Category Archives: Dog Walks

Flaring horse nostrils!

Posted on August 26, 2012 by bigdogzola

I don’t mind horses but every so often my human likes to check my horse-radar calmness. Nice and calm ready to stay clear of passing horse and Mrs Horse-Rider Vikki and Mrs Horse-Rider practise so that horse and I get … Continue reading →

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Meeting local doggies

Posted on August 19, 2012 by bigdogzola

I’ve been meeting some of the local doggies on our walks.  Just for a sniff and quick hello, since most of these doggies have to keep up with their very busy humans who continue to march ahead. “Hey Zola…do you know which … Continue reading →

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Blackdown Walk – Surrey/ Sussex borders

Posted on August 1, 2012 by bigdogzola

A beautiful National Trust walk through 500 acres of heathland and woodland that we have been getting to know this week is called the Blackdown Walk. National Trust Blackdown Blackdown or Black Down is an important landscape feature on the Surrey/ Sussex borders.  It … Continue reading →

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Rain, Rain Go Away…

Posted on July 16, 2012 by bigdogzola

Rain, rain go away…Come back another day. Since I arrived in England, it has rained and rained. My window cloud art whilst watching the rain. We tried to go for a walk on the heathland and there was a lot of sludgy … Continue reading →

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Plateau de Calern

Posted on June 29, 2012 by bigdogzola

Although I’ll be seeing Golden Retreiver Toffee again in a few months, my human wanted to take us to one of her favourite places for a super last day out together before leaving for England: ‘Plateau de Calern’. Plateau de Calern is very high up … Continue reading →

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Water Walk – Biot to Valbonne along La Brague

Posted on June 16, 2012 by bigdogzola

A favourite doggie walk is a super trail that wanders along the shallow waterways of the river Brague between Biot and Valbonne in the Brague Valley  (also known as Vallée de la Brague/ Sentier de la Brague). The paths along the water are mostly in heavy shade of … Continue reading →

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Paradise Path in Gourdon

Posted on June 13, 2012 by bigdogzola

Gourdon is an ancient village (dating from the 10th century) perched very high up on the cliff hills of the Alpes Maritimes and is rated as one of the most beautiful villages in all of France (‘Plus beaux villages de France’).  Just getting … Continue reading →

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Golden Mimosa Forest Walk

Posted on February 17, 2012 by bigdogzola

Every year from January to March the Mimosa trees flower and lighten up the area with golden pom pom blossoms. Winter makes a gracious exit and a new season begins: the Mimosa season. The arrival of Mimosa blossoms marks the beginning of a mild spell of weather to … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Punch Bowl Forest

Posted on December 18, 2011 by bigdogzola

The Devil’s Punch Bowl is an ancient forest just behind my human grandparents’ garden in Surrey, South England. I have explored this forest many times during my visits and I love going there…I’d spend all day every day in there if … Continue reading →

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Play on the Plateau

Posted on October 3, 2011 by bigdogzola

Sometimes we go to the forest park where we can have some fitness trail fun in our own doggie way!  This time we went to Plateau de la Justice in Eze. View Larger Map There are some good jumps on this trail and it … Continue reading →

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