Spice up your lockdown diet!
Jackie's latest Blog for the US magazine Sixty and Me looks at spicing up your lockdown menus by recreating dishes from your favourite travels. With a little imagination we can all revisit favourite food memories that transport us to happy times and places and, if you...
Three Favourite Lakes
At Hedonistic Hiking we continue to reminisce about many of our best-loved places in Europe and we are looking forward to being back there in 2021! Walking by water, whether it be the sea, a fast-flowing river or a perfectly still lake provides the perfect backdrop for many a...
Italy launches the Path of the Parks
The Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Italian Alpine Club are joining forces to create the Path of the Parks, a hiking trail which will connect all 20 Italian regions and include all 26 of the country's official national parks.
Three Favourite Mountains
At Hedonistic Hiking we always like to aim high, and mountains are a natural home for us with their stunning vistas, silent beauty and sense of achievement after making those ascents!
Life under Lockdown
The Hedonistic Hiking staff are scattered between Australia, Italy, England and France and everyone has been adapting to life under lockdown in their own countries. Thankfully the team members are a cheerful and resourceful bunch and everyone has found new ways to keep busy during these...
Three of the Best Virtual Museum Tours
As we come to terms with the fact that we won't be travelling overseas for the forseeable future, we are all becoming expert armchair travellers. To feed our desire for cultural experiences and to help us while away the hours at home Italy's museums have been fantastic at opening up their...
Supporting our Italian friends
One small thing we can do to help our Italian friends at this difficult time is support businesses involved in the procurement of Italian food and wine.
Piedmont's Historic Occitan Culture
Anyone who’s spent any time in Piedmont will probably have heard of Occitania, a huge historic region which, in addition to extending into parts of Piedmont, also comprises most of the South of France, the Aran Valley in Spain and the principality of Monaco.
Hedonistic Hiking featured in The Times
It was exciting to see an in-depth review of our Northern Tuscany and Ravenna tour recently splashed across a double-page spread in the UK’s leading newspaper, the Times.
Five Best Day Trips from Venice
When it comes to looking for the best day trips to take from Venice we have a few favourite cities in the north east corner of Italy which we always recommend.