This Is How I Know My Wife Is a Better Person Than I Am - Jeffrey Pillow
My wife is a better person than I am. An overall better human being. I know this because about a month ago, we were wrapping up a family walk on Christmas Eve| Jeffrey Pillow
My wife is a better person than I am. An overall better human being. I know this because about a month ago, we were wrapping up a family walk on Christmas Eve| Jeffrey Pillow
Editor’s Note: This is the third in an ongoing series of articles touching on aspects of the City of Minneapolis’ planned reconstruction of 35th and 36th streets in South Minneapolis. We encourage residents and users of these streets to weigh in with city officials. When it comes to streets, the devil’s always in the details. As the City of Minneapolis plans its full reconstruction of 35th and 36th streets, one of the more under-the-radar policy considerations bearing on the project i...| Streets.mn
… (hmm, this title kind of reads like a daytime soap opera). This post is about a trip to Lake Erie Metropark on June 1st. My three-hour visit yielded a lot of photos after a slow start; eventually I returned … Continue reading →| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
The Three Musketeers Finally, after a myriad of funky weather events in June and July, Monday, July 21st was the perfect day for a woodsy walk and I hoped to fill my photo card with a few Osprey of…| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
Yesterday, the time had finally come for the final stage of our adventure. Our Walking the Wall for Daina challenge was almost complete. We wanted to complete it before the kids return to school in September, and also before my younger son turns eight on Sunday! A long way to get started The main difficulty... Continue Reading →| Experiments in Fiction
26 August 2025 – I’m not usually right smack at water’s edge. But today, I am offered easy access to wild shoreline — just one of the Tatlow/Volunteer Parks enhancements, along with “daylighting” a long-buried creek. Who could resist? First I walk down these steps… where, second, I draw inspiration from that lone woman in […]| WALKING WOMAN
18 August 2025 – I’m just off a False Creek ferry and walking uphill toward home, still full of Flat White and café chatter with a good friend, when I stop to admire another good friend. (Albeit in a different category of friendship: painted, not human.) There she is, high a-top her alley home, her […]| WALKING WOMAN
Sometimes in my sleepI walk with you. In the woodsor through the halls of a schoolor once in a cave with turquoise pools.We are almost always laughing.Sometimes we play chase.Only when I wake do I rememberyou are gone. Is it any wonderI like to linger in bed, sometimesfor hours, as if I could touchthe dream […]| A Hundred Falling Veils
Another glorious day mid August and I was back on the Lancaster canal, this time to pick up where I left off in Ocober 2023 on the Northern Reaches west of the M6 motorway. A small tree-shaded lay-by just outside Holme village was a convenient place to leave the van and my walk started from … Continue reading Lancaster canal – beyond Holme| Life In The Mouse House
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. Ant…| The Eternal Traveller
Coolcation hiking Europe: Beat summer heatwaves with ERA’s curated cool-weather trails — from fjords to forests to glaciers. Plan your refreshing hiking getaway| European Hiking Federation (ERA)
During a recent run along St. Paul’s Mississippi River Boulevard by the Lake Street Bridge, as I savored the blue sky, fresh breeze, chirping birds and lush green foliage, my eye caught a bright flash in the undergrowth. Running toward its source and peering into the shadows, I identified the culprit: a shiny silver snack wrapper, reflecting sunlight. Bend — reach, grab — stow, and I was back on my way in seconds, having once again practiced plogging! Shiny objects stand out amid greene...| Streets.mn
Editor’s note: “Let’s (St)roll There” is an occasional series about ways to get to unusual or out-of-the-way places by foot, bus, train or bike. A visit to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has been on my to-do list since I relocated to the Twin Cities a couple of years ago. Initially, when I looked at the map, I envisioned walking the 20 miles from Downtown Minneapolis over two days, but that idea soon faded due to too many unknowns along the route. When I scheduled a weeklong stayc...| Streets.mn
Editor’s Note: Max Hailperin is walking each of Minneapolis’ 87 neighborhoods, in alphabetical order. He chronicles his adventures at allofminneapolis.com, where the original version of this article was published June 5, 2025. “The Wedge” is widely understood as the neighborhood formally named Lowry Hill East. Heck, the informal name even featured in a trademark dispute between a respected independent journalist and someone else. But the east bank has its own wedge, just wait...| Streets.mn
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I chose the above quote by environmentalist Wendell Berry as the title for today’s post because, in an ever-changing world chock-full of disparagement and dissension, perhaps this is a statement we can all agree on. This walk happened on Earth … Continue reading →| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
