Category: Personal stories
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Falling in love with London – again and again
It’s mid-October, and London is having one of those strange, warm days that still carries a trace of fog. The kind where the sun keeps trying to break through but takes its time. This morning I went for a run on Hampstead Heath. I hadn’t been in years, and I…
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When Plans Fall Through, the City Steps In
London has a reputation for being an expensive city, but I keep finding ways to enjoy it for little or nothing. The trick, I think, is to stay curious—and to accept that things won’t always go to plan. Take the other day. I’d queued at the English National Opera for…
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Day 4 – A Castle View and the Weight of Things
I arrived in Gien this afternoon, tired — not from the distance, but from the weight of my pack. It’s a beautiful walk in theory, following the Loire’s curves, but today it felt like effort rather than ease. I realise more and more how much the heaviness of what I…
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Day 2- From Jargeau to Germigny-des-Prés, Between Stories, Steps and Stillness
After a peaceful night under canvas near the river, I woke up to a cool morning breeze. It was still light out at 9:14pm the night before when I curled up in my tent with a book, lantern hanging above me, and the sound of distant conversations from a neighbouring…
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Day 1 – Walking to Slow Down
22 kilometers. A tent. A plate of andouille. And a tired, happy smile. Today was the first day of my walk. Not a walk for performance or records—but something quieter. A different kind of challenge. The kind that starts in the body but really plays out in the mind. The…
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One Week to Go: A Tent, a Quest, and a Quiet Kind of Excitement
I’m one week away from leaving for France. I’m not starting the walk straight away—but now that it’s getting close, I’ve realised something: I still have to buy almost all the gear. Right now, I’ve only got the tent. Which, I suppose, is a solid start. Next week I should…
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A Different Kind of Challenge: Learning to Walk, Learning to Slow Down
Last night, I sat down and mapped out my next adventure. A walking route. Nothing extreme—about 80 kilometers over five days. I made it deliberately gentle. This isn’t about pushing my physical limits. It’s not about endurance. It’s about something else. A different kind of challenge. A mental one. The…
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Your Personality Follows You; Even When You Change Everything
In recent months, I’ve made a few lifestyle shifts; nothing dramatic, but enough to notice how certain patterns follow me, no matter the setting. I had this realisation today, after a minor issue with the internet in one of the apartments I manage. It’s going to be fixed in two…
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This is how I’m going to write
For a while now, I’ve had this tugging feeling: I should write. Not because I want to be popular. Not because I think I have some big answers. But because I’m living through a season that I want to remember. And because I don’t fully understand what I’m doing yet.…
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