Travels, paths and treks
one sunny day i went for a walk
on my own with no one to talk
here and there with plenty to see
i love a walk it sets me free
United Kingdom
England
All over Kent and Sussex
The Lake District more times than I can remember
Walked to over 20 lakes in Cumbria in one trip (Lakeland 20 Adventure)
Hiked 34 peaks (22 over 800m) in a week's camping trip
Yorkshire, Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Cotswolds, Norfolk, City of London
National Parks: Norfolk Broads, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Lake District, New Forest, Peak District, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, South Downs
Walked the shoreline of Kent & Sussex at low tide
Scotland
Arran, West Coast, John O'Groats
Ben Nevis – slept in emergency shelter for 50th birthday
Isle of Skye
Cairngorms in the snow
Wales
Black Mountains, Black Mountain
I once drove to Snowdonia from East Sussex, climbed Snowdon then drove home in one day (it seemed like a good idea at the time)
National Parks: Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia
Northern Ireland & Eire
Purple Mountain, Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Giant's Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede
Spain
El Chorro, El Torcal, Rhonda, Nerja, Montserrat, Sierra Nevada, Montserrat
Tenerife
Mt Teidi, Masca gorge
Corsica
Calvi, Refuge de Carrozzu, Galeria, Col de Tartagine, Bonifatu
Maderia
Pico des Torres, the Laverdas
Bulgaria
Pirin Mountains – Mt Vihren, Rila Mountains – Seven Lakes and local walks
Norway
Galdhøpiggen, Storronden, Besseggen Ridge and local walks
Gibraltar
Paths around the 'Rock'
Italy
Via ferrata in the Dolomites, Sauze D'oulx – skiing
Switzerland
Lucerne, Lake Garda
Portugal
Algarve local walks
Austria
Schladming, Maria Alm, Achensee and local walks
Canada
Waterton NP, Banff NP, Jasper NP, Kootenay NP and Icefield Parkway and many more
Nepal
Annapurna Circuit & a tiny bit of Mustang, Three High Passes of Sagarmatha
Morocco
Trekked Jebel Toubkal (highest peak in North Africa) and visited Marrakech
Iceland
Descended Thrihnukagigur volcano, drove across the island on the Kjalvegur 35 (a moonscape), explored the island's wonders
Slovakia
High and Low Tatras
Tanzania
Summited Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru
Sicily
Mt Etna, island of Volcano
Belgium
Brugge Daycation
Countries and places
Spain: Barcelona, Seville
France: Paris, St Malo (my first trip abroad)
Portugal: Lisbon
Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice, Comano
Holland: Amsterdam and countryside
UAE: Dubai
Mallorca: Palma, Magaluf
La Gomera: Val Gran Rey
Russia: Moscow, Leningrad
Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara
Monaco: Monte Carlo
Greece: Metéora, Skiathos
China: Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an
West Africa: Gambia
Countries I have stepped into: Luxembourg, Germany
For 2020: Sea swimming, bottle dump diving and staying alive (thanks Covid-19)
Future plans: One last trip to the beautiful Himalaya