This week, we’re talking about Canada, and Devon.
The English Riviera not only boasts some of the best weather in the UK, but also has many perfect walking paths.
The English Riviera Walking Festival is returning with more than 20 guided walks from the 14th to the 22nd of June.
The Riviera covers the coastal part of Devon that includes Brixham, Torquay and Paignton. The South West Coast Path takes in the Riviera coastline, and it is also a UNESCO Geopark. Of the 140 Geoparks around the world, the English Riviera is the only seaside resort with this status.
Thirteen of the 24 walks on the website are new additions for the 2025 festival. The walks range from 1.5 miles to 15 miles, and are labelled from easy to strenuous depending on the length and terrain. However, keen hikers can do a 27-mile two-day walk that takes in the entire coastline.
The walks also have a limited number of spaces.
The festival is not for profit, and is staged by the English Riviera BID Company in partnership with Torbay Council.
For more information, and to book walks, visit the festival website.
Hiking in Saskatchewan
The Canadian government recently handed out funding to several of the provinces to boost tourism.
One of these was Saskatchewan, which is not necessarily well known for its tourism and hiking opportunities.
However, the province has 39 provincial parks and two national parks, making it a perfect place to visit for a hiking holiday with a difference. With two major cities, Regina and Saskatoon, it has ample opportunities for spending time exploring, both close to the US border in the south of the province, and in the more remote areas of the northern part.
To tell us about the province, and the many opportunities for walking there, is local outdoors enthusiast and entrepreneur Annika Mang, who runs the Born to Be Aventurous website and the hiking guide app Trail Collectiv.
To find out more about Saskatchewan, visit the Tourism Saskatchewan website.
