Fuerteventura? Yes,please!
Surreal pastel hills in ice-cream hues form Fuerteventura’s backbone. It’s an island of golden beaches interspersed with rugged volcanic coastlines, turquoise seas and watercolour landscapes.
High above the resorts
If you simply must have forests and lush greenery, it’s best to look elsewhere. But, if you want to be seduced by out of this world views, Fuerteventura ticks the boxes.
Looking across to Corralejo, Fuerteventura
Discover the island by bus, on foot or by bike to get a real feel of authentic Fuerteventura’s countryside and little white villages.
Iglesia de Nuestro Señora de Regla,Pájara
Watersports are really big here too; note that Fuerteventura translates as ‘strong winds’.
Watersport heaven on Fuerteventura’s east coast
Although the island is only around 5 hours’ flight away (from western Europe) it feels as if you’re on another planet. You’ll never forget Fuerteventura.
Nightfall, Fuerteventura
As winter’s grip takes hold, what better time to revel in the gentle twenty-something temperatures and blue skies of this unique Canary Island.
Take a look HERE for mapping information for Fuerteventura.
Brittany’s North – Wonderful Walking
Rollercoaster walking on Walk 10, Plougasnou
How do you like the sound of walking through bucolic countryside, or discovering an orchid-lined pilgrim’s way?
What about exploring a fairy-tale trail winding through ancient woodland, or strolling alongside an idyllic trout stream?
You could be scrambling across a cataract of rocks or following the airy contours of the spectacular coastal path, weaving between delicately sculpted dunes or wandering across the flat sands of the tideland.
Port de Ploumanach on Walk 19, Ploumanac’h
Gaze at the wide blue horizon from a wind battered headland or simply lounge about on a breathtakingly beautiful beach.
Brittany, (north-western France) is a perfect ‘get away from it all’ experience.
Abbaye du Tronchet cloisters, Walk 37
Rolling pastures on Walk 32, Langast
Boasting more than 3,000 kilometres of waymarked paths, a tourist infrastructure that is highly developed without being obtrusive, and regular budget flights, the region has all you need for a long-weekend away or a full walking holiday.
If walking in Brittany has you intrigued, we recommend you take a look at experienced walker/researcher/author Charles Davis’ guidebook, Walk! Brittany North.
There’s more information on Discovery Walking Guides’ pages also.
Christmas Calories? Walk them away!
You’ve probably seen at least one news report in the days leading up to December 25th, scaring your socks off revealing your likely calorie intake for Christmas Day. It seems that consumption of 6000 calories on the Big Day is quite usual. This is according to the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK.
Here’s one of the newspaper reports.
When you’ve enjoyed all those goodies, what next? Given that one report suggests that you might well gain 26 stone or 165 kilos in one year (gulp!) if you ate like every day was Christmas, something’s got to give.
One report claims you would need to do 21.5 hours of walking, 13 hours of aerobics or 7.5 hours on a treadmill to use up that one festive day’s intake. Okay, let’s get real. That’s not going to happen for almost all of us.
Why not take an hour’s brisk walk (using about 375 calories) for starters? Deciding on achievable targets (keep them fairly small and reasonably regular) means you’ll get the satisfaction of ticking off a walk well done and you’ll feel more positive about keeping it going. There are multiple health benefits that come with taking a regular walk.
Walking For Health’s website is useful and inspiring if you want more reasons to get walking.
Taking a break or holiday which includes the opportunity to explore on foot will up your walking while you enjoy new surroundings and experiences.
