UK | Reasons to go North

Hawes to Keld 20km June has not been kind. Shunner Fell may well be one of the best stretches of the Pennine Way. If you can see it! Not...

Posted by reasons on Jun 14, 2026 in UK | Comments Off on Summer in the Dales. Day 6 on the Pennine Way

Delightful. My sunglasses went on as soon as I set out, jumper off and hat on within the hour. This is what June is supposed to be Gardens...

Posted by reasons on Jun 13, 2026 in Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Peaks to Dales Day 5

I have come to love the signs on the Pennine Way. Navigation with a GPS or my map is fine but one of the many variety of signs is so...

Posted by reasons on Jun 11, 2026 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Standedge to Hebden

Day 3 of the Pennine Way. 25k was somewhat of an endurance test. It rained. Relentlessly. All day. And at times it was windy There were no...

Posted by reasons on Aug 13, 2021 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking, Walking Days | Comments Off on Isle of Skye; Back to the Blog

Things seem to be balancing into a ‘new normality’. I still feel anxious it will disappear, the moments with friends not seen seem...

Back in 2012 I put a blog together along the lines of ‘Twelve for 2012’, I’ve been posting that long! Recently not very frequently. Travel...