Reviewed on the Responsible Travel website by Keren Fiore:

***** I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The beautiful scenery, the good company , excellent vegetarian food and well-organised walks all made for a fantastic holiday. Prepare to laugh a lot.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Please make sure you do some hill walking before you leave or ,if that's not possible, take it slowly. No matter how many miles are walked on the flat if you are not used to hills you will find it more difficult and if you walk in Spain in September expect it to be hot. Also expect rocky paths where you have to watch your feet. Common sense, I know. but some members of the party had problems because of these factors!

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
We were using local restaurants, drinking at local bars and staying in typical village houses so it felt that we were contributing to the local economy whilst also learning something about the area in which we were staying.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I would give it five stars because it equals the best holidays I have had which have all been walking holidays.

Poem by Jackie Porter about the Guided Walking Holiday 22-29 Sept 2007

This is a story about our week’s walking
So settle down please…stop that talking!
And now we’re all seated I think I’ll begin
I’ve been walking, just walking…not on the Gin.

We set out each day about 10 in the morn,
A good time for all, it’s well after dawn.
Puffing & blowing our way up each hill,
Dave at the front, back marker wife Gill

They’ve been up half the night making lunches & food fine,
Hope there’s banana bread today – don’t forget the wine!
Chasing pine cones all day, Biggie’s fit as a flea,
Bounds up & down hills, then leg up for a wee!

She’s not a pain in the neck, Karen has a neck with a pain,
Suren gave up his sunbathing, what a WONDERFUL man!
One day some were knackered, stayed resting our eyes
We joined a keep-fit class, what a surprise!

Higher & steeper go the paths up the hills,
Ouch! That’s my blister, got any energy pills?
Limping home hot & tired & just a bit whiffy,
“Don’t be long in the shower” – I’ll just be a jiffy

But we’ve had some great walks, sun & laughter all the way
Thank you Dave & Gill, we’ll all be back another day!