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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, you’ll be surprised to learn of a whole range of [...]
Essential Winter Hiking Gear
Here in Ireland it’s only October, but this year we seem to be heading into winter even more rapidly than normal. As temperatures plummet, the wind speeds pick up, and [...]
11 Novel Pieces of Lightweight Hiking Gear
As we come into winter here in the northern hemisphere, those of us who enjoy hiking, mountaineering and long distance walking start to think about the increasing loads on our [...]
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 have even started prescribing it for chronic illnesses. But what [...]
2019 Update – 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 in that history. Even today, scars remain on the landscape [...]
The 2019 Guide to Hiking the Aran Islands (Inis Mor)
The three landmasses comprising the Aran Islands make up what is perhaps the most well known archipelago in Ireland. Jutting out just past the mouth of Galway Bay, they are [...]
Footcare For Hikers – A Hillwalk Guide (2019 Update)
Imagine hiking the most beautiful trail in Ireland, Scotland or England. And now imagine your feet being in agony while you do it. It wouldn’t be very enjoyable, would it? Taking [...]
8 Highlights along any Hiking Route in Ireland
As we come into winter here in the northern hemisphere, those of us who enjoy hiking, mountaineering and long distance walking start to think about the increasing loads on our [...]
Craziest Irish Place Names
Here’s the definitive list of my own personal favourite place names in Ireland, celebrating the weird, the whacky and the wonderful. Corragunnagalliaghdoo Island Irish: Carraigin na gCailleach Dubh One possible [...]