

Hill (and Moor) walking around Kingshouse

  On our second day in Kingshouse we got lucky, it was a warm, sunny day. Perfect for some hillwalking. Behind the café of the Mountain Resort a chairlift went up a hill to a viewpoint (which is also the starting point of a really scary-looking downhill mountain bike trail) and a trail to the top of the Creag Dubh hill, 748 meters high. Underneath the chair lift, a designated footpath would lead the daring hiker to the same destinations. So we…

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