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Tag Archives: Thames river walk
The Gap Year: December adventure
(oops- a bit late. Trying to catch up with myself. Gradually….) Another ‘adventure’ that isn’t so very adventurous. But we enjoyed it a lot, confirming my view that ‘adventurous’ isn’t a pre-requisite for an adventure. Oldest son and daughter-out-law were … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, Gap year, Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Family, Frugal, Gap year, London, Retirement, Simplicity, Thames river walk, Travel
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River Thames walk: Day 6 – finishing it off!
So, this was the culmination of 11 days walking – all the way along the Kennet and Avon Canal from Bath to Reading, then the Thames Path from Reading to Greenwich. Including the extra miles to get to and from … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Travels, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Gardens, Greenwich, Living, London, Reflections, Rooftop garden Southbank Centre, Simplicity, St Alphege's Church Greenwich, Street art, Surrey Docks City Farm, Thames river walk, Walking
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River Thames walk: Day 5 – the missing links
Day 5 was all about joining the dots, ready to finish the walk the next day. So, a bit like football, this was about two halves. Because I had done a section out of sequence (Kingston to Putney) and added … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Community, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Travels, Walking
Tagged 9 Elms developments, Active travel, Battersea, Democracy, Human Rights, Levellers, Living, London Peace Pagoda, Putney Debates, Reflections, Simplicity, St Mary's Church Putney, Stained glass, Thames river walk, Walking
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River Thames walk: Day 3 – Kingston to Putney
The good thing about setting your own challenge is that you get to make up your own rules. On day 3 of this part of the walk I wanted to walk with a good friend. I had stayed with her … Continue reading
Walking the river: Day 2 – Marlow to Datchet
Thank goodness my second day walking the Thames was a happier one than my first. I pondered why – was it that the walk was intrinsically more appealing to me? or was it that my mood was more positive and … Continue reading
Picking up where I left off – the walk: River Thames walk Day 1
It’s a while since I arrived in Reading at the end of the first half of my walk from Bath to Greenwich. Life has been busy, so it’s been hard to find a clear day for walking. But last week … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Community, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Community, Frugal, Inequality, Living, Public services, Reading, Reflections, Robert Macfarlane, Solitude, Thames river walk, The Old Ways, Walking
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