The Shing Mun Country Park hiking trail is a lovely easy hike around the Upper Shing Mun Reservoir. I did it on a rather gloomy rainy day, which added a bit to the magic. It features, well, a reservoir, views
Visions of Stoos Ridge : Switzerland
During my last month of two years in Europe I had an opportunity to do some quick getaways that proved quite amazing. One such unexpected treat was Switzerland. I’ve done Geneva and Lausanne before in the French part of Switzerland,
Matthiessen State Park Hiking Trail : Illinois
Illinois is very flat, and it gets the somewhat deserved reputation of being a bit dull, especially in comparison to other areas in the US with much grander natural scenery. However, this doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything to do,