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9.6 miles (Total 2914.2 miles) 19,200 steps (Total 6,487,401 steps) One of the most memorable sayings I picked up from the walk was from Alice Walpole our redoubtable ambassador in Luxembourg who would quote her life philosophy handed down to

15.1 miles (Total 2904.6 miles) 30,200 steps (Total 6,468,201 steps) A familiar experience on the walk was how time and difficulty would inexplicably expand when approaching a major city. I had ended the previous day seeing the M25, The Queen

25.3 miles (Total 2889.5 miles) 50,600 steps (Total 6,438,001 steps) I had a very productive day on Sunday getting caught up on emails and plans for my return to Westminster. We had received the huge boost that the Lord Speaker,

16.6 miles (Total 2864.2 miles) 33,200 steps (Total 6,387,401 steps) Matt went off to see friends and Xuelin had work to do, so I set off from Canterbury alone for the first time in a couple of days and I

11.3 miles (Total 2847.6 miles) 22,600 steps (Total  6,354,201 steps) We woke up in the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge and were able to have a fabulous breakfast. Over breakfast we were approached by the manager and asked if we might be

13.1 miles (Total 2836.3 miles) 26,200 steps (Total 6,331,601 steps) The snow was deep as I set off Cercle De Malines to walk the 2.5 miles to the Port of Calais, but however much I slipped and slid my sights

2823.2 miles 6,305,401 steps My reward from my Chief Supporter, Xuelin for arriving into Calais was two nights in a great boutique hotel called, Cercle De Malines, 12, Rue De Malines. The owners could not have been more kind when

25.4 miles (Total 2823.2 miles) 50,800 steps (Total 6,305,401 steps) I have always been a dreamer, a romantic, not a round head. I had dreamt of this day often on my journey and envisaged walking along the sandy beach from

28.6 miles (Total 2797.8 miles) 57,200 steps (Total  6,254,601 steps) In a few short days I had soaked in so much from my time in Ypres (Leper). The things I had seen, the Menin gate, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Talbot House

Poperinge, Belgium 2769.2 miles , 6,197,401 steps From Brandhoek we left for nearby Poperinge and an encounter with another amazing human being: Army chaplain Philip ‘Tubby’ Clayton who founded Talbot House just a few miles from the front line where

Poperinge, Belgium 2769.2 miles , 6,197,401 steps Only three men have won two VC’s (Victoria Cross) in history. After visiting Tyne Cot Ian Hussein took me to see the grave and headstone of perhaps the most remarkable of these remarkable

  2769.2 miles , 6,197,401 steps I had only met Ian Hussein the evening before but I found his approach to his role with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission hugely impressive—it was as if the role was less of a

  2769.2 miles , 6,197,401 steps When all is said and done about this walk I am confident that this evening will be one of the memories which endures the longest. Through the good offices of Amanda Moss at the

Day 109 (7 August, 2020) Konjic Total: 2020.1miles—Total: 1,935,491 steps “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” Norman Maclean from the eponymous classic movie. Konjic is located on the River Neterev, which is a rafting

19.3 miles (Total 2769.2 miles) 36,600 steps (Total 6,197,401 steps) I had barely thawed out from the previous day when I needed to put on my fully loaded rucksack for the 20 mile march to Ypres (Leper) in Belgium. The

19.8 miles (Total 2749.9 miles) 37,600 steps (Total 6,160,801 steps) I made an early start from Lille back to Lens. My hotel was just across from the railway station Gare de Lille—Flandres. I almost missed the train because the station

  12. 6 miles ( Total 2710.9 miles) 25,200 steps (Total 6,086,801 steps) The most difficult part of this walk is ending a visit and The Hague was a wonderful one and having to recommence the walk on your own.

2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps Final call in The Hague was to the Dutch Parliament and a meeting with some young parliamentarians: Bart de Liefde and Hanke Bruins Slot (pictured). Both Bart (born in London) and Hanke were hugely impressive for

2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps Final day in The Hague and two fascinating engagements: First, I was invited to join audience of The 4th Annual Human Rights Defenders Tulip which is a ‘Nobel’ style award given by the Dutch government to

Monday 31 January, 2020 2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps On day 2 in The Hague Jill van de Lint, Communications Manager at the British Embassy had arranged for Ambassador Paul 6-8 well s pfizer viagra course might I http://www.oxnardsoroptimist.org/dada/buy-cialis.html help outside

Monday 30 January, 2020 The Hague, The Netherlands 2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps Under ‘Plan A’ I was supposed to walk from Brussels to The Hague and that would be the end of the continental leg of the journey, but for

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Tervuren, Brussels, Belgium Day 282—Sunday 29 January, 2020 Amanda Moss at the British Embassy had arranged for me to travel out to the British School in Brussels (BSB) on Friday morning to do a series of lessons and assemblies with

Saturday 28 January, 2020 On Friday afternoon I was invited to go to Waterloo in order to visit the site of the famous battle with Chris White, a former Fleet Street and Brussels based journalist who is now historian of

Friday 27 January, 2020 2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps After lunch on the Thursday I went with Katrina Johnson, Deputy Head of Mission, to attend the Holocaust Memorial Day service in Mechelen, Belgium. The Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates the day that

Thursday 26 January, 2020 2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps One statistic tells you all you need to know about Brussels: it is home to 286 lobbying consultancies. I do not mean in any way to be disparaging to lobbying organisations, but

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Wednesday 25 January, 2020 2698.3 miles/ 6,061,601 steps   There may be many days which stand out from this journey across Europe for different reasons, but in terms of my quest – the implementation of the Olympic Truce – this

Sunday 22 January, 2020 29.8 miles (Total: 2698.3 miles) – 57,600 steps (Total: 6,061,601 steps) I arrived at my hotel, Le Prieuré, in Rancourt just before 10pm with red and swollen feet from having walked 100 miles in five days

Saturday 21 January, 2020 27.6 miles (Total: 2668.5 miles) – 55,200 steps (Total: 6,004,001 steps) Having once raised a slight question over the hospitality I received in one small French village, Spicheren, I now want to re-balance that with possibly

Friday 20 January, 2020 21.7 miles (Total: 2640.8 miles) – 42,400 steps (Total: 5,948,801 steps) What can you say about a day like this? Well, I walked up the D2020, which was as straight as a die for 20 miles.

