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Tag: walking for health

  • How to enjoy a walking holiday

    How to enjoy a walking holiday

    For many of us a daily walk became a way of life during lockdown and something we want to enjoy away from home as well as on our doorstep. I completed the Ring of Kerry in Ireland and the Romantic Road in Germany as virtual challenges during lockdown but I was eager to actually begin…

  • The Ring of Kerry a virtual walk

    The Ring of Kerry a virtual walk

    St. Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th. What originally started as a religious celebration to honour the man credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland has now turned into a celebration of all things Irish. In England, while we were still in lockdown we could not go to the pubs for a Guinness or hop…

  • 3 things I learnt during lockdown

    3 things I learnt during lockdown

    The coronavirus lockdown has been a time of reflection for all of us. No matter your age, you’ve been affected by this period in some way. Some of you have lost your jobs and some have gone months without seeing family members or close friends. A lot of us are dealing with the mental side…

  • Walking for health after retirement

    Walking for health after retirement

    Anyone reading my blog will know that I enjoy walking. Most weekends I go out with a walk in the past history group and we walk four or five miles often up and down hills. My husband took this photograph near Bradford on Avon on our walk last week.  I love learning more about the…