Posts by thehiker

Amore Ryuichi Sakamoto If you feel like drifting to another, happier place then Ryuichi Sakamoto can help. Grab a drink, dim the lights and float away. You can find it on YouTube at Amore. Just one of many great pieces, Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence being another.

Great Escape – Beachcomber Cottage Monty Halls Getting a bit long in the tooth now, Great Escape makes for easy reading with Monty’s engaging style if a little over described at times. Living life as a crofter for six months on the Scottish west coast is pleasant enough but a dream for most of us,…

Lone Rider Elspeth Beard This is a very engaging tale of a hardy, resourceful ‘woman’ biker who was decades ahead of her time. If like me you are an ex-biker this is the sort of journey you wish you’d attempted. Travelling across the globe in 1982 via America, Australia, Asia and Europe on her trusty…

making the most of the dry, sunny weather visiting some old haunts on the South Downs above Brighton. The photogenic Jack and Jill windmills radiated against a background of azure, whilst the gleaming Chattri dome beckoned travellers to rest awhile. Views from the South Downs Way towards Ditchling always deliver, I never get tired of…

Personally, I think this lovely, easy, scenic walk is disregarded by many because it does not have the ranking of say the North and South Downs Way. It’s not long or tough enough to bother with, not one of the ‘greats’. But this attitude does come with a silver lining; the path is peaceful, tranquil…