"For still there are so many things that I have never seen, in every wood, in every spring there is a different green."
-- JR Tolkien

Messing About in Boats

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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in...

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A road with irons: The Via Ferrata Tridentina in the Italian Dolomites

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I stood at the bottom of the cliffs, staring up at my first via ferrata, or “road with irons.” “Where does it go?” I asked the...

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Travel Advice: Six items you should never leave home without

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Planning an international voyage? Need some guidance on what to pack? Here are a few items I’ve found indispensable in my...

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