See this pair of fine-looking feathered friends that are posing so nicely for me? Mere moments before I snapped this photo, these two were hugging the seawall while intently studying the water for fish. You see Coan Lake may be … Continue reading →| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
With only two stages remaining in our Walking the Wall for Daina challenge, it was high time to board a train and head for Carlisle to continue the walk. Yesterday saw me return to my native town, …| Experiments in Fiction
Business Manager Daivik Bewtra reflects on how a walk to Federal Donuts gave him a weekly escape in the city.| The Temple News
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. In July I’m joining Becky’s Square Photo Challenge, featuring the colour red. Every day on this expedition was a red letter day and many of […]| The Eternal Traveller
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. In July I’m joining Becky’s Square Photo Challenge, featuring the colour red. Every day on this expedition was a red letter day and many of […]| The Eternal Traveller
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. In July I’m joining Becky’s Square Photo Challenge, featuring the colour red. Every day on this expedition was a red letter day and many of […]| The Eternal Traveller
It sits on the edge of the Northumbrian coast, an intermittent island joined twice a day to the mainland by the tides, before retreating into isolation once more. It lies low, save for a plug of ro…| Luke McKernan
Free ideas for families to get active over the school holidays. Take on challenges, & discover parts of Swindon you never knew!| Swindon Travel Choices
Do you enjoy your summer holidays? But you wish to hike more. ERA is for you here: ERA – Hiking Europe 🙂 Bulgaria: Celebration of E6 Following this invitation by ... Read more The post Extend your summer adventures with the special hiking events! appeared first on European Hiking Federation (ERA).| European Hiking Federation (ERA)
Can you lose a significant amount of weight just by walking every day? Yes, absolutely! Not only does walking burn fat, help lower blood pressure, and improve cholesterol levels, but it also does wonders for your mental state as well. “You need to make it part of your routine,” exercise physiologist Katie Lawton, MEd. tells Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials. “This is about adjusting your lifestyle for your health.” TikTok influencer Alex ( @alex.fitt) lost 40 pounds just by walking...| Body Network
Do you want to accelerate your weight loss? Go on a hot girl walk. Joy Maria (@therealjoyymaria/video) is a weight loss influencer and mother who lost 70 pounds in less than 11 months. One of her secret weight loss weapons? “Hot girl walks,” she reveals in a video. “Walking is a thousand percent, the most underrated way to lose weight,” she adds, “and one of my favorite things to do is walk.” Here is everything you need to know about how she lost weight, including some great walki...| Body Network
You don’t need to spend a lot of money on a fancy gym membership or a personal trainer if you want to get into shape and lose weight. According to one weight loss warrior, all you really need is a pair of good walking shoes. Carlo, a home assistant expert and social media influencer, lost a whopping 50 pounds in 8 months with the help of daily walks. In a viral video, he explains exactly how he did it. “I lost around 50 pounds basically walking an hour every day. I decided to make a video...| Body Network
# Over 1,500 people have been seriously injured or killed in crashes along Rainier Avenue S in the last decade. The upgraded transportation levy approved by voters last fall represents an opportunity to truly transform the street... if city leaders grab it.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
All summer, I’ve been chipping away at my next book, which is a practical exploration of a single pregnant verse of Scripture: Micah 6:8. He has told you, O mortal, what is good;and what does the LORD require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God? After mulling … Continue reading You can’t think your way out→| joshuamcnall.com
31 July 2025 – I’m on the N/E corner of Quebec St. and East 2nd Ave., and I read the little plaque at my feet. Really??? I say — but very quietly, to myself. (No point startling others.) Look up & I’ll see a rail yard? Or an elk? or a forest? or a convoy […]| WALKING WOMAN
When developing software, I spend most of the time thinking & talking about the problems to solve: the what, the why and the how. The thinking-part works best for me when I'm actually away from the desktop, such as walking outdoors or even when grabbing a cup of coffee & a banana by the office kitchen. 🍌| Agile & Coding
21 July 2025 – Busy morning, the day is clipping along, but surely there’s time for a short afternoon walk? I think False Creek (yet again), and then try to freshen the idea with a new …| WALKING WOMAN
