The Nakasendo Way - Ena to O-tsumago
itozakura / koya kaerusa no / ashimotsure A Weeping Cherry As I turn away to leave reeling I'm reeled in Matsuo Bashō, Spring, 1687...
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- Aug 26
- 1 min
Konnichiwa Japan!
Kiso no tochi / ukiyo no hito no / miyage kana Kiso horse-chestnuts For the weary in the world some such souvenirs Matsuo Bashō,...
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- May 29, 2023
- 2 min
All good things must come to an end…
My last day in the Lake District and my last Wainwright. I decided to finish my trip with a trek up the fell I can see from my breakfast...
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- May 28, 2023
- 2 min
Red Screes - 2,541ft (774m)
No matter where you are in the Lake District, you’re never far from one of the 214 Wainwrights. The Red Screes walk starts from Ambleside...
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- May 28, 2023
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When in Rome…
After an epic day on the fells I needed a day closer to sea level. Besides, when in the Lake District, one should spend some time on at...
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- May 27, 2023
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A 4-Wainwright Day
Fell n. Scot. And North England - hill, mountain, highland plateau. Wainwright n. Any one of the 214 fells mapped for fell walkers by A....
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- May 25, 2023
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Castle Crag and the Jaws of Borrowdale
I woke to another picture-perfect walking day - ideal weather for scrambling up to one of the smaller peaks in the Lake District on the...
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- May 24, 2023
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The Lake District - Day 1
Spring has finally arrived and, touch wood, is set to stay for the remainder of my time in the UK. Huzzah! Today I walked about 18km from...
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- May 24, 2023
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Oxford (and beyond)
Oxford is everything I imagined it to be and more. It oozes history and tradition, and there is a romance about it that is quite...
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- May 13, 2023
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Relaxing in Paris
A quick post as I sit on the Eurostar bound for London. The start of this next leg of my journey means the end of my wild ride through...
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- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Bonjour Strasbourg!
I’m in France, and even though Strasbourg has been annexed by Germany more than once in its history (and many of the street signs here...
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- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Leipzig (Part 2)
Come Sunday morning I realised I still hadn’t explored the city, so after a lazy start and with much to see I set off to ramble the quiet...
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- May 10, 2023
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Lovely, lively, lyrical Leipzig (Part 1)
Leipzig is chock full of wonderful surprises for the uninitiated - even before my new friend Klaus (Leipzig Part 2) introduced me to the...
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- May 9, 2023
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15 Hours Non-stop in Berlin (Day 4)
A big (big) day - everyday life in the DDR, the Wall, the Jewish Museum, the perils of life in Berlin during the war, and one last...
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- May 8, 2023
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Berlin (Day 3)
Berlin doesn’t really wake up until around 10:00am, which is great if you’re an early riser (like me) and prefer your photos of monuments...
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- May 8, 2023
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Potsdam (Berlin - Day 2)
Potsdam, a short train ride from the centre of Berlin, is where one has one’s summer palace. One being Frederick the Great (Fredrich II)....
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- May 7, 2023
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Berlin is… (Day 1)
…the bee’s knees, the ant’s pants and the cat’s pyjamas! It was non-stop from the get-go but here are Day 1 highlights. Where do I start?...
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- May 2, 2023
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Museums of Brussels (Part 2)
I managed to squeeze in visits to seven museums in two days - five in Brussels and two in Waterloo. Highlights as follows (with photos in...
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- Apr 21, 2023
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Dickens, Johnson and Ye Old Cheshire Cheese
The capsule that propels me from London to Amsterdam has just emerged from from the Channel Tunnel and is travelling at speed through the...
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