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This is A Walk in The Woods, a newsletter about Reflections from my long distance trail hiking in Ireland, the UK, Europe et al.
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Gubbio to Valfabbrica and back again
I am not quite sure where to start. I am overwhelmed by the sheer volume of historical facts, architectural nuances, legends, Fransiscan memorabilia…
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Walking (mostly) from Pietrolunga to Gubbio
My hotels along the trail have been a very mixed bag, but mostly simple Albergos, with a metal frame bed, a side board, a radiator that doesn't work or…
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From Lama to Pietrolunga via Bocca Seroglia
The village of Lama, which I left on a clear Monday morning, just as the clock was striking eight, was only marginally more lively than yesterday's…
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Designing a perfect day's walk
Imagine you were tasked with creating a perfect walk, taking no more than a day to complete. What ingredients would you collect to compose it? You might…
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Three days and 75km later - La Verna (again) to Sansepulcro
Given that I have missed - for one reason or another, and all good - posting for two days, I now have three stages to report on. Listening to my "Write…
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Badia Prataglia to Abbey La Verna - a day of superlatives.
Last view of Badia Prataglia at 0800 this morning... View from Frassinetta, at the end of valley my path was to take me through. The dramatic rock…
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Camoldoldi to Badia Prataglia - almost a day off
A short, strenuous and deeply enjoyable walk today from the minuscule village of Camoldoldi over the hill to the romantic hillside village of Badia…
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Stia to Camoldoldi - losing weight and gaining height (day three)
My surplus belongings on their way to Ireland. Package weighed in at 5,25kg of which the box was no more than 100g. Good riddance... After yesterday's…
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