Hiking in the Loita Hills of Kenya With the Maasai Tribe The Culture Map Before embarking on an overnight hike across the Loita Hills with Martin and Edward, two young men from the Maasai tribe, they presented me with a wooden stick and a bright red cloth. I fumbled around for a minute trying to wrap the cloth known as a shuka around my neck until it draped over […] The post Hiking in the Loita Hills of Kenya With the Maasai Tribe appeared first on The Culture Map.| The Culture Map
What is hiking a Camino really like? Can you do it even if you’re not a hardcore hiker, or don’t have a big, life-changing quest in mind? Shawn and Lainey hike the Camino De Santiago…a lot. They are the couple behind Days We Spend, where they share stories and videos about their experiences walking Caminos […] The post How to Plan Your Camino + Going Beyond the Camino Frances (Secret Routes, Donkey Highways, and Spain’s Hidden Village Network) with Shawn and Lainey appeared first on...| Zero to Travel
You may not have put much thought into how hiking trails are made. In fact, some may even assume they’re natural, forged out of the masses trodding on the same beaten steps. In truth, they’re extremely fragile ecosystems that require careful considerations around the environment. Ancient paths and lessons from the Camino The Camino de […] The post How Hiking Trails are made and why they’re important appeared first on Are We Nearly There Yet.| Are We Nearly There Yet
Another hot and sunny day in mid June saw me back at Preston’s Haslam Park, this time to walk from there to the beginning of the Lancaster Canal at Ashton Basin. At one time the canal ran alm…| Life In The Mouse House
A few historic buildings in Yorkville, Toronto.… Continue reading →| Natalie the Explorer
# The City of Seattle quietly dropped speed cushions and other traffic safety treatments from long-made plans after months of radio silence. The backpedal received swift pushback from some District 2 city council candidates.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Since 2018 I have participated in the annual Happy Soles 5K to raise money for Fish & Loaves, a local food pantry. In 2018 and 2019 I walked the 5K on-site, but since then, due to COVID, …| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. In …| The Eternal Traveller
Whether it is walking the sidewalks in town, or the trails that I enjoy at Conant Brook Dam, I always take notice of what is blooming around me. Late spring and early summer are a beautiful time for wildflowers. I thought I’d share some of what I’ve seen on my walks in the month of […]| Karma's When I Feel Like It Blog
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. Ant…| The Eternal Traveller
I’ll never forget the first time I laced up my new walking shoes, excited to kickstart a daily walking routine, only to limp home an hour later with painful blisters screaming at me from my heels. It was discouraging—my enthusiasm for a healthy habit crushed by sore, raw feet that made every step a chore. ... Read more The post 7 Ways to Prevent Blisters on Your Feet from Walking appeared first on Endurancely.| Endurancely
As people age, various health problems may arise. One of the most common is called varicose veins. If you suffer from varicose veins, there is a good chance that you are avoiding exercise. For those who might not know, varicose veins are knotted, enlarged veins that usually appear on the lower part of the body. ... Read more The post Is Walking Good for Varicose Veins? appeared first on Endurancely.| Endurancely
Let’s go on an exciting expedition to Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the frozen continent of Antarctica! Make sure to pack your thermals, you’re going to need them. Ant…| The Eternal Traveller
Mississauga City Centre has many good places to walk to, but still has too many trappings of a suburban speedway| Sean Marshall
I continue to bemoan the funky weather, which has not been stellar for daily walks at Council Point Park and there have been few long excursions either. Recently, two severe weather outbreaks in o…| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
Engineers don’t talk about their projects enough and so in the first of an irregular series of posts, we want to bring you some little stories about what we have been working on. OK, it’s a bit about promoting our offer, but hopefully we can inspire you along the way too. The problem with old…Read more Bridging The Future| City Infinity
The use of toucan crossings has been a standard feature in the provision of shared-use paths for many years in the UK. While shared-use layouts can be perfectly reasonable in the right context, the use of toucan crossings can be problematic to users of large, non-standard, and adapted cycles; and are especially problematic for those…Read more Better Toucan Crossings| City Infinity
Glencolmcille is an area of outstanding beauty and a sheer pleasure for walkers. There is added interest in walking here because of the standing stones, souterrains and other megalithic remains that are passed along the route. Pilgrimage The place and the pilgrimage are both named for St. Colm Cille, a sixth-century missionary who founded a monastic centre here. He is said to have made the same journey in prayer and fasting, and while there have been some interruptions when religious practice...| Dochara
