The United Kingdom: Once, Twice, Again.
Christmas comes but once a year and seems to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Advertising campaigns insist we must continue to spend money we don’t have on things we […]
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The United Kingdom: Leftovers
The Basingstoke Half Marathon starts at 11am. If I had my way we’d be almost done by then rather than just setting off. Dave, Mike and I mill about in […]
The United Kingdom: New Chapters
Thick green avenues run wild alongside footpaths. The space between beech and hazel trees has filled out with life. Tracks I used to take around the trunks have been swallowed […]
The United Kingdom: Homecoming
I have no idea what I need for an overnight stay or a day hike. I’m so used to having everything. I forget my toothbrush when I stay with old […]
South West Coast Path: Lyme Regis to Teignmouth
The world from the train is without people. People have shaped the land but they are not in it. A patchwork of green, yellow and brown. Fields lined with hedges, […]
South West Coast Path: Once, Twice, Again.
I asked myself, “what next?” And sometimes “what’s the point?” Summer approaches its natural end. The temperature, finally, starts to drop. Darkness closes in. Leaves silently turn from green to brown. I’ve […]
Lofoten: The Sun Never Sets
Jon and I spent the night in a cabin. Not a very big cabin I’ll admit but it had real beds and access to a pay per use but thankfully […]
Lofoten: Insomnia
Snow white clouds. A cover hiding the world below. Like snow it looks pure, clean. The tops bubbled like a fountain filled with washing up liquid. Where the clouds broke, […]
The Peak District: Kinder Scout
I remember marching up the valley in the dark. The only light coming from the torches strapped to our heads. We came into the arena, found a seat on the […]
News from Nowhere
The road out of Sheffield climbs up and up, until you pass the last pub and the first millstone and then you’re in the Peak District. I’m wowing to a […]
I Don't Have The Map 