Checked credit card statements: realized the kind folks at Shanghai Pudong had given me a free ticket to Seoul.
Category: Living
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
Three Dollars-Worth of Spices
Reverted to my role of parsimonious house-person. Stocked up on spices depleted in my absence. (Total cost: exactly $3.)
Walking the Dales Way
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Homeward Bound
It’s time to go home. NCL–AMS–MSP.
Last Time It Went Up in Flames
Dined at the New New Bengal, Newcastle upon Tyne. We had to change dinner plans a few years ago the night the New Bengal went up in flames.
View from a Hotel Room
Friends and I converged on a York hotel. View from my hotel room.
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.
Hiking Towards Kettlewell
Light and perspectives changed, vistas evolved, as we hiked across moorland towards Kettlewell, our place for tonight.
Dales Way, Day 1
Hiked a green and pleasant land. Dales Way, day 1 of 3.