The Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park is one of the best hikes in Arches National Park near Moab in Utah. As one of the most popular national parks in the system, I’d seen pictures of Arches National Park for months leading up to our Canada and America trip. I’d done a little bit…
The town of Yangshuo China was described in our Lonely Planet guide as a “once-peaceful settlement” now a home to “pole-dancing bars” and it was at that point I was beginning to question why I’d thought it was a good idea to visit Yangshuo. That description alone conjured up something seedy with images of Amsterdam’s…
Famous for its lakes, forests and mountains, associations with Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit, the Lake District is a pretty well-known area of the UK. We went camping in the Lake District during the weekend of Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary. We’d expected everywhere to be absolutely heavy but fortunately, we found plenty of places…