Finding nature in Copenhagen & creating a green life in the city
Copenhagen is one of my absolute favourite cities, but Denmark isn’t exactly known for its wild natural beauty. It…
Hiking above Lake Brienz, heading towards Brünig Pass and Meiringen from the Brienzer RothornThe best things to do in Brienz if you love nature and hiking
Brienz is one of my most loved places in Switzerland. It has everything… a stunningly beautiful glacial-blue lake, mountains…
The best day hikes in Switzerland for stunningly beautiful views
So you want to plan a day hike in Switzerland, and are looking for the most beautiful options out…
Learning Danish in a year: the strategies I used for fast progress
This April, it’ll be one year since we arrived in Denmark. We left the UK while it was still…
The best things to do in Meiringen in summer
When I moved to Meiringen from Interlaken in June 2016, the previous tenant of my house told me that…
Hiking from Kandersteg to Blüemlisalphütte on the Via Alpina
This article was written for Switzerland Tourism’s Summer Magazine 2019. Sitting at the Blüemlisalphütte at 2840 m above sea…
Neil Thomas DouglasA wild mountain wedding – eloping to the Lodge on Loch Goil in Scotland
We couldn’t have wished for a wedding day that was more perfectly us. Getting married on the shores of…
Get your copy of Mountain Song
“Here in the silence and surrounded by mountains, I’m starting to find my answers, at least for now. I…
Hendrik CornelissenReading The Last American Man to imagine simple off-grid living in nature
Walden makes me weak at the knees. I see a beautiful log cabin and my heart skips a beat….
Travelling +10,000 km by train from Moscow to Beijing while earning money
I spoke to a lot of people while taking the Trans-Mongolian Railway from Moscow to Beijing. Most of them…
14 books like Walden to imagine life in the woods
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Packing list for the 160km Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland
The Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland isn’t like other long-distance hiking trails… For one, you’re above the Arctic Circle…
36 things I wish I knew before hiking the Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland
I had an incredible time hiking the Arctic Circle Trail last month (July 15-26). I went with my Mum…
10 days hiking the Arctic Circle Trail in remote Greenland
I described the Arctic Circle Trail to my mother as “an easy 10-day walk in a straight flat line”…
The Sun is a Compass – one couple’s adventure 4,000 miles into the Alaskan wilds
“Wilderness has become the silent third partner in our marriage, and here is where it all began…” While hiking…
Seeking solitude by moving to my Traumhaus in Meiringen, Switzerland
As I write this, it’s a sunny and clear Saturday morning and I’m on my balcony with coffee from…