We move to the south-west of the Czech Republic, based for a few days in Český Krumlov, an incredible medieval town with an enormous castle. All the travel brochures and websites say Český Krumlov is one of the must-see destinations in the country, and we can attest to that. On our first walk through the town, there were simply jaw-dropping […]
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Palaces and Beautiful Cities
The next part of our adventure takes us into the Czech Republic, and into the land of palaces, lovely quiet cities and great local wines. The capital of the Moravian region, Brno, was our first stop. Brno quickly put itself up near the top of our favourites so far, along with Kraków and Antwerp. Make sure you visit when you […]
Mountains, Castles and Art
After a great weekend in Krakov with Natalie and Dom, we headed south and into Slovakia. The border region between Poland and Slovakia is the home of the High Tatras, an alpine mountain range. When planning our grand adventure, this was one of the places we wanted to visit to do some walking. It was every bit as good as […]
Dom’s home town
After our wonderful walking and cycling experiences in Saxony, we needed to transit through southern Poland to get to our next walking destination in Slovakia. Natalie’s partner Dom was born in Kraków, and still has family there. He and Natalie have visited his home town a few times, and they were keen to meet us there for a weekend and […]
Back to nature in spa country
As you would know by now, much of the planning for our trip has been to land in places that offer classic walking trails. Saxon Swiss National Park in Eastern Germany was one of our main walking destinations. In this Post we take you with us on one of the all-time great walks we have done, to a local tourist […]
A few days in The Netherlands
Hot on the heels of our last post about Belgium is this story about our next stop in The Netherlands. Although only there for a few days, and really originally meant to break up our transition from France to our first main walking destination in Germany, The Netherlands turned out to be a little gem for us. We took in […]
Chocolates, Waffles, Canals and one last Battlefield
Our first stop after leaving France was in Belgium, famous for many things, including its world-renowned chocolates and Belgian waffles. Based in a small city just outside Brussels, and near the site of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, we managed to use the great train system here do day trips to three cities, Brussels, Antwerp and Bruges. We also […]
Pilgrims, Beaches and Battlefields
This post is about travels after reaching the west coast of France following our adventures travelling from the south, doing the Gavarnie walk and exploring Bordeaux. The current story begins with a visit to Mont St Michel, a picturesque tidal island that has been a pilgrim destination for centuries because of its early monasteries and later its magnificent Abbey. Today’s […]
Pilgrims, a walk, a long drive and wine country
We are beginning to realise that France is a big country. The drive from Paris to Carcassone took two days, and now we have only a few days to get to the northern border to cross into Belgium. There is a lot to see on the way, and it’s not possible to do more than skim the surface as we […]
Carcassone
We are back on the road after a week relaxing in the south of France, at Karma Château de Samary. There is so much to see around this district, pinned between a myriad of small hilltop villages that date back centuries and the Pyrenees. Carcassone itself is the site of one of the biggest and best preserved medieval citadels in […]
Our first UK visit is almost over
After leaving Wales a week ago, we have just spent a week at Salford Hall, one of our Karma Resorts. After a whirlwind start to the trip, this was a good opportunity to have a couple of rest days, and a couple more driving to some beautiful little towns in the Costwolds and West Midlands. We now head back to […]
Wales
Wales was on our destination list for one main reason; the walking. After leaving Nat and Dom in Penzance we headed north to Wales, first staying in the south to do a walk in Brecon Beacons National Park. Brecon Beacons is where the British SAS Commandos are based, although our adventure was more scenic and less Bear Grylls. After a […]
Europe – Here we come!
The Grand Tour of Europe is about to begin! After putting international travel on hold for a couple of years, and substituting our land-based adventure from Melbourne to Cairns last year, we have at last activated the big trip to Europe and beyond. The tickets are booked for 1 July, and nothing will stop us now. Well, unless another plague […]
Better late than never!
It has been a long time between posts, so our apologies for being so late to finish the final story from our adventure from Melbourne to Cairns. The last story for the trip is below, and tells of some great stays at Townsville, Paluma Dam, Undara Volcanic Area, Mission Beach and our final destination of Cairns. We’ve been living in […]
Travelling North
It has been a long time between posts, but that isn’t because we haven’t had anything to say. Rather, we’ve been seeing and doing so much that we haven’t had much time to stop, edit the photos and write the stories from all the places we have been. Our last post closed off with a story about our wonderful stay […]
Three weeks in Southeast Queensland
Our journey has taken us into southeast Queensland over the last three weeks. The weather has been a little warmer, although it’s still winter here too. We’ve explored areas around the Sunshine Coast and its hinterland. While we were there we caught up with some more old friends before moving a little further north to the coast around Fraser Island […]
Travelling Along the NSW Coast
After our chilly interlude in the mountains, trying to get to the top of Australia’s highest mountain, our journey then took us back to the coast, and hopefully some warmer weather. The next stage of our travels was through New South Wales. We started with a fantastic day walk from Gerringong, along the Kiama Coastal Trail, then did a few […]
The High Country
We are almost two weeks into our road adventure to Far North Queensland. We have made it to the NSW Central Coast, via some very remote roads through the High Country in East Gippsland and the Southern Highlands of NSW. We have managed to fit in a lot so far, refining some of our set up and doing a few […]
We’re off!
Well, the time has come. After all our planning and packing up and setting up what will be our mobile home for the next few weeks, today we depart for the three-month journey up the east coast of Australia. We’ll be exploring lots of places along the way, and hoping to find a place or two that we can retire […]
The Adventure Begins
With the pandemic curtailing travel, and for those of us living through 2020 in Melbourne, some pretty long and severe lockdowns, the Walk the World website hasn’t had the attention that we had planned for it. We’ve managed a couple of posts in the last year by creating stories of some trips we’ve taken over the last few years, but […]