Overtourism. A word so suddenly relevant that the Oxford Dictionary included it in the 2018 list of new words. Around the world, popular tourist spots are struggling with a massive influx of visitors. Rome introduced a list of rules for good behaviour. Iceland closed vandalized caves. Amsterdam simply asks us to stay away. I want …
Month: June 2019
The last two days of the C2C are brutal. Back-to-back days, that clock in around 35-40 km each, terminate in Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Sea coast. The first day took us from Claybank to the village of Glaisdale, and the second from Glaisdale to Robin Hood’s Bay. I committed to walking the first …
Reliable luggage transfer is an essential component of long distance walking. Few people want to carry their luggage for the 300 km length of the C2C, so most use a luggage transfer company. Reliable companions also are critical. You want to walk with someone who has your back, just in case the wheels come off. …
Like any sensible person who’s spent four days warming up for a long distance walk, I took the next day off. There was a logic to my choice. The last four days of the C2C are brutal. They are either extremely long (37 km) or intense. The walk from Richmond to Ingleby Cross is a …
At the end of a 24-hour trip from Canada, I was greeted by the lovely Deborah in her new SUV nicknamed “Veronicar.” She whisked me away to her home with Stu, which is tucked into a Cumbrian dale. There we ate, drank and made merry for three days. Two of those days coincided with a …