A walking holiday “Across the Alps”, four countries from Germany to Italy, an exciting prospect, would it live up to expectations? Read John Gascoyne’s brilliant blog about his walking holiday with Rambler’s Worldwide Holidays to find out.
Jeanette Swann went walking in Italy to Apulia and The Trulli. This was her first walking holiday with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays and it sounds like she had a great time. She sent in a short but sweet blog post with some great pictures.
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Ten eager walkers (six men and four ladies) met with leader, Alun, at Munich airport to start our journey Across the Alps from Germany to Italy across five Alpine ranges. Seven of us were experienced ‘hutters’ and three were novices.
All it took was the first holiday with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays last year and I was hooked. The walking grade suited my ability, the cost met my budget, the people in my group were warm and friendly, and the experience was unforgettable. This year’s Mediterranean Masterpiece was no exception.
Naomi Powell was on the Iseo walking holiday with Alison who recently sent in her blog post. When Naomi saw Alison’s blog she sent in a couple of photos and a lovely little explanation. Naomi also said, “Alison was one of our group of enthusiastic and interesting people who made great holiday companions, especially as they all enjoyed a good laugh.”
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Margaret Moore went on her walking holiday to Italy to experience the spectacular beauty of the Cinque Terre. Margaret’s story gave me a good chuckle and it sounds like she fell in love with the region; but judging by her photos…. who wouldn’t?
A walking holiday in Iseo with wildflowers… Would it be obsessive botanists holding us up, fiddling with tripods and cameras? In practice, it was great walking in the mountains and by the lake, pausing briefly to look at exquisite little flowers and gazing at meadows filled with mauve bugle, purple meadow sage, yellow euphorbia and rock roses, with a vista of lake and mountains beyond.
Richard Bailey and Sarina spent their walking holiday in Francavillaadmiring the wonderful extremes of Nature; from the abundance of flowers to the mighty power of Mt Etna.
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Marilyn Rowley has sent in this delightful account of her walking holiday in Sorrento under the much-appreciated leadership of Anna Duke. Sounds like Anna is most definitely the go-to go on the Sorrento Peninsula!
Helen Papachristos was faced with a dilemma when asked to write of the highlights of her walking holiday in Puglia. How could she choose? It seems, however, that she had plenty of helpful suggestions from her travelling companions and more than enough to pick from; but a recurring theme was somewhat of a surprise…
