DAY 1 – HADRIAN’S WALL 2025

By Julia Doherty | August 15, 2025

Hadrian’s Wall – Day 1 📍 Route: Wallsend to Heddon on the Wall 🥾 Distance: 16 miles ☀️ Weather: Glorious sunshine 🦶 Health: One tiny blister The one with the Shuttle Dance, the weird adult-proof swings and the 84-year-old legend. This is my seventh (yes, SEVENTH!) year hiking Hadrian’s Wall with a group, and I…

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Isle of Man 2025 – Day 3

By Julia Doherty | July 25, 2025

ISLE OF MAN – Day 3 The one with enchanted waterfalls, Allie’s car commentary, and a final paddle in paradise.   SUMMARY Our final day of walking delivered the magic: cascading gorge walks straight out of Middle Earth, quirky road antics courtesy of Allie’s car descriptions, and a coastal trail so beautiful it could rival…

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Isle of Man 2025 – Day 2

By Julia Doherty | July 18, 2025

ISLE OF MAN – Day 2 The one with a mystery subscriber, an unexpected onion, and a descent that made our knees question everything. Summary: Today we climbed the highest mountain on the Isle of Man, bumped into a YouTube subscriber (hello Richie!), witnessed a tram-to-trail wave exchange, and marvelled at scenery so beautiful it…

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Isle of Man 2025 – Day 1

By Julia Doherty | July 11, 2025

ISLE OF MAN – Day 1 – Chasms, Sugar Loaf Rock & a Baby Seal The one with the steam train, seal-spotting, and dramatic cliffs. 🥾 Distance: 9 glorious miles ⛅️ Weather: Started with a polite drizzle, but quickly turned into a breezy blue-sky day, perfect for adventuring! Ended with ice cream in the sun.…

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Camino Ingles – May 2025 – Day 6

By Julia Doherty | July 1, 2025

Camino Inglés – Day 6 The one with a bagpiper, a pebble goodbye & a powerful final mile 🥾 Distance: 11 miles 🌥️ Weather: Overcast but warm – the Camino gods delivered perfect walking weather   Summary: The final stretch into Santiago was filled with quiet reflection, belly laughs, and a thousand small moments that…

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Camino Ingles – May 2025 – Day 5

By Julia Doherty | June 27, 2025

The one with a near-miss cyclist, a T-Rex in the woods & Annette’s river paddle (this time, no phone involved!) Location: Hospital de Bruma to Sigüeiro Distance: 16 miles Weather: Overcast but warm – perfect for striding out without melting Day five brought dinosaur surprises, English barmaids in Spanish villages, wild herbs by the trail,…

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Camino Inglés – May 2025 – Day 4

By Julia Doherty | June 14, 2025

The one with bell-ringing chaos, a blister explosion & the granny café that stole our hearts 📍 Location: Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma 🥾 Distance: 16 miles 🌦️ Weather: Warm and cloudy with just a sprinkle of rain – aka perfect pilgrim weather     Summary: Today was a proper Camino slog – 16 miles,…

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