On nighttime hikes in Hong Kong’s surprisingly lush forests, a snake catcher teaches city slickers about the reptiles — and their bites.
Tag: Hikes and Hiking
The Haunting Beauty of a Hut-to-Hut Hike in the Dolomites
With their colossal limestone walls and gloriously green valleys, Italy’s Dolomites are home to some of the world’s most majestic scenery — and mountain huts called rifugios make it all the more accessible.
A Boy, a Bear and a Close Call in the Mountains of Italy
A 12-year-old knew what to do (and what not to) when he crossed paths with a large bear on a hike. A video of the encounter has gone viral.
Cold Stopped a Woman’s Heart for 6 Hours, Then Helped Save Her Life
Audrey Mash got caught in a snowstorm while hiking in the Pyrenees. Doctors say she experienced the longest period of cardiac arrest that a patient has survived in Spain.
Germany Dispatch: Where Kale Is King (at Least, When It’s Stewed in Schmaltz and Bacon)
Kale in a smoothie? Or a salad? Not in Germany’s north, where eating the leafy green is celebrated with hikes, parties and lots of animal fat.
Man Accused of Killing British Backpacker Grace Millane Appears in New Zealand Court
“Your grief must be desperate,” a judge told the victim’s family. Ms. Millane vanished just before her 22nd birthday while on a trip around the world.