Get lost!
Get lost!
Ideas for getting outside, from island stays and waterfall walks to bike rides and mountain hikes—many suitable for trips with a dog.
These are first-hand guides with honest impressions and useful tips on access, timing, conditions, and pet travel where it matters.
After several days traveling through Norway, we deliberately stepped away from the busy tourist spots. We wanted quiet, fewer people, and more nature. We found exactly that at Lake Birtevatn, tucked into the Setesdalsheiene mountains. It’s a very picturesque area …
On our journey through Norway, our wheels took us into Jotunheimen National Park. We turned off the main route and headed up the Leira valley to the Leirvassbu mountain lodge, where we parked. The lodge sits on the park boundary …
The Kvarken Archipelago on Finland’s west coast is the kind of place that makes you slow down and really savour the nature around you. Silence and water, low northern vegetation, and a landscape where birch forests give way to water …
It’s early morning after an extremely short night spent stargazing, and we wake just below the summit of Cerro Paranal. We study the map from every angle, but the plan just won’t add up. From Cerro Paranal we’d hoped to …
After a few days in the seaside town of Mejillones, we head south towards the summit of Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert. On the way we stock up at a mall in Antofagasta and treat ourselves to a good …
Another day on our Montenegro road trip. At first light in the village of Vusanje, I set off for the country’s highest peak — Zla Kolata. Iva isn’t feeling well today, so she stays at the hotel. It’s just me …
Our goal is to climb Mount Mangart in the Julian Alps—this time with our dog, Ibo. From the moment we arrived in Slovenia, the weather has been on our side: clear, stable, and with superb visibility. Exactly the kind of …
Morning We wake in our romantic hideaway, high in the hills on the edge of the Knuckles Conservation Forest. Breakfast comes with views over tea estates and jungle, set to the sound of morning prayers drifting up from Bambarella in …
September 2023 On my way back from Socotra to Europe, I have a few hours’ layover in Abu Dhabi. I’ve never been, so I decide to make the most of it and visit the iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, just …
After a day on the endless Uyuni salt flats, we head out in the morning from our hotel near the village of Coqueza for another adventure. The plan: drive as close as we can to Tunupa Volcano, then continue on …