To mark the significant recent victory of the land access movement in England, we bring you Robert Sherman's piece on the right to sleep beneath the stars on Dartmoor The post Where Does the Night Start? appeared first on Dark Mountain.| Dark Mountain
For many people, the food-induced stupor that often follows a big meal is a good excuse for a nap. But for some, a brief walk shortly after eating is a quick way to burn some calories and aid digestion.| Well
Walking towards the CBC Broadcasting Centre at 6:00 am Yesterday, on Wednesday, May 7, I had the privilege of appearing on the long-running CBC Radio program Metro Morning. Though I have been inter…| Sean Marshall
If you're wondering how far can a person walk in a day, the answer is that it really depends on the person. Suprisingly...| Endurancely
Sunday afternoon. Sunny, warm, breezy. Just the time for a bike ride (‘im Indoors) or a solo walk (me). Marfield Wetlands suited us both as a starting point, though we went our separate ways …| From Pyrenees to Pennines
# New legislation in Olympia could help us rethink and reclaim the street as a true public easement. If passed and its provisions delivered, we can look forward to streets that are not only more welcoming of public life, but a lot less deadly to all users.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Discover how tactical urbanism through the SPARK project promotes active mobility and climate-friendly spaces in Quezon and Pasig Cities.| ICLEI Sustainable Mobility
The best walking apps are hugely beneficial if you want to get serious about your walking activities. More importantly...| Endurancely
Toronto can, and should, do better than the ugly and intrusive new barriers that are being installed around Union Station.| Sean Marshall
Children at twenty-two schools across the county are now benefiting from safer journeys to and from school, following a £3m investment to improve road safety and encourage more walking, cycling and…| Surrey News
Walking is one of the most effective and accessible ways to improve your mental well-being. Lace up your shoes and start today!| The Best Brain Possible
Walk your way to increased health and fitness. Discover the benefits of walking with tips for making a long-term lifestyle change.| Endurancely
The Abel Tasman Inland Track often goes unobserved and is definitely the trail less travelled but well worth pursuing!| Abel Tasman
Enjoy Abel Tasman Coast Track Walking Guide. This guide provides walk times and distance for most of the Abel Tasman bays.| Abel Tasman
In this post, we have listed the most impressive walking team names ever for you to use if you want to participate in a walking challenge.| Endurancely
Friends of the Black Run Preserve is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving 1,300 acres of land in Evesham Township, known as Black Run Preserve.| Black Run Preserve - Evesham Township, New Jersey
# The 2025 delivery plan for the first year of the Seattle Transportation Levy spells out a broad array of projects that will enter the pipeline this year.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 64: The 2,301 day McOldenberg Brewmall 1990s vigil. Faithful “40 Years” readers will recall my first-ever visit to Bamberg, Germany in 1991 alongside [...]| Roger Baylor
Here's what to expect on the captivating hiking trail from Bari to Matera along the Via Peuceta, including practical tips.| My Italian Diaries
Something lovely for the holiday season.| Natalie the Explorer
Not a terrible wine by any means. I'm not sure it tastes of much, though, other than an overly dry white wine. 'Sharp' will be an adjective that I shall overuse on this page. It is not as dry as the Quince I made about a decade ago, but it is approaching that. Claire suggested adding a sugar syrup and that worked, though did not make the wine any more interesting.| Ben's Adventures in Wine Making
Blackberry Wine feels like a proper Sunday night bottle. One that you can relax into like a favourite sofa. It had been a gentle weekend full of entirely pleasurable nothing much. On Sunday that involved walking the suburbs of North Leeds in search of elderberries and making both bread and a ginger & marmalade cake (note to self: the marmalade was a flavour too far). Then in the evening we had a Padian chicken curry, drank this wine and watched The Crown. The curry involved me sucking on a ch...| Ben's Adventures in Wine Making
Years ago, when B1 and I first started doing expedition work with young people, we joked about one day being the ‘right age’ to go... Read full article The post Which are the best countries for walking holidays? first appeared on Two Blondes Walking.| Two Blondes Walking
Looking back through the Blonde archives, it's clear to me that whisky and Scotland have featured in a fair few of our adventures. Walking of course, has featured in almost all of our eleven years of blogging. So it makes sense we should be asked to review a book with the title, 'Whisky Walks Scotland'.| Two Blondes Walking
