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Road to Aghavannagh – an Irish walk
The Irish road to Avagannagh
From the diary – Monday: Glendalough – Aghavannagh
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Almost at the summit of Ben Nevis |
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Scotland: Fort William – Ben Nevis summit
Almost at the summit of Ben Nevis
Fort William – Ben Nevis summit
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Walking Experiences
The Old Curiosity Shop |
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London: Step by Step – Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
Walking around an ancient capital city like London is a pleasure.
As well as enjoying the sights, smells and sounds, you still have to have your wits about you. And be ready to take in the enormous amount of history around you. The weather was perfect for walking. No rain and intermittent sunshine. I took the tube from Shepherd’s... [Read more of this review]
Cosy Kington in the Welsh woods |
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Offa’s Dyke – Gladestry –Kington with the highest golf course in Britain
Cosy Kington in the Welsh woods
Overnighted at at B&B at Gladestry on the historic Anglo-Welsh border.
A good breakfast in the dining room and an extra slice of cake for good measure. It was going to be a long walk today. A blustery wind forecast for today. We followed the road down to Gladestry and walked through the quiet village. Just the Royal... [Read more of this review]
Siena's memorial to St Catherine |
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Via Francigena – Siena and Saint Catherine
Siena's memorial to St Catherine
We had happened to be in Siena on the day of the Palio, a fiercely competitive horserace. After visiting Il Campo where preparations were being made for the race later in the day, we found ourselves back at the piazza in front of the Duomo where the procession of the Contrades, representatives of Siena’s seventeen... [Read more of this review]
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Walking Gear
Kings House Hotel |
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The oldest Hotel in Scotland – and it’s on the West Highland Way
Kings House Hotel
Bridge of Orchy- Kings House Hotel (21.5 km) – Glencoe, Argyll
We were staying at a B&B near the village of Bridge of Orchy. The overnight rain had brought about an overcast morning.
It was time to pay for dinner and order lunch. Dinner turned out to be £10 each instead of £9 and a packed lunch started out at £6, but... [Read more of this review]
Sometimes - even plastic - when it rains! |
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Wet weather gear for Camino and other journeys
Sometimes – even plastic – when it rains!
PONFERRADA, CAMINO, SPAIN:
.We left the hotel, walked past the Ayunamento, over the bridge and out through the suburbs of Ponferrada, the first of which was Compostilla, a lovely area with neatly spaced house blocks with large luxury houses. We passed a modern neo-Romanesque church with a statue... [Read more of this review]
Good friends in Obradoiro Plaza Santiago |
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Boots on the Camino
Good friends in Obradoiro Plaza Santiago
Well, they have been such good friends along with my feet.
300 odd kilometers along the famed Camino from Leon to Santiago, as well as two previous years of good walking. Boots are so important for a good walking journey.
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It was only when we were walking up to O Cebreiro (see previous articel) that we... [Read more of this review]
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