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Travel
Hiking, walking, rambling, hillclimbing and fellwalking go hand in hand with travel, be it walking the dog, exploring cities, lanes, canals or just hiking in the countryside, they are all activities that I've enjoyed throughout my life. As a general rule, I don't intentionally set out to follow a particular route, but to explore an area close to that that I'm visiting. As a result, I've stumbled across some very interesting and enjoyable routes. Walks that I can recommend would include the Laurel Trail (part of the Trans Canada Trail) in Canada, Croyde Bay to Morte Bay via Baggy Point, various sections of Hadrian’s Wall, routes up Snowden and walks in Jersey – in particular, the north coastal walk starting at the racecourse to a very nice pub about midway along the north coast, the walks from St. Aubin’s Bay to St. Ouen’s Bay and from St. Aubin’s Bay to Portelet Bay. Recent memorable hikes include Larch Valley and Sentinel Pass in the Canadian Rockies, the Tyrol from Innsbruck up to the upper cable car (watch that change in altitude), hikes in and around the Jungfrau (and Interlaken), a hike from Meiringen to the Reichenbach Falls and hikes in the interior of Cyprus. Recent city walks include, London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Zurich, Amsterdam, Berlin, Salzburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Calgary, Toronto, Santiago, Brisbane, Bangalore, Prague and Tokyo. Walks in heavy fog have been particularly atmospheric– sound can be very evocative, inspiring one to ‘wax lyrical’. The loss of visual bearing adds that little extra to the experience. St. Helier to Portelet Bay in the fog was a particularly memorable walk, as was such a walk on Snowden, to the sound of an approaching train. Continued ... |
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