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Robin Hoods Bay  | Read More
Robin Hood’s Bay – destination for Coast to Coast Walkers

Robin Hoods Bay We woke to a cold morning. This was to be our final day of walking.... Read more

On Dyke at Radnor
Through the country of the Magicians  | Read More
Offa’s Dyke – walking on the Dyke (760AD) to Discoed

Through the country of the Magicians We had been walking for half the day and were... Read more

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Cast iron statue of the Virgin and Jesus in Le Puy  | Read More
Le Puy to Conques – Le Puy, the city of the Holy Virgin

Cast iron statue of the Virgin and Jesus in Le Puy In Le Puy, France for the start... Read more

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Walking Health and Fitness

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Suddenly the mists parted, revealing the valley  | Read More
Via Francigena: Martigny to Orsieres

Suddenly the mists parted, revealing the valley Via Francigena: Martigny, Switzerland. After... Read more

Road to Aghavannagh
The Irish road to Avagannagh  | Read More
Road to Aghavannagh – an Irish walk

The Irish road to Avagannagh From the diary – Monday: Glendalough – Aghavannagh Glenalough... Read more

Ben Nevis
Almost at the summit of Ben Nevis  | Read More
Scotland: Fort William – Ben Nevis summit

Almost at the summit of Ben Nevis Fort William – Ben Nevis summit If you’re... Read more

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Walking Experiences

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The Old Curiosity Shop  | Read More
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]

Kington
Cosy Kington in the Welsh woods  | Read More
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]

St Domenic's
Siena's memorial to St Catherine  | Read More
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
Kings House Hotel  | Read More
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]

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Sometimes - even plastic - when it rains!  | Read More
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]

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Good friends in Obradoiro Plaza Santiago  | Read More
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. . 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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