Blog posts about hiking at Permanent Tourist

Taking ourselves on a walk in the blissful isolation of the forests of Jura.

A short film by David Jervidal.

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Oh, did I forget to mention? Jo and I walked up the biggest mountain in England in 2017.

The longest and hardest hike in Switzerland I’ve managed to date, captured in photos and video.

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My second “vlog”, from Flims in Graubünden.

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I was intrigued by this effect. Although the photo looks like green sand, the ripples are actually light and shade cast by the sun on the rippling surface of the lake.

A first foray into the world of the video blog, or “vlog”, which I shot while hiking in the Alps a few weeks ago.

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Panoramic aerial photograph of the Tschingellochtighorn in Switzerland

Obstinacy got me past a viewpoint I had aimed for and gave me the opportunity to capture a wonderfully dramatic alternative image.

The small «Berggasthaus» beneath the cliffs in canton Appenzell is one of the most famous destinations in Switzerland.

Hiking our first Scottish “Munro”: Ben Wyvis in the district of Ross & Cromarty.

1st August is Switzerland’s Bundestag (or federal day), so Jo and I usually take advantage of the day off work to celebrate our adopted home. Here are some photographic mementoes of the day trips we’ve made.

Catching the ship from Faulensee to Sundlauenen, hiking through the forest past St. Beatus Caves to Merligen, and then home by paddle steamer.

Photos from a wet night-time walk from Tate Modern to Southwark, via London Bridge and Tower Bridge, in 2014.

Beginning a hike from Birg station to the Schilthorn revolving restaurant, before changing my plans and walking down the very steep path to Allmendhubel and Mürren.

Itching to visit the historic Hörnlihütte in Zermatt.

Hiking along a panoramic path above the lake at Oeschinensee and then over-doing it on a much steeper, rockier path on the way to the Blümlisalphütte.

Whilst many travel up to the top of the Niederhorn ridge by cable car – one of the most expensive ones by distance in the whole region – there’s a much better alternative for the fitter visitor. There’s a private, tolled road leading up from Waldegg, at Beatenberg, to farm buildings on the mountain, which drivers […]