Top 5 Tips for Navigation from a Former Army Officer
Knowing some top tips for navigation are always helpful when out hiking. Although the prevalence of GPS-capable smartphones is a...
A Guide to Hiking the Aran Islands (Inis Mor)
Inis Mor is a popular location on our West of Ireland / Connemara tours. In this blog, we dive deeper...
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales – 5 Trail Highlights
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is one of the official National Trails in England and Wales, winding along some of the...
The 8 Best Hiking Trails in Ireland
Making a hiking or hillwalking visit to Ireland will bring you into a world of new experiences and possibilities as...
The Dingle Way – Trail Highlights (Part 2)
We’d like to draw attention again to perhaps one of the most underrated parts of Ireland, the Dingle Peninsula. An...
Fact file: Popular Ireland & UK Hiking Trails
In this post, we uncover facts about some of the most popular Ireland & UK hiking trails. If I were...
7 Benefits Of Walking For Mental Well-being
As we recently discussed, regular periods of moderate walking are of course highly beneficial to your physical health and fitness....
The Many Health Benefits of Regular Walking
While it surely goes without saying that walking and hiking outdoors is beneficial to one’s personal health in numerous ways,...
Essential Winter Hiking Gear
A common saying of hikers in Ireland is that there’s no such thing as inappropriate weather for getting outdoors, only...
The Benefits of Hiking for Mental Health
By now we all know that a walk in the outdoors is a healthy form of exercise. Doctors in Scotland...
11 Novel Pieces of Lightweight Hiking Gear
It’s always a good idea to think about what measures we can take to keep both the weight and overall...
The Potato Famine – What Was The Irish Potato Famine?
Ireland is a country steeped in history, with the Irish potato famine of 1845 considered to be the worst tragedy...