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Wandering the World

Stories and tips from around the world.

Tag: trip

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Denmark

Myself and Carmen were off on the start of another adventure - this time to Denmark for the Copenhagen Half, and to see the birthplace of everyone's favourite toy brick.

September 3, 2024

Germany

After the lost year, it's finally time to be back travelling, and to see new sights and cities. Planning would no longer be quite the same as before…

September 14, 2021

Amsterdam

My next adventure is about to begin - a few days of exploring on foot and bike around the city of Amsterdam, and doing the marathon whilst I'm there.

October 8, 2019

Malawi

Notes about my preparation for a week of volunteering and a marathon in Africa's warm heart - Malawi.

May 15, 2018

A photograph of money

What does travel cost?

Travel overseas can be expensive, but is it always? What does a typical trip cost compared to a more economical one such as in Europe?

April 27, 2018

Weymouth Day 1

We got up at 06:30ish and straight after breakfast started loading the car up ready for our holiday down in Weymouth. By 07:30 we were on the road heading south. One of our stops was at Uffington to see the Bronze-age white horse carved in chalk on the side of the hill there, and to have a cup of tea. It’s not that easy to see properly though as it’s at an angle where seeing it from the air would …

July 12, 2014

San Diego Comic Con International 2013 banner

SDCC 2013

For my first ever trip to the USA, I had a few things to prepare for first.

June 15, 2013

Recent Trips

Rwanda

Berlin
In the year that would see the 275th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach's, we would be heading to Berlin for the half marathon. > "One can profit there much more than in any other pl…

Cyprus
I didn't expect to be going back to Cyprus for a third time; though the timing of the marathon there, and knowing the conditions for it there would be warmer than in the UK made it a good choice. Carm…

Denmark
At the start of our Super Halfs journey, we set off for Copenhagen to do the first in this six race series that spans Europe. It was a chance for us both to explore a city neither of us had been to be…

Vienna
> “And I’ll dance with you in Vienna, I’ll be wearing a river’s disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shoulder my mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photograph…

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Recent Races

Phoenix Running Build Your Bling

Phoenix Running Doughnut Dash Half Marathon

Northolt 10K

Leicester Half Marathon
Another week, another half marathon. Could I edge closer to being a sub-90 runner again, and beat Copenhagen and Cardiff? I certainly wasn't sure, but I was going to give it a go.…

Principality Cardiff Half Marathon
The second of the Super Half series, and one as close to home as we'd get. Though maybe races being closer to home don't always mean they're going to be easier to get to...…

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