Whether a gentle wander or a more serious hike, these posts will offer you plenty of options for a bit of exercise around Scotland, New England, and beyond.
Fife Coastal Path: Tentsmuir to Tayport
After weeks and months of planning, my autumn travel schedule was about to start with a vengeance, and so I was determined to use my last bit of time off before I left to manage one last walk. It was…
Fife Coastal Path: East Wemyss to Leven
After an overcast day previously, I was happy to see this morning dawn relatively clear with bright blue blocks of sky between still significant clouds. This was a bus trip, fortunately an easy one-bus route from St Andrews directly to…
Fife Coastal Path: Dalgety Bay to North Queensferry
The day I chose for this walk started with lovely sun and the temperature set to rise to as high as 25℃/77℉; there was some white cloud and haze at the horizon. All of us in Scotland were excited at…
Fife Coastal Path: Kirkcaldy to East Wemyss
I planned this walk for a last-minute day off, and while the morning started off a bit more overcast than expected, with big dark threatening clouds and strong wind near Kirkcaldy, I had hopes that it would not disrupt my…
Fife Coastal Path: Dalgety Bay to Aberdour
July was a hectic month, and I knew August would be similar – though I’ve managed a few days off to make sure I can complete another few miles – so I made sure that my one free weekend included…
Fife Coastal Path: Boarhills to the Fairmont Hotel
Last Saturday started off overcast, though the clouds were light grey and white, which usually are not hugely threatening. So I headed off to fill in the relatively short gap I had between walks, so that I could say I…
Fife Coastal Path: Cambo Estate to Boarhills
Finally at it again! Saturday was supposed to be cloudy in the morning with rain coming in the afternoon, but I was determined to get a few more miles under my belt. I was not feeling hugely confident about my…
Steer Swamp and Gingerbread Hill circuit – Marblehead
During my last trip home, I was fortunate enough to experience decent weather, and I had just enough time each day to go out for a walk. I revisited many of my old haunts and walking routes, and was pleased…
Crystal Cove, California coastal walk
Is that enough alliteration for you? Work has taken me back to southern California this month, and after a week of travel starting in Pasadena, heading out to Riverside and then finally down to Santa Ana, I was able to…
Fife Coastal Path: Earlshall Castle to Kinshaldy Riding Stables
As I have alluded to in my past few posts, January weather has been consistently rubbish. This Saturday really wasn’t much different, except that the rain was more a gentle mist than a downpour. I knew I wasn’t up for…
Fife Coastal Path: Brief reflection on the year
Somehow, it is mid-January. It feels like we just got back from our Christmas trip to New England, and I’m deep into planning my next trip to the US, in just about three weeks. At this time of year time…
Fife Coastal Path: Fairmont Hotel to the Old Course
The last month or so of travel has meant that my efforts to maintain fitness levels dragged a bit, and so I selected a portion of the walk that was not too long but still tested me a bit: starting…
Muir Woods National Monument
As anyone who read my September Stories post may be aware, I was lucky enough recently to visit the San Francisco Bay area for work. I had one day off while I was there, and I was determined to visit…
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