Finding quality time to connect with your children can feel challenging in today’s fast-paced world. But there are simple and meaningful ways to nurture these connections, and one is as easy as heading outside for a walk or bike ride together. The post 3 Ways Walking and Biking Together Improves Your Relationship with Your Child appeared first on Safe Routes Utah.| Safe Routes Utah
I went hiking in Kenya's Loita Hills on a walking safari with Maasai Trails. Here's everything you need to know about what it was like and how to book.| Passport & Pixels
I promised you ham last week, and even cakes, if you hang around long enough. But first, it’s time to get walking. I should introduce you to my companions. We’re a pretty mixed bunch, b…| Still Restlessjo
# Passage of Seattle's transportation levy was all but assured Tuesday night, after initial returns showed two-thirds of voters in support.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
The post Measuring Active Mobility: How to fill the gaps in data and quality assessments? appeared first on ICLEI Sustainable Mobility.| ICLEI Sustainable Mobility
Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible types of exercise. Learn how to walk for exercise and get the most benefits.| Actionable Wellness
The very mention of the village of Happisburgh in Norfolk brings to mind all manner of prehistoric associations and connections with long-extinct ancestors. The early years of this current century …| East of Elveden
Celebrating a friend’s milestone birthday on a cruise along Australia’s east coast, from Brisbane to Tasmania and back again. January/February 2024 Day Seven – Hobart As just one …| The Eternal Traveller
If you've spotted the hashtag #goruck, you may be curious about just what rucking is. We'll explain how it's done and how it can transform your body.| Health Digest
This post is yet another weight progress report, continuing the previous one, part of a long series since I started in January 2015. I’ve cycled about 1455 miles in 2023 (4 miles a day), …| Gas station without pumps
I investigate the origin of a retired New York City Cow Parade statute seen in a front yard in Manhattan in May 2024.| The New Leaf Journal
4 July 2024 – I am again approaching False Creek. Again. Yet again. For the umpty-third time. Even so, I expect not to be bored. I am reassured by the wisdom of Heraclitus and, some 700 or so…| WALKING WOMAN
Looking for things to do in Huesca in northern Spain? Discover dramatic landscapes, adrenaline activities and historic castles in my inspirational blog post.| Passport & Pixels
The 23rd International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities is coming and we have some updates for your participation. The post All you need to know to join us in Walk21 Kigali appeared first on Walk21.| Walk21
Of all London’s lost rivers it is the Walbrook that is the most irrefutably lost: lost to time, lost to place… well, almost. An important source of water in Roman times, when its banks were lined w…| East of Elveden
For a number of reasons it had been weeks since I had ventured out of the city for a walk. Cities are fine but brick, concrete and tarmac can get monotonous: too much noise, too much body swerving of fellow humans and traffic. I wanted water and trees, a church or two maybe; breeze and … Continue reading "Little Ouse, little bird"| East of Elveden
In the past I have chosen a rural walk to celebrate the turning of the year; this year though, I have opted for something more urban. Together with my friend, Nigel Roberts, I continued along the r…| East of Elveden
In recent years I have got into the habit of taking a walk on the day of the winter solstice, December 21. Yesterday’s walk was along the section of the Boudicca Way that lies between Venta Icenoru…| East of Elveden
A bit of evening writing, of the scattershot sort: poetry, meta-writing, an answer to an email, a few thoughts on learning.| v4.chriskrycho.com
Roughly every Tuesday after working with a trash pickup group in West Denver, I bike to the Taco Bell located on the 16th Street Mall. It's a rarity among Taco Bells in the metro area. While the rest of the Taco Bells that comprise Denver proper have some sort of drive thru, it| DenverUrbanism Blog
Some photos from the last few weeks. Train window views of flooded fields and half-submerged trees. The river Ouse was very high. Walking around a city. Blue skies and low sun. But not quite used to the hustle and bustle. Rural weekend walks, noticing the snowdrops and beginnings of crocuses popping up in sunny patches. […]| HOUSE PLANT HOUSE
Moel Gyw Walk – A circular walk with free parking at Llanarmon-yn-Ial| NEARLY UPHILL - GREAT WALKS IN NORTH WALES & MORE!
The post Quezon City and Pasig, PH launch new active mobility efforts for more walkable & cyclable communities appeared first on ICLEI Sustainable Mobility.| ICLEI Sustainable Mobility
Wondering when is the best time to visit Cyprus? Here's why you should give summer a swerve and head to Cyprus in spring instead.| Passport & Pixels
