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Wandering the World

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Tag: arizona

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Phoenix, AZ

Arizona Days 8 & 9

We were back in Phoenix, and would soon be on our way home from this grand adventure.

October 8, 2016

The Grand Canyon

Arizona Day 7

One of the most memorable things my Grandma had done before she died was to fly over the Grand Canyon. Now me and my sister were about to do the same.

October 7, 2016

Monument Valley

Arizona Day 6

I had hoped to go for a morning run whilst in Kayenta, but at the time I’d need to go out, even for a short 5K run, it would have been in complete darkness. As I didn’t have my head-torch on me I had no choice but to miss another run. We went for breakfast at 06:30 so that we could get to the Monument Valley visitor centre around the opening time. The problem though is that the restaurant didn’t …

October 6, 2016

Mesa Verde

Arizona Day 5

We'd got most of the day to see one sight in Colorado, and then get back into Arizona for an overnight stay near Utah.

October 5, 2016

Painted Desert

Arizona Day 4

We'd got the meteor crater, petrified forest, and painted desert to see before a long drive into Colorado.

October 4, 2016

Titan II Missile

Arizona Day 3

Today was a journey north to see a mission, a missile, and to cover some of Route 66.

October 3, 2016

Tombstone

Arizona Day 2

Our first proper day of sightseeing was south to Tombstone and the OK Corral

October 2, 2016

Oreo Cheesecake

Arizona Day 1

It was a long flight to Phoenix, AZ, but there my sister and I would be meeting up with one of my friends for a roadtrip.

October 1, 2016

Recent Trips

Hungary
Budapest is a city my sister has wanted to visit for several years as she thought "the buildings look cool". Having changed my mind about returning to Greece just yet, I decided this would be a good o…

Cyprus
My first trip to Cyprus had been for a half marathon race that never took place. It'd been postponed until 2022, but due to timings I decided to defer until the 2023 event as it'd work better that way…

Jordan
I've dreamt of visiting Petra since I'd learnt the place I'd seen watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a real place, and located in Jordan. It wasn't used as Petra in the film, but was the …

Italy
> “In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly lo…

Guernsey
For my first trip of 2022, I was heading to the Bailiwick of Guernsey for a 36 mile ultra marathon around the island. As with any other trip to a new place, of course I'd try to get in as much tourism…

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Recent Races

Leicester's Big 10K

Hillingdon 20
After running this race last year, I thought: "never again". Hilly by name, hilly by nature, and 20 miles of it was just more than I felt was needed. However, after deciding to do GU36 one more time, …

High Performance London Half

Bramley 20

MK Winter Half Marathon

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