Author: lotuseaters.travel
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The Portuguese Coastal Route vs the Central Route: Which should you walk?
THE PORTUGUESE COASTAL CAMINO OR THE CENTRAL ROUTE: WHICH SHOULD YOU WALK? One of my favourite topics is Camino routes. If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll already know this! And if you’re new here, by way of a short introduction – we’ve walked more than 12 different…
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19 unique things to do in Folkestone
19 UNIQUE THINGS TO DO IN FOLKESTONE FOR A MARVELLOUS WEEKEND. I make no secret of the fact that I love the Kent Coast. As someone who grew up in Kent, even though I now travel widely, I will always have time to spend a day on the coast. I…
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The Camino del Norte: what we liked + didn’t like
THE CAMINO DEL NORTE: WHAT WE LIKED + DIDN’T LIKE. The Camino del Norte was our first Camino. Since then we’ve walked several others across Spain and Portugal, but if someone asked me which route I’d recommend to someone looking for dramatic scenery, fantastic cities and just enough challenge to…
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The Laugavegur Trail: what we liked + didn’t like
THE LAUGAVEGUR TRAIL: WHAT WE LIKED & DIDN’T LIKE. The Laugavegur Trail had been on our hiking wish list for years. Between the colourful rhyolite mountains, steaming geothermal valleys and black volcanic deserts, it looked unlike anywhere we’d ever walked before. Add in Iceland’s famously unpredictable weather and a few…
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The GR131 Canary Islands: what we liked + didn’t like
THE GR131 CANARY ISLANDS: WHAT WE LIKED + DIDN’T LIKE. The GR131 isn’t a single hike – it’s seven of them, stitched together with ferries. We knew that going in, but we didn’t really understand what it meant until we were standing on a black lava field on Lanzarote, then…
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Walking the Dry Stone Route: what we liked + didn’t like
WALKING THE DRY STONE ROUTE: WHAT WE LIKED + DIDN’T LIKE. After nine days, 159km, countless climbs, a few moments of wondering what on earth we’d signed up for, and some of the best mountain scenery we’ve ever walked through, we finally reached the other side of Mallorca. The Dry…
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16 fantastic things to do in Rethymno
16 FANTASTIC THINGS TO DO IN RETHYMNO: A DETAILED GUIDE. Most visitors arrive in Rethymno with a rough plan. A wander through the old town, an afternoon on the beach, a visit to the Venetian fortress and perhaps a day trip or two around Crete. It doesn’t have the fame…
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Where to stay in Rethymno
WHERE TO STAY IN RETHYMNO: A DETAILED GUIDE. I once heard a good description of what it means to visit a new place as a tourist: your first job is to find “the bit”. The bit being the main area where the tourist sites are clustered. Large cities can have…
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Chania or Rethymno: which should you choose in Crete?
CHANIA OR RETHYMNO: WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE IN CRETE? Two Venetian harbours, two old towns full of shuttered wooden balconies and cats snoozing on warm stone, two places that get mentioned in the same breath by almost everyone who’s been to Crete.They’re not the same town. We know because we…
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Visiting Mili Gorge from Rethymno: a short guide
VISITING MILI GORGE FROM RETHYMNO: A SHORT GUIDE. We were staying in Rethymno and had already spent more than one day lazing on the beach and more than one evening indulging in beers and Cretan food. In true Lotus Eaters Travel fashion, that’s when I realised we needed to get…