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Community-led tourism in Ethiopia – Lake Langano and the Bale Mountains National Park

July 27, 2022October 22, 202210 minute readby Chris Coles
In Africa, Ethiopia, Nature, Travel, Walking

Autumn walking and cycling in the Sierra Nevada

November 1, 2021November 2, 20214 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Spain, Travel, Walking

Pici with garlic mustard pesto

April 17, 2020May 14, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Nature, Norfolk, Umbria

Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 3: alternate routes and extensions

December 5, 2019April 20, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

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Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 2: Cley to Great Yarmouth

December 5, 2019October 24, 20224 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

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Trans-Norfolk bikepacking, F2C. Part 1: Thetford to Cley

December 5, 2019November 2, 20203 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Nature, Norfolk, UK

Chilled pea and wild mint soup

August 14, 2019August 16, 20191 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Nature, Norfolk

Bikepacking Alsace

June 22, 2019June 23, 201916 minute readby Chris Coles
In Alsace, Cycling, France, History, Nature, Travel

Creating a micro-oasis — small-scale wildlife gardening.

May 29, 2019August 31, 20227 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk

Norfolk’s grey seals

January 10, 2019January 23, 20193 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk, UK

Walking in the Queyras Alps

July 10, 2018October 5, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In France, Hautes-Alpes, Nature, Travel, Walking

The essence of Norfolk

June 6, 2018November 28, 20192 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Norfolk, Travel, UK

Destination Little Tibet

May 12, 2018May 12, 20183 minute readby Chris Coles
In Abruzzo, Cycling, Italy, Nature, Umbria

In search of swallowtails

April 25, 2018January 25, 20191 minute readby Chris Coles
In Italy, Nature, Umbria

The Uists in Winter

January 4, 2018August 31, 20223 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Scotland, Travel, UK

Feeding birds

November 10, 2017November 14, 201712 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature

Autumn flora, with bonus insects

October 13, 2017November 13, 20201 minute readby Chris Coles
In Nature, Umbria

Circumnavigating Lake Trasimeno

October 3, 2017October 5, 20174 minute readby Chris Coles
In Cycling, Italy, Nature, Travel, Umbria

Umbria’s IGP Castelluccio Lentils: Born in Flowers

August 10, 2017January 25, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In Food, Italy, Nature, Umbria

Trekking in Castelluccio di Norcia

July 31, 2017January 25, 20182 minute readby Chris Coles
In Italy, Le Marche, Nature, Travel, Umbria

Abruzzo – why and how to visit

July 25, 2017February 14, 20225 minute readby Chris Coles
In Abruzzo, Cycling, Italy, Nature, Travel

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