Sir Richard Attenborough and Planet Earth. We hope that his desperate plea to world leaders at the World Environment Conference in Poland and the Economic Forum in Davos may effect… read more →
The Way that I went – Robert Lloyd Praeger The above book written by Ireland’s greatest field botanist and first published in 1937, is Robert Praeger’s personal tour of Ireland’s… read more →
One of the highlights this year of Walking And Talking In Donegal was a visit to the spectacular Fanad Lighthouse, recently voted 2nd best in Europe or was it the… read more →
The walks are wonderful, the scenery magnificent, the weather imaginative!!! – but it’s the walkers themselves who make these walking holidays special. Each year I look forward to meeting new… read more →
In September the flowers of San Francisco arrived in Donegal – all eleven of them! During the week they were joined by a German filmmaker/musician and a wonderful Canadian musician.… read more →
Rainbows in Cushendun – puffins and seals on Rathlin Island. The Causeway Coast and the glories of Glenveagh National Park were some of the highlights of this year’s walking tours.… read more →
Had a lovely ‘family’ walking weekend – small group of 5 who seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly as the pictures will show. Horn Head showed its splendour in bright sunshine… read more →
Edward Lhuyd, linguist, botanist, historian, polymath visited Ireland on his 4 year Grand Tour of Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany and Ireland from 1697 to 1701. He produced a grammar and… read more →
From Horn Head to Ards Forest Park and Knockalla we spent the weekend enjoying the wonders of North Donegal. We called in at Ards Friary where I saw again one… read more →
It’s been a mild winter so far in contrast to the snow and ice of last year which I must say I loved – for walking that is! For drivers… read more →