Article · 19 Jun 2019
Frame packs or panniers: what’s right for you?
Almost all cycle luggage manufacturers offer a range of frame packs alongside more traditional panniers. Richard Barrett explores the different choices and matches the optimal...
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Article · 12 Jun 2019
Cartoon of the Month: June
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is June's cartoon.
Article · 19 May 2019
Walking in Japan: the Kumano Kodo
Imagine a journey in a remote, ancient and spiritual region of Japan. Hiking through an endless sea of tree-covered mountains with hidden valleys, waterfalls and traditional rural villages. After a day of invigorating walking, you’ve soaked in the...
Article · 10 May 2019
Cartoon of the Month: May
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is May's cartoon.
Video · 27 Apr 2019
Welcome to the Kumano Kodo: a series of UNESCO-listed pilgrimage routes
The Kumano Kodo offers a different view of Japan: far removed from the modern cities, this is a world of forested slopes, hidden valleys, waterfalls, traditional villages,...
Article · 17 Apr 2019
Cartoon of the Month: April
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is April's cartoon.
Article · 20 Mar 2019
Cartoon of the Month: March
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is the latest cartoon on those sneaky snorers that follow us around.
Article · 13 Mar 2019
An intro to… The Japan Alps
The Japan Alps are a located in the centre of Japan’s main island of Honshu and are home to some of the country’s most famous, highest and rugged peaks. Tom Fay, author of Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji, introduces this...
Article · 13 Feb 2019
Cartoon of the Month: February
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is February's cartoon on a smelly situation familiar to us all.
Article · 2 Feb 2019
Hiking Yosemite’s Half Dome
Climbing the iconic Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is an intimidating prospect; the easiest route is by way of its notorious cable route. For those who fancy the challenge, Giles Story has produced this need-to-know guide.
Article · 26 Jan 2019
Cartoon of the Month: January
Cicerone's Clare Crooke, a talented designer and cartoonist, will be helping us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing some of her creations with us. Here is January's cartoon, based on The Mountain Hut Book by Kev Reynolds.
News · 13 Jan 2019
Introducing the Cicerone School
Cicerone is supporting the Juniper Trust to rebuild Rawa Dolu School and provide a three classroom school and a toilet block for the 50 children in the village. Here's an update before work begins.
Feature · 6 Jan 2019
In a promised land – the Lebanon Mountain Trail
Mike Laing spent a week walking part of the Lebanon Mountain Trail, where he discovered dramatic landscapes, a vibrant culture and friendly, welcoming locals.
Article · 22 Dec 2018
An intro to... Trekking in the Everest region
Trekking in the Everest region is not just about Everest. Here are a few things to consider on a trek in this part of the Himalaya.
Feature · 16 Dec 2018
Ladakh: beyond the Khardung La
The long-forbidden lands north of the Khardung La were beyond the wildest dreams of Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons when they first met in 1983 in Leh, Ladakh. Now easily accessible, this area, nestling in the shadow of the Himalaya and the...
Feature · 15 Dec 2018
Crossing Bhutan's Lunana plateau on the Snowman Trek
In October 2013, Heather McNeice and her friend Krista set off to trek 240km across the Lunana plateau in Bhutan, following the Snowman Trek route. After a wet and muddy start,...
News · 26 Nov 2018
Cicerone authors Tony Howard and Di Taylor make a big impact in Jordan
Cicerone authors Di Taylor and Tony Howard were thanked by the Jordan Trail Association for helping Jordan win a highly prestigious World Travel Award at the 2018 World Travel...
Feature · 18 Nov 2018
Trekking in Tajikistan: Frequently asked questions
Jan Bakker, author of the Cicerone guidebook to Trekking in Tajikistan answers some frequently asked questions about travelling to and trekking in this beautiful yet often...
Feature · 4 Nov 2018
Hiking the Larapinta Trail
Marsupials and mountains, desert walking, true wilderness and tough hiking. Simon Whitmarsh and Andrew Mok introduce the Larapinta Trail, 234km across the red centre of Australia.
Article · 3 Nov 2018
Wilderness amid the crowds in Alaska
Christine Gordon went on a trip of a lifetime travelling through Alaska in search of solitude and the remote and wild beauty it is famous for, but it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.