A hike through the Balkans

Posted by reasons 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 reasons 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 reasons on Jul 23, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature, Slider Blogs, Walking, Walking Days | 0 comments

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 reasons on Jul 5, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Slider Blogs, Walking | 0 comments

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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Wild Camping Weather

Posted by reasons on Jun 14, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature, Slider Blogs, Walking | 0 comments

It has been so glorious the past few weeks.  Weather almost unprecedented in Cumbria, Scotland and Yorkshire for that matter. ...

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