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@MarshallScholar | @BartlettUCL | @UniSouthampton | @Northeastern | Seeking safe, equitable, and sustainable networks for people!
Nov 2, 2021 12 tweets 9 min read
Up bright and early for my next @SlowWaysUK adventure! Canterbury -> Whitstable -> Herne Bay -> Canterbury! Or maybe Canterbury -> Herne Bay -> Whitstable -> Canterbury?? I haven’t quite decided yet??? ImageImageImage Scenes from a quiet and crisp morning in Canterbury! All goes well, I’ll be back here before sunset!🤞🚶 ImageImageImageImage
Oct 8, 2021 20 tweets 16 min read
And I’m off! I’ll do my best to live-tweet my @SlowWaysUK adventure today. If all goes well, I’ll walk from Maidenhead to Wendover and bring three routes up to “fully verified” in the process! I’m a bit nervous for the distance but so excited to spend the day traveling by foot.🐌 ImageImageImage Scenes from a quiet, cool, and misty morning in Maidenhead 🌫🌫 ImageImageImageImage
Jul 20, 2021 10 tweets 7 min read
HOT but really gorgeous day spent walking with @SlowWaysUK between Cardiff and Newport! Overall a great route, with lovely sights, varied terrain, and extensive off-road connections. Thank goodness for the Asda halfway through for a cold drink re-stock!! ImageImageImage Pros:
- Beautiful!
- Gives a taste for the Wales Coast Path
- Miles of oceanfront!!
- Does a great job following quiet streets to get into and out of the urban areas
- Gave me an excuse to go to Wales (my first time out of England since arriving here!!) ImageImageImage
Jul 17, 2021 10 tweets 6 min read
Long and hot @SlowWaysUK walk today, with this sign capturing it perfectly! I walked 22 miles: Frome -> Maiden Bradley -> Bruton. I’ll share more thoughts and pictures once I’m cooled down and full of Oreos and Irn Bru Xtra on the train home!! Image A bit humbling that what took me all day GWR covered in less than 12 minutes 🤪 Image
Jun 10, 2021 20 tweets 10 min read
Once again I’m off! Second to last mini vacation this week: walking across the Isle of Wight!! Thanks to @SlowWaysUK, the journey planning was easy, and I know I’ll have plenty of small towns to stop off in. Ryde -> Bembridge -> Sandown -> Shanklin -> Ventnor -> Yarmouth!! Image Just finishing up #Slowway no. 1 as I arrive into Bembridge! Lovely exploring so far this morning ImageImageImageImage
Jun 4, 2021 33 tweets 10 min read
Alright world it’s time for my next adventure! Four @SlowWaysUK over two days: Oxford -> Standlake -> Faringdon -> Highworth -> Swindon!! I call it “OxSwi” and it features a very special reward at its end… follow along for the next few days to find out what it is!! Image And we’re off!!!! Faringdon, here we come!!! Image
May 14, 2021 24 tweets 7 min read
Today, if all goes well (aka I’m not deterred by potentially very rainy conditions) I’ll be walking two @SlowWaysUK routes—Romsey to King’s Somborne and then on to Winchester! I call it “RomWin.” Psyched to get outdoors and on the network!! First footpath out of Romsey… love a quiet morning where the only sounds are the birds Image