The Real Story: One Week of Adventure in the Pyrenees, Spain

Posted on September 27, 2011 by ‹

I’ve just left Iceland for the snowy slopes of the Pyrenees in Northern Spain. As much as I’m reluctant to leave the glaciers and volcanoes behind, the Pyrenees is calling out to me with the promise of more adventures, good food and quirky corners to be discovered.

This is a part of Spain that I’ve been wanting to visit. Stretching along the border of France, the Pyrenees mountain range is one of the biggest and most famous in Europe. It’s home to hundreds of charming countryside villages, acres of ski slopes and bits of shimmering coastline.

Over the next week, I’ll be traveling from la Cerdanya to l’Empordà in the coast as a guest of Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava. On the itinerary includes a hot-air balloon ride over La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone, a trek in the forest of La Fageda d’en Jordà and other activities like horse riding and sea-kayaking. We’ll also be canyoning – something I’ve been wanting to try for awhile now.

While much of the itinerary is kept a secret, it promises to be an exhilarating trip. I’m pretty confident that the Pyrenees will blow my mind away – so stay tuned for updates over the week as I bring you a mix of stories from the Pyrenees and Iceland. In the meantime, be sure to follow the trip on Twitter using the hashtag #inPyrenees.

Photo by Visit Costa Brava

About Nellie Huang

Nellie Huang is the co-founder of WildJunket. As a professional travel writer with a special interest in offgrid destinations and adventure travel, she scours through the world in search for a slice of undiscovered paradise. In her quest, she's climbed an active volcano in Guatemala, swam with sealions in the Galapagos and built a school in Tanzania.
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5 Responses to “The Real Story: One Week of Adventure in the Pyrenees, Spain”

  1. Jeff Titelius September 27, 2011 7:35 am
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    Fascinating journey my friend. Looking forward to all of your updates.

  2. Josh Aggars September 27, 2011 4:55 pm
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    Ah what a beautiful part of the world. It's so unlike the rest of Spain with its lush green vegetation and drizzle! I hope you've got some warm clothes as it took me by surprise when I was there last summer (although I believe we're all about to bask in a heat wave this side of Europe so you might be OK).

    Have a great time. Looking forward to the photos.

    • Nellie October 4, 2011 5:37 pm
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      Thanks Josh, plenty of photos coming up!

  3. Nancy $ Shawn Power September 28, 2011 3:35 am
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    Oooo… sounds like you have some great fun lined up. Can't wait to hear about it. Wondering which you'll enjoy more, sea kayaking or canoeing.

    Nancy & Shawn

  4. Matt Ledger March 4, 2013 2:45 am
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    The first thing I'd do there is get on a horse and start exploring. Wide open spaces like that are getting a little hard to come by these days.

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