Climbing up Mt Taranaki, a dormant volcano, is no walk in the park. So don’t let anyone tell you that getting up to the summit of Mt Taranaki (2,518m) is easy. From the Egmont National Park Visitors Centre, it’s a challenging climb of around 1,600m to the top. In perfect weather, we climbed up Mt […]
Day Hikes
Australia: Spit to Manly Walk
The Spit Bridge to Manly walk is a beautiful 10km/6.2mi moderate hiking trail (one way) close to the city of Sydney, Australia. It boasts native bushland, quiet inner harbour beaches, picturesque bays and panoramic ocean views. Sometimes during the week, but more often on weekends, you will find trail runners, avid walkers and locals on […]
Barcelona: Hiking Montserrat
Barcelona is a hustle and bustle city on a grand scale. While it’s a beautiful city full of culture, food and nice people, it can get very busy especially in summer. So heading out of the city for a day, we found a guided hike up and around Montserrat. With a certain wow factor about […]
USA: There is more to New York than the City
. Welcome to Upstate New York! “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books.” – John Lubbock. Well, I think I found the above and more. My Go North adventure started in Corning, upstate […]
Australia: Hiking the Ormiston Gorge, Macdonnell Ranges
Hiking the Ormiston Gorge in winter provided the perfect backdrop to explore this lovely area in the Macdonnell ranges. We found that the Ormiston Gorge is a huge amphitheatre surrounded by hills and ridges. Massive geological forces created the towering red walls of the Gorge and is full of colour. Within Ormiston Gorge, there is […]