Italy's oldest cheese
This amazing cheese comes from a small alpine area in the northern part of Lombardy, known as the Valtellina valley, close to the border with Switzerland, and its name is Bitto Storico.
A Triumph for Truffles
The art of truffle hunting and extraction in Italy has been recently added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, which aims to celebrate and preserve important cultural practices.
Calming the Chaos
Jackie has recently been interviewed for the US Podcast "Calm the Chaos", which is hosted by professional Life Coach Deborah Voll. She talks about the early days of Hedonistic Hiking and how she turned a life-long dream into a successful business on both sides of the world.
Feast your eyes on a good book
There is no doubt that reading a book set in the country where you are travelling helps to bring the place to life. At HH we're always on the look out for books set in the regions where we run our tours and like to share our ideas from time to time.
Sharing our European Travel Experience
We've just returned from 3 months in Europe and were pleased to see life returning to normal. There is no substitute for genuine experience so, if you are still a little unsure about venturing overseas in 2022, here is what we learnt from our journey about what it takes to...
Highlights of our Tyrolean Tour
Our Austria and the Dolomites tour explores the delightful Tyrol landscape of both Austria and Italy, and we cross the border between the two on foot. If you are looking for hikes with world-class views, fascinating history and excellent food and wine, then this could...
Hike from Slovenia to North East Italy
Jackie's latest Blog for the Sixty & Me US website takes a look at the region of Friuli in North East Italy and uncovers details of our tour from Slovenia's capital Ljubljana to Venice.
Three Exhibitions for 2022
Calling all art lovers! If you have plans to be in Italy in 2022, here are three upcoming art exhibitions you may like to see!
Visit Eataly to Eat Italian!
A recent trip to London enabled us to visit the first Eataly store in the UK, situated in Broadgate just close to Liverpool Street Station, which opened in April last year.
Looking on the Bright side
Bright is one of the most charming country towns in Victoria's High Country. It sits on the banks of the beautiful Ovens River and has a rich gold-rush history. We have three events coming up which all start in or near Bright so we are encouraging as many hikers...