Tag Archives: walking

A Walk In The Woods #thoughtpiece

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 by

I happened to be walking around Dunwich Forest in Suffolk yesterday. It’s a calming place when you dodge the logging that is happening in a few places. Then I came upon a man with two spaniels. He was ahead of … Continue reading →

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Part one: My French Debut #france #french

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 by

I’m in France for most of this week so I thought a series of posts on my experiences of all things French. As our nearest neighbours – I am speaking as a Brit not as an Englishman, just to clear … Continue reading →

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Walking With Rosie #bookreview #the rosieresult

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 by

I did a daft thing a few weeks ago; I signed up with the Long Distance Walking Association to undertake their 3rd Capital Challenge. Starting at St John’s Church Waterloo it circumnavigates some of the best bits of London’s green … Continue reading →

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Walking While Pondering #dunwich #suffolk

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 by

When it comes to weather, we can become a trifle obsessed. Today, fr’instance, the weather person told me we achieved the highest ever February temperature in the UK – 20.6 C somewhere in Wales. Most people of my close acquaintance … Continue reading →

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Walking With The Wind At My Back: Part Four

Posted on Jan 22, 2019 by

Kirkby Stephen to Richmond This is the fourth part of my walk that I undertook with my father and friends across England from Coast to Coast. Part three is here. You can link back to the earlier posts from there. … Continue reading →

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Walking With The Wind At My Back: Part Three

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 by

I’m continuing a series on the Coast to Coast walk that my father and I did, with one of his friends, Ernie and two other friends who drove us. This is part three. Here is part one and here is … Continue reading →

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Walking With The Wind At My Back: Part Two

Posted on Dec 28, 2018 by

St Bees To Patterdale The start of any long walk was full of apprehension. Will the body cope? Will my companions cope? Will my relationship with my companions cope? It rarely involved any sort of ‘will it be fun?’ I … Continue reading →

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