Finally, Teva sandals you can wear with both hiking shorts and out to dinner. These Teva sandals have the traditional straps you find on Teva's but the straps look like leather (I have no idea if they are actually made of leather or not). Because they look like leather these Teva's can be dressed up or dressed down.

Like most Teva's, the Teva Leather 2 Sandals are waterproof, so there is no need to worry about getting them wet whether you are walking in the rain or hiking through puddles.

The Teva Leather 2 Sandals are perfect if you are trying to pack light for your next walking vacation because you can wear them all day and out for a night on the town. Not only that, your feet will feel so good after wearing them all day you will have enough energy left for a night on the dance floor.

I avoided buying Teva sandals for years. Everyone in my family owned a pair of Teva's and they wore them everywhere. I resisted, thinking they were the ugliest shoes ever made and on top of that the colors were terrible.

A few years ago I finally relented and bought my first pair of Teva sandals, but I had to look everywhere to find a pair of basic, all black Teva's. I finally bought a pair of kid's Teva's, because they were the only ones I could find. Well, the makers of Teva sandals have finally gotten wise and now offer an all black Teva in men's, women's and kids styles.

Is it a hiking boot or a walking Shoe? The Vie Black Merrell Performance Footwear is an excellent women's shoe that is a cross between a hiking boot and a walking shoe.

This is an excellent shoe when you are not sure when you may find a long walk turning in to a hike. I have worn these shoes on the hiking trails in the Cinque Terre in Italy and dining at Tres Scalini in the Piazza Navona in Rome. My family is from Brittany in France which has a landscape much like you find in Maine and Maritime Canada. When I visited them my Merrill's were a life saver. I could go from touring Mont St. Michele to walking the rocky coast of Normandy and Brittany.

Walking for days at trade shows on concrete floors can kill your feet. You know you are in trouble when massage therapists are provided to help weary shoppers go the extra mile. Our nephew has bone spurs so concrete floors are excruciating.

We stopped into a Birkenstock store the first day after a spring gift trade show and he found his dream shoe. Shoes are definitely a personal preference. Birkenstocks are wonderful for our nephew but not the shoe of choice for 3 other family members.

He won't be parted with his Birkenstocks.  There are huge numbers of Birkenstock fans in the world who agree with my nephew’s favorite shoe.

I have worn these shoes for at least 5 years. This is a good shoe to wear if you are planning on doing most of your walking on streets, walking paths, treadmills or maintained flat trails. I wore these shoes all over Amsterdam. Everywhere from the Rijksmuseum to the flower gardens at Keukenhof. While my friends complained about their feet I was pain free!

One of the nice things about Easy Spirit athletic and walking shoes is that they are rated according to intensity. Shoes rated a "1" are for light activity, those rated a "2" are for activities that have a medium intensity and a shoe rated "3" are considered high performance.

This is a great walking shoe based on the famous New Balance 801 design.

Teva sandals shoes are recommended whether you will be walking in the city or spending the day on a boat.  I wore my Tevas all over the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador.

I spent the week on a boat where we took an inflatable boat to the islands.  My Tevas were great on the boat and hiking the islands!  And they did not take up much space in my suitcase!