Carlisle > Walton, 12.4m Not the most inspiring of walks today. Mostly roads, country lanes and fields with nary a stone wall in sight. Nor was there any place to sit for a rest. I finally took refuge under a tree ~7.5 miles to have a crust of bread when the spitting rain turned to … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 5
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Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 4
Another free day in Carlisle so I decided to visit Housesteads, one of the Roman fort museums about halfway along the Wall. My chosen route involved taking a train, a bus, and a 3.5 mile walk along Hadrian’s Wall to get there. The Sill/Once Brewed > Housesteads, 3.5m I was sooo excited to see the … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 4
Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 3
Today is my Carlisle Sightseeing Day. A beautiful sunny morning as I left the hotel, turned the corner and entered the cathedral close. I knew it was close by as they were practicing bell ringing for an hour last night (!). Fortunately it was melodic, not ear-splitting 🙂 Carlisle Cathedral circa 1133 Voted the ‘Nation’s … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 3
Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 2
Another view of my walk. Luckily I found accommodation enroute in all places but one so won’t have to do any of the tangents listed Day 2: Burgh > Bowness-on-Solway, 8.9 miles I took advantage of the dry morning and called for a cab at 7:30am to take me back to Burgh to walk west … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path: Day 2
Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 1
This morning I took the train from Newcastle west to Carlisle, my base for the next few nights. As the forecast seemed dry-ish for the next few hours (rain is predicted all week) I decided to get a head start on tomorrow’s walk by doing the last half today so I dropped my bag at … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 1
Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 0
Time for another long-distance walk! This time I’m doing the Hadrian’s Wall Path: 84 miles coast to coast across northern England. I’m currently in the ending city of Newcastle (it was the easiest airport to fly into) with a day of sightseeing planned, then tomorrow I’ll head west to Carlisle to get ready for the … Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall Path, Day 0
SE Asia Day 39: Bangkok
A free morning today before we had to leave at 1pm for the airport for our flight back to Bangkok. Happy Jack had offered a cycle tour to those interested which turned out to be only me so I had a private tour! I requested going back to the Angkor complex as being in the … Continue reading SE Asia Day 39: Bangkok
SE Asia Day 38: Siem Reap
Angkor Wat is generally used as the name for the whole temple area here in Siem Reap when it’s actually just a small square temple within the vast greater complex. Today we visited several other temples in the brown square in the map above, including the one made famous in the Tomb Raider movie. The … Continue reading SE Asia Day 38: Siem Reap
SE Asia Day 37: Siem Reap
A 4:45am departure to get a good spot to see the sunrise at the main attraction of this trip: Angkor Wat. We entered the complex from the west in the pitch dark using our phone flashlights to find our way. The goal was to get to a good viewpoint for the sunrise, which we did … Continue reading SE Asia Day 37: Siem Reap
SE Asia Day 36: Siem Reap
A long day in the bus to travel to Siem Reap. Google estimated 5.5 hours and Happy Jack ~8h with stops. 😩 Fortunately we had a massive upgrade in our transportation- instead of a cramped mini bus we have a full-sized 45 seater with tons of legroom and decorated in pleasing shades of mauve 😆. … Continue reading SE Asia Day 36: Siem Reap
