New Shoes

Got new walking shoes. Made plans to wear them out quickly.

Categorized as Walk

Moody Sky

Jogged round Lake of the Isles under a moody sky.

Categorized as Jog

How I Got to Five Korean National Parks by Mass Transit

In April 2017 I visited five of South Korea’s twenty-two national parks. In this post I document how I got to each park by rail and bus. I had not planned to spend much time in South Korea, but thanks to the authorities in Shanghai, China, I found myself with an extra week in South Korea.…… Continue reading How I Got to Five Korean National Parks by Mass Transit

Walking the Dales Way

  Last week, two friends and I explored parts of the Dales Way over three days. The long distance footpath starts in Ilkley, Yorkshire, progresses through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, then finishes in Bowness-on-Windermere in England’s Lake District. We chose start and end points served by rail: Ilkley at the start and Ribblehead at the finish.…… Continue reading Walking the Dales Way

Digital Isolation

Day 3, we reached our objective: Ribblehead Viaduct. We were finally, away from it all: no cell signal, no WiFi at our inn. There was beer.