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Walking the Cumbria Way In Five Days

Posted by on Oct 22, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking, Walking Days | 2 comments

Beginning in Ulverston, the CW wanders as due north as possible. Bar a brief hiccough on day two. Through the Lake District National Park,...

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Autumn in Cumbria

Posted by on Oct 15, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | Comments Off on Autumn in Cumbria

It’s been a while since I published on here.  Blame houses.  Or rather the ridiculously stressful system of buying and selling...

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A hike through the Balkans

Posted by on Aug 27, 2018 in Blog, Elsewhere, Slider Blogs, Tours and Itineraries, Walking | 1 comment

The last time I crossed the Balkans, the map wore different colours.  Travelling through, what was then Yugoslavia, to Greece in the...

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Should I use a Map or a Book or App?

Posted by on Jul 31, 2018 in Blog, Slider Blogs, Walking | 2 comments

A topic I have debated at length before.  Way back when in 2013!  Yes, I have been scribbling and publishing for that long. So...

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A short walk up a hill

Posted by on Jul 23, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature, Slider Blogs, Walking, Walking Days | Comments Off on A short walk up a hill

There was more to drive than walk from my home in S Lakes, to our eventual camp.  But the day was hot, so the drive at the end ...

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Which Way to Walk up Helvellyn?

Posted by on Jul 5, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Slider Blogs, Walking | Comments Off on Which Way to Walk up Helvellyn?

I was up Helvellyn last week.  A glorious blue sky day in what I am sure is going to be remembered as the ‘summer of 2018’.  So...

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