Category Archives: Travel tales

Snowshoeing in Tromsø

Posted on June 1, 2019 by indyjols

The last time I went winter walking in the mountains above Tromsø, I lost both my map and myself in the snow. It was 2009, and I’d left my editorial job in London and swanned off to the Norwegian Arctic … Continue reading →

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A trip to Japan

Posted on December 5, 2018 by indyjols

Last Friday, as most of the world was going about its more important business, I was sat in a restaurant on the outskirts of Kyoto eating candied crickets, bee larvae and bear meat stew. I’ve just got back from a … Continue reading →

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Field guns in the Kremlin

Posted on May 16, 2018 by indyjols

The other week, I took a little jaunt over to see my old mate P and his family in Moscow. I’ve been promising to visit him since he first moved there around a decade ago, but you know how life … Continue reading →

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The Zillertal Alps with Peter Habeler

Posted on December 12, 2017 by indyjols

The Ramblers always give me the best jobs. First there was Bavaria, then the Dolomites, then Matt, the editor, got in touch asking if I might fancy going to the Zillertal Alps for a spot of walking with mountaineering legend, … Continue reading →

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The Pennine Way

Posted on September 19, 2017 by indyjols

The reason we had trouble finding the entrance to our campsite was because you had to go through a working scrapyard. As you emerged from the piles of crumpled Mondeos and rotting Land Cruisers with puddled tyres, the first caravan … Continue reading →

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Destination: Dolomites

Posted on August 30, 2017 by indyjols

A few months back I was lucky enough to be thrown a last-minute gig by Matt at walk magazine, writing about a week-long walking holiday in the Italian Dolomites. It was a pretty busy time with work, and I only … Continue reading →

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Hardangervidda

Posted on September 12, 2016 by indyjols

To my shame, it’s over a month since my brother and I slithered down off Hardangervidda, in south-central Norway, and I’m only just getting down to writing about it. Our four-day walk was a sort of warm-down after a week … Continue reading →

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Jotunheimen jaunting

Posted on August 15, 2016 by indyjols

It’s becoming apparent that I am something of a Jonah when it comes to mountain trips. For the second summer in a row, my hiking companion has brought home a broken bone as a souvenir. Admittedly my brother’s paggered hand … Continue reading →

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My Green Ribbon 2015 video

Posted on April 12, 2016 by indyjols

I finally got round to stitching together the GoPro footage of my two-month hike through the Swedish mountains in summer 2015. The Green Ribbon (or ‘Gröna Bandet’) is a long-distance challenge where you walk the length of the Scandinavian mountain … Continue reading →

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A bit of winter walking in Füssen

Posted on March 16, 2016 by indyjols

This time last week I was beginning my journey home from a snowy week spent winter walking in Bavaria. I was actually on a press gig for walk magazine, and though the full feature will show up sometime in the autumn, … Continue reading →

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