I spent a lot of time outside in April. The first two weekends I did long bike rides: from Brooklyn to Tarrytown along the Old Croton Aqueduct trail , and out to Rockaway Beach via the Marine Parkway…

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Travelled for five days on this island where the clouds move faster than you expect, the weather changes before you are ready, and every road bend reveals a new view.

Video and writeup on lessons learned at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, with everyone from creators and producers to manufacturers and providers like Cloudflare talking about a…

Here’s a post from way back in 2005. It falls into the category of “notable VHF contacts,” so I am reposting it here. Last July, my wife and I were walking along the beach on the…

A rope block (aka Reepschnur), is a technique where you block one strand of your rappel rope to prevent it from running through the anchor. This lets you do a single strand rappel on the other side.…

I pick my Dad up from the aged care facility he lives at and we go for drives.There’s a nice bakery 25 minutes out onto the peninsula.We always take the scenic route. Because I’ve got…

Paul and Samantha go on a walk around basecamp to plant things along the trail, find some morel mushrooms, and discuss what they’ve been finding, the Native American Camas or Quamash, the…

More images and thoughts on Sweden . . . . There were many of these EV Volkswagen vans throughout Stockholm . . .. One more! This is one of the food trucks in action from the earlier post. There is…

You left me at the end of the last post, heading towards the first pub of a day, that had so far proven rather pointless. Chasing around for a pub that might or might not be opened, had wasted the…

We were parked on the alluvial fan of Warm Springs Canyon, which is a fancy way of saying we'd voluntarily set up camp at the mouth of a wind tunnel. A tunnel that - not long after we got settled in…

After my last successful visit to the beach things just wouldn’t fall into place, when I had the time off the conditions were all wrong. Strong onshore winds do nothing for the fishing, make the…

A regular walk through Birmingham has proved surprisingly poetic and photogenic, creating a welcome distraction from a stressful time.

This week has been busy as hell. I've had 3 concerts and traveled out of town to fix yet another part of my documents for my stay here, as well as changing part of my work at the conservatory. I'm…

The machine wants you to think that food is a product. Something that is processed, enriched, packaged, sanitised, wrapped in plastic, sent to a shop or delivered to your door. It's all part of a…

I joined Birding Bob's group in Central Park on Saturday morning. The Ramble was misty and cold. Everyone had their binoculars up, looking for warblers and rarer birds. I don't know much about birds.…

New Zealand's highest mountain ✒️ Written by: Abbie After an awesome few days in Queenstown, and now on our 8 th day of backpacking and hostel hopping, our journey took us to Aoraki/Mount Cook. New…

It was very good.

A friend visits from Rhodes for the May Day holiday, thus bars, foods, sights and a welcome night out dancing at An Club in Exarcheia

Mountains in the Classical Tradition was a research project based at St. Andrews University from 2017 to 2023. It incorporated a blog which considered, among other cultural topics, ' William Golding…

MARS Wildlife Rescue likes to call it ‘burrito-ing’ the patient 🌯

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Never have I ever imagined, that going on a small trek could make my mind so calm & clear.

Hello from my home in Helsinki! This is NordLetter #, a weekly newsletter on living and walking in Finland. Each week I share some of the interesting things I found on the web. To follow the series,…

A 2016 trip to the Palouse started with a night at the primitive campground on the rim of Palouse Falls. No water, no cell, no bathrooms, just sage, basalt, and the roar of 200ft of water below

A long-awaited hike to a familiar summit took an unexpected turn when lingering snow on the ridge tested both my preparation and patience. Between sore legs, broken gear, and a sudden plunge into…

I have always found it odd that the Chinese expression for “attracting bees and butterflies” (招蜂引蝶) carries a negative connotation.

After ignoring our māra kūmara for several months, we dug it up! The post Harvesting the kūmara appeared first on Kat's Garden.

I joined a group of volunteers today to plant some natives at Whitechapel Reserve, just 9km ride from home. The community planting day was organised by Whakatipu Reforestation Trust , who to date,…

A couple of shorter working weeks were squeezed around the boy's Higher exams and a long weekend on the Isle of Mull. Ridiculous levels of sunshine helped to tick off an impressive list of…

Ancient trees that've watched continents move and civilizations rise and fall, Magnolia flowers are by far the meatiest and largest flowers I've eaten, blurring the lines between flower and…

Off the North Wales main line at Llandudno Junction and up the branch to Llandudno. As so very often, our first clock sighting is at the railway station. This is the sort of clock I like. It is…

Spending time on your own in nature is one of those rare experiences that quietly reshapes you. Solo camping strips life back to its essentials. There’s no rush, no noise competing for your…

Today, I'm sharing a few pictures from my last trip to Kyoto, which was about two years ago. It was my fifth time there, and since I was with my parents, we mostly did touristy things.This time…

There’s a huge difference between flying back to Canada and flying to Canada. The post Nantes-Paris-Ottawa – Why One Word Made It Bearable first appeared on Correr Es Mi Destino.

Sleeping at the Bunkhouse was a nice change of pace from sleeping outside. All four of us slept in a little bit, the next hike was only going to be about 15, with a destination called TLC Ranch.…

Kerri and I spent a few days tucked into The Nook, hiding from what was forecast to be a pretty solid blow. As it turned out, The Nook did exactly what we needed it to do, cutting the wind down…

When I graduated in December 2024, I specifically graduated early so i could get a full time job sooner , to save up for moving out of the country. I had applied to the Fulbright English Teaching…

Just got back from 3 days in Campo Tures, flying from Ahornach. First day was nothing special, but day two was great! Got 50 minutes in the air, topped out around 2,200m. Super happy with that!…

Quick blog post about the current weather in Montreal and our plans for the day.

Sutton. Sutton Railhut. Up the Rock and Pillar. Loganburn. Lammermoor. Waipiata. Hamiltons I. Hamiltons II. Hamiltons III. Kyeburn. Danseys Pass I. Danseys Pass II. Hawkduns I. Hawkduns II. Hawkduns…

Just arrived in London! A little over 24 hours since we left our house. Whew. On the first leg of our trip, we were unexpectedly upgraded to business class. I didn't exactly know how it happened, as…

Kimono can look beautiful, but they aren’t the easiest item to put on solo – but this class in a quiet area of Tokyo helps you create one you can wear at home. Here’s what happened when I…

After taking a couple of days off from the gym, I went to the Pestana gym to lift. The view from the gym was beautiful, with a line of sight over the beach and the cerulean ocean. I sunbathed on the…

Photo of a dog at sunset in the Valle della Luna Arriving to the Valle della Luna Our jam/drum circle at sunset

Paul sits down with Samantha to have a free-for-all on various topics, such as the eat-what-you-grow verses grow-what-you-eat philosophies, with Paul falling into the former camp with his fondness…

From the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: Updated April 30, 2026: We have a sad update to share regarding the eaglets from the bald eagle nest along the auto tour route at Sacramento National…