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Curated news 21 Jul, 2026

Swap Paphos for Preston! City features in new book exploring places off the tourist trail – Blog Preston

We invited Lancashire author and travel journalist Chris Moss to explain why he wants us to explore the UK’s bypassed towns Source: Swap Paphos for Preston! City features in new book exploring places off the tourist trail – Blog Preston

post 06 Jul, 2026

The bag beneath the seat

You’re flying low-cost and don’t want to pay for checked luggage. You’re allowed one bag, 25 × 40 × 10 cm, small enough to fit under the seat in front of you, and everything you take must earn its place: every piece has to be both essential to you and acceptable by airport security. You’re

Curated news 30 Jun, 2026

Six of the best long-distance European trails to walk in summer | Walking holidays | The Guardian

From a less-crowded camino and the Slovenian Alps to a stunning river trail and Ireland’s remote Beara peninsula Source: Six of the best long-distance European trails to walk in summer | Walking holidays | The Guardian

post 26 Nov, 2025

Walking in Pairs 2 -Tokyo / Edinburgh

For our second walk together-apart, Kristina Rothstein and I walked in Tokyo, Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland respectively. 2nd October 2025. The agreed location was the city, and coordinated stops were scheduled for the beginning, middle and end. Kristina’s walk The walk started at 7pm Tokyo time, on the last night of my three and half … Continue reading Walking in Pairs 2 -Tokyo / Edinburgh

post 15 Aug, 2025

Drammen AiR Update #4

Well, I don’t know where my week disappeared to!!! Although a lot has …

Curated news 06 Aug, 2025

These 11 European Villages Were Made for Walking (And Daydreaming) – Travelbinger

There’s something magical about European villages that makes time slow to the pace of your footsteps. Maybe it’s the way morning light filters through narrow Source: These 11 European Villages Were Made for Walking (And Daydreaming) – Travelbinger

Curated news 17 Jul, 2025

The valleys of the Dolomites: exploring Italy’s new network of wild trails | Travel | The Guardian

The Via delle Valli is a series of 50 trails aiming to tempt mountain-lovers away from the region’s hotspots and towards lesser-charted country Source: The valleys of the Dolomites: exploring Italy’s new network of wild trails | Travel | The Guardian

Curated news 09 May, 2025

Experience: I walked the length of the UK with a donkey | Slow travel | The Guardian

After a relationship breakup, rambling 700 miles from the Highlands to Dorset with Martin helped restore my faith in people Source: Experience: I walked the length of the UK with a donkey | Slow travel | The Guardian

post 23 Apr, 2025

Reinventing New York through the medium of trousers

Some places are so famous, so iconic, it might be said that they visit you long before you return the favour...

Curated news 10 Apr, 2025

These European Cities Are Street Art Gold Mines — Here’s Where to Go ✈ Travelbinger

Looking to add street art to your next European visit? There are plenty of incredible locations to visit, depending on your time and budget. In this article, European travel enthusiast Emma Braby shares her favorite street art locations to add to your European itinerary. Source: These European Cities Are Street Art Gold Mines — Here’s

post 11 Feb, 2025

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post 27 Oct, 2024

Immigration and Motherhood: Dance Film and Performance

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: FILM PREMIERE AND PERFORMANCE Sunday, November 17th, 2024 at 3pm at Center for Performance Research (361 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11211) Tickets: CLICK HERE $10 students and $25 general admission. Celebrate the 18th anniversary of Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama with the premiere of the 20-minute dance film Listen to Your Mother and an intimate performance by […]

post 13 Oct, 2024

Slow Travel (overland)

Try travelling overland instead of flying - so much better for the environment and our future!

post 08 Oct, 2024

Athens to Edinburgh overland 1

In early 2023, I made a vow not to fly unless it’s an emergency, not for pleasure nor work, and so I made my expediations back and forth between Scotland and Greece overland. The first took 10 days, from Athens to Edinburgh, because I broke my journey many times to give Shiatsu and meet friends … Continue reading Athens to Edinburgh overland 1

Curated news 09 Jun, 2024

Travel, nostalgia and ‘wonderlands’ at Astoria’s art walk in June | Arts | discoverourcoast.com

At Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk, downtown galleries unveil new exhibits each month and offer a chance to explore the local art scene. Between noon and 8 p.m. Saturday, meet Source: Travel, nostalgia and ‘wonderlands’ at Astoria’s art walk in June | Arts | discoverourcoast.com

Curated news 13 Nov, 2023

A two-hour walking tour with ChatGPT: ‘I’d not suggest that to my worst enemy’ 

The AI app has been praised and panned for its itinerary planning abilities. In Sydney, the city she knows best, travel writer Kate Hennessy puts it to the test Source: A two-hour walking tour with ChatGPT: ‘I’d not suggest that to my worst enemy’ | Travel | The Guardian

Curated news 12 Oct, 2023

‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars | Cities | The Guardian

A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it Source: ‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars | Cities | The Guardian

Curated news 18 Jul, 2023

Tales of an octogenarian hitchhiker | The Spectator

Hitchhiking is cheap, fun and a good way to meet new people. But what is it like when you’re travelling in your eighties? Terence Bendixson OBE President Emeritus, Living Streets shares his experiences. Source: Tales of an octogenarian hitchhiker | The Spectator

post 30 May, 2023

Of snow and ice

After a good month moving around Europe to collect raw material for the walking piece I was going to produce in Moskosel, in northern Sweden, I made it to my destination. I had managed to squeeze in a week in The Netherlands, during which Natalia also was able to come over, after a conference in …

post 13 May, 2023

In which I go for a walk… on YouTube

This is part of the work I’m putting together for my residency in Moskosel, in northern Sweden. For my main piece, I am creating a work that is to be consumed in a shipping container that will travel Sweden. This work will be based around a number of videos which I shot during two trips, where …

cat-foot

Cats aren’t known for clomping around like Clydesdales; they’re stealthy. That’s why cat-footing refers to walking that’s more subtle and graceful than that of the average oaf. In Harry L. Wilson’s 1916 book Somewhere in Red Gap, this word appears in characteristic fashion: “…I didn’t yell any more. I cat-footed. And in a minute I was up close.” Cat-footing is a requirement for a career as a cat burglar. Credits to Mark Peters.

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