because life's too short
because life's too short
The Port de Salau has been used as a crossing point between Spain and France for centuries. The lowest col in the Ariège, it is the site of a yearly pujada when the different nationalities meet to cement their friendship.
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The Mine du Bulard has had many names. Today it is often called the Machu Picchu du Biros for its spectacular knife edge ruins which lie under the forbidding face of the Mail de Bulard …
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This is only a short section as it is stunningly beautiful and it is worth lingering along the lakes if there is time. A balcony path provides some relief after a steep descent.
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Iceland is often referred to as the Land of Fire and Ice. We walked on a volcanic landscape that was only 13 years old, whilst beside a glacier that compressed the water of centuries – …
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Le Mont Fourcat is a rather nondescript rounded peak but what it lacks in grandeur, it gains from its stunning 2,001 m summit views. Throw in a cloud inversion and it becomes quite magical.
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Old tracks from Aulus lead to the busy Coumebière intersection, and onto the fabulous lakes and mountains scenery of Bassies.
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A serendipitous glimpse in passing caused us to detour and led to a pleasant afternoon exploring the castle and village of Roquefixade.
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From the simplicity of Patagonia we were catapulted into the mass consumer culture of Miami. Up to 9 million people surround the rivers of grass in the Everglades National Park, a wilderness area unique in the world.
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Cochamó is one of the most popular destinations in Chile – after a weekend in the trenches and the mud of the rainforest, I am still trying to work out why!
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Sometimes in life you get a second chance. Going south on the Carretera we had seen little of Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park due to atrocious weather. 2 months later we were back and the sun was shining.
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