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Looks like the new photo album thing works pretty well. You might wonder (at least I do) if it is difficult to host this Piwigo software on your own computer? I mean instead of relying on a web hotel that offers it. The answer will be given later. For now, let us see what BlueHost … Continue reading »

Despite rumors of hot beer and lousy food in fact Algarve did turn out very well. The Sunflower guide was of the best I have used and the fairly easy strolls you can do around Lagos turned into this year’s first “Walk & Eat” experience. A small report with some restaurant tips, bus timetables and … Continue reading »

The new photo album is at http://www.islandwalking.com/piwigo/. Most photo gallery software seem to have more bugs than features, so this is another fresh start. But at least there are now finally photos from The Algarve. I have had a look before, but now that Piwigo have released pLoader for MacOS X there is a chance … Continue reading »

This newer series by Sunflower Books concentrates on shorter walks and strolls. The tips for good eating have so far been a bit different from mine… Walk & Eat Kefalonia: Walk & Eat Rhodes:

German Rother is also translated into English. Small and handy, but again, for Greece it is only Crete that is covered (one for east, one for west): More in the Book Shop.

Some like these guides. They have very few for Greece and to me they look like something for “experts”. Not for me then, I am just a happy amateur: Crete – The White Mountains Western Crete – Walking in the Kissamos See more in the Book Shop.

Generally my favorite series of walking guides. These are the ones that cover Greece: For more look in the Book Shop.

These no-nonsense booklets written by Lance Chilton are among the best I have used (I have not used them all though). Very efficiently they concentrate on just very detailed walk descriptions and nothing else. No BS. His maps are also great at showing exactly what you need to see: More info in the Book Shop.

For the next few days I will add overviews of some of the useful walking guides available for your Islandwalking pleasure. All of these has been used by myself. Starting off with “Walking the Greek Islands” (fitting title!) by Graf Editions. These are most of Dieter Graf’s books translated into English: These are handy books, … Continue reading »

For this years expeditions these are the walking guides I will use. It will come as no surprise that Sunflower’s Landscape Guides are heavily represented on this list. These books are also added to my Book Shop! Landscapes of Algrave: Landscapes of Costa Brava: Landscapes of Eastern Provence: Walk & Eat Kefalonia: