From a story on hiking tours of Ireland, contrasting descriptions of the guides: If Tony was ever the polite gentleman, Mike was our hot-headed guide. He was quick to order a pint or tell you a joke, and he had…

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A travel writer extols the virtues of hiking in Switzerland, where the locals thoughtfully killed off all the fanged predators hundreds of years ago. The only signs along Swiss hiking trails are quaint yellow signposts that provide not only the…

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A travel piece in the Arizona Star describes hiking through the wild forests of Southeast Asia between the Mekong River and the Chinese border The afternoon reveals the real splendor of Nam Ha as we forge our way into the…

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Make sure he gets his royalties — a guy from Conde Nast Traveler is doing an “Around the World in 80 Days” thing and blogging his whole trip. Looks pretty entertaining so far. Two months ago, I visited a travel…

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Three links of interest that are beyond U.S. borders: Bastish has more words and pix from his Japanese mountain treks. Walking the Wall rings in China’s Year of the Pig. Andy Howell has more on those excellent French mountains.

This arrived this morning in the comments of the “Let’s talk hiking” post. G’day Tom, It’s Tom here from Australia. I found your blog while searching for “hiking blog”. I’m into all things that have to do with nature, such…

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Best Hikes says the Mayan Ruins of Mexico are a must-visit locale.

Bastish.net one again has my green-with-envy gauge pegged. Aside from various views of Fuji, each one closer and better than that before, the actual trail did not seem out of the ordinary. yet, for some reason, I was getting high.…

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