Category Archives: Far away

The Comedy Way: 1 – another nice mess

April 26, 2025

14.61 miles 8h 37m ascent 688m Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into! The comedy way is a 30.5 mile semi circular walk around Moham Bay. It begins in Ulverston at the statues of Laurel and Hardy and … Continue reading →

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Signalhøjden: midges, magnets and murals

August 3, 2022

5 miles 3h 4m ascent 432m Signalhøjden, Narsarsuaq, Greenland Breakfast: scrambled eggs, crispy bacon and mushrooms. View: an iceberg strewn fjord, on one side Erik the Red had established a Norse outpost in 986 AD, on the other, the US … Continue reading →

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Glenkens Pilgrim’s Way: a midsummer walk

June 21, 2022

7.74 miles  5h 9m ascent 252m The Ordnance Survey shows a footpath between Polmaddy and Carsphairn. For more than 500 years it was part of the main route through the Glenkens to the south coast. It was once part of … Continue reading →

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No Particular Place to Go

May 7, 2022

3.15 miles about 1.5h 166m ascent Near Bala, Gwynedd I sat nursing the last vestiges of a hangover, warmed by the afternoon sun. The planned morning walk had not panned out. We had found the lakeside path closed. Three generations … Continue reading →

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The Southernmost Fell

April 3, 2021

2.83 miles 1h 17m ascent 74m Longridge Fell/Spire Hill It’s been a while since I stood by a trig pillar. Coronavirus lockdown limitations and a return to work have each played their part. But rules have begun to relax and … Continue reading →

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A Morning in Markudjik: Shaken and Perturbed

January 14, 2020

We decided to take the Gondola up to Yastrebets and explore the Markudjik slopes. Over breakfast I squinted at my phone checking various maps. How would we get to the Gondola? It wasn’t really clear. But the piste map had … Continue reading →

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Samaria Gorge and the twenty-one steps

September 13, 2015

10.2 miles, 5h 15m,  descent from 1233m to sea level. Samaria Gorge, Crete A long tale, I’m afraid, but it was a long day. My pick up was at a pre-dawn 5.45 am. The alarm was set for 5 am … Continue reading →

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Στην Κνωσό μέσω Ηρακλείου: A Minoan Morning

September 8, 2015

Distance: Not much actual walking. Climb: Virtually none. Duration: Left after breakfast, back for lunch. Knossos by bus A journey rather than a walk, and certainly not an epic journey. As I walked from the hotel I left the unreal … Continue reading →

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