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TURKEY

Eminönü - Kadıköy - Çamlıca

Saturday 22 January 2022

Snow! Overnight it has snowed! We could see a thin white blanket of snow across the rooftops from our hotel window.

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Istanbul Sultanahmet Old City

Friday 21 January 2022

Our plan for today was to explore the Sultanahmet area and visit the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque. We also wanted to buy some postcards and find a post office.

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TURKEY

Arriving in Istanbul

Thursday 20 January 2022

After a full day exploring a new part of London, we took the coach to Stansted. We were on the last flight out and heading to Istanbul.

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WILTSHIRE

The Abandoned Village of Imber

Sunday 02 January 2022

I vaguely recall hearing about a village on Salisbury Plain that the MoD had cleared during the Second World War. For no reason that I can remember, I thought that the village was left ‘as it was’ and to the forces of nature and time.

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WILTSHIRE

German Village in Salisbury Plain

Saturday 01 January 2022

Sitting in Bianca, our Bongo campervan, I studied the OS map for nearby footpaths hoping to put together our first walk for the New Year, when I noticed a village on the map with no name.

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PORTUGAL

Porto to Matosinhos

Wednesday 27 October 2021

After a few days in Porto, it was time to move on. We decided to explore more of Porto before dropping down to the Douro River and out to the coast, where the Douro River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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PORTUGAL

Porto to São Pedro da Afurada

Tuesday 26 October 2021

There are numerous travel guides and blogs out there that will tell you, in more detail than I care to do here, about the history and traditions of the picturesque “undefeated” City of Porto. It is a beautiful city and well worth a visit if you ever get the chance. This blog post is simply a record of our walk from Porto to the small fishing village of São Pedro da Afurada located on the Vila Nova de Gaia side of the Douro River.

SOUTH EAST

ESSEX

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Brightlingsea Circular

Sunday 02 May 2021

We could see across the River Colne to Brightlingsea on a previous walk around Mersea and were intrigued by our companions’ lack of enthusiasm for the town. We thought we would go and check it out with a bit of a walk around Brightlingsea Marsh National Nature Reserve.

Monsal Trail – Millers Dale – Tideswell Dale

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Monsal Trail – Millers Dale – Tideswell Dale

Sunday 04 October 2020

After the thorough soaking we received yesterday we expected nothing less than the same today. Heavy rain had fallen during the night, but by morning the clouds had lifted, and there were signs of hope. We did our best to dry the few items left that could be dried and gave up on the rest.

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Chrome Hill & Parkhouse Hill

Saturday 03 October 2020

We knew as the weekend approached, that the weather was going to be wet and windy. The summer had been so fantastic that the idea of walking in the rain seemed strange and somewhat disconcerting.

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