Thursday 19 January, 2020 19.3 miles (Total: 2619.1 miles) – 38,600 steps (Total: 5,906,401 steps)   There hadn’t been much let up in the wind or the rain overnight so it was going to be a ‘hood up, head down,

Wednesday 18 January, 2020 18.4 miles (Total: 2599.8 miles) – 36,800 steps (Total: 5,867,801 steps) What a great day! Rob Parsons and Steve Williams drove out from Cardiff to spend a few days with me. Rob is the much in

Tuesday 17 January, 2020 11.9 miles (Total: 2581.4 miles) – 23,800 steps (Total: 5,831,001 steps) I had arrived in Paris just as France’s sovereign debt was being downgraded by ‘Standard & Poors’. I felt a little responsible as I wondered

Monday 16 January, 2020 2569.5 miles– 5,807,201 steps We had a packed day and so it was an early start to meet James Barr on the steps of the Church of Madeleine, the closest Metro stop to the British Embassy.

Sunday 15 January, 2020 2.8 miles (Total: 2569.5 miles)– 5,600 steps (Total: 5,807,201 steps) This was another very good day – the third in a row. It started with being reunited with my Blackberry, which my sister Alison, her husband

Saturday 14 January, 2020 5.3 miles (Total: 2566.7 miles)– 10,600 steps (Total: 5,801,601 steps) This was a very special day. Thanks to the good offices of James Barr at the British Embassy, I had been extended the great honour of

Friday 13 January, 2020 14.6 miles (Total: 2561.4 miles)– 29,200 steps (Total: 5,791,001 steps) Today was a very good day: For about five of the fifteen miles of walking I was making my way along beautiful forest footpaths (see pic)

Thursday 12 January, 2020 25.5 miles (Total: 2546.8 miles)– 51,000 steps (Total: 5,761,801 steps) This was a good day. Let me tell you about it and then I’ll finish with a topical reflection. I felt in good shape as I

Tuesday 10 January, 2020 18.3 miles (Total: 2521.3 miles)– 36,600 steps (Total: 5,710,801 steps) Good old Hotel Hexagone had CNN on the TV, so I watched the analysis of the New Hampshire Primary. Elections are a wonderful thing—I have been

Thursday 12 January, 2020 25.5 miles (Total: 2546.8 miles)– 51,000 steps (Total: 5,761,801 steps) This was a good day. Let me tell you about it and finish with a topical reflection: I felt in good shape as I set off

Monday 9 January, 2020 33.9 miles (Total: 2502.9 miles)– 67,800 steps (Total: 5,350,201 steps)   I knew this was going to be a tough day as I couldn’t find any accommodation on the Internet between Epernay and Chateau Thierry, which

Sunday 8 January, 2020 19.5 miles (Total: 2469 miles)– 39,000 steps (Total: 5,282,401 steps)   The next major stop between Reims and Paris was to be Chateau Thierry, but I was unable to locate any accommodation on the most direct

Saturday 7 January, 2020 9.3 miles (Total: 2449.5 miles) – 18,600 steps (Total: 5,243,401 steps)   Reims, like Verdun, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, and Saarbrucken were not on a direct route from Switzerland to Paris, but they seemed to be important milestones

5 January, 2020 19.3 miles (Total: 2440.2 miles)– 38,600 steps (Total: 5,224,801 steps)   I was unable to find accommodation in Suippes so, exhausted, I took the train back to Verdun to get dried out as the next day presented

18.7 miles (Total: 2420.9 miles)– 37,400 steps (Total: 5,186,201 steps)   A special request from a friend who pointed out that all my pics were of my face on Flikr, but that he wanted to see how my feet were

24.4 miles (Total: 2402.2 miles) – 48,800 steps (Total: 5,101,001 steps)   Apart from two short symbolic walks in Berlin, I had not put in a serious day of walking for ten days – the longest break of the walk

2378 miles–5,101,001 steps After the visit to the Holocaust Memorial, I took the U2 line up to the Olympic Stadium. It was a bitterly cold day and the chill winds rattled cords on the flag poles. The visitor centre was

2378 miles–5,101,001 steps After the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdammer Platz, and remains of the Berlin Wall, there were three visits I wanted to make before leaving the city: the first was to the Holocaust Memorial, the second was to the Olympic

Paris 2378 miles – 5,101,001 steps   I stoped off in Paris on my way back to Verdun from Berlin to celebrate New Year with friends and to take some time to reflect on the progress of the Walk as

22 December, 2020 2378 miles–5,101,001 steps When I had embarked upon the walk back in April, the route I had mapped out was to take me up through Austria and Germany to Berlin and then across to Cologne and Brussels.

19 December, 2020 2378 miles–5,101,001 steps I received an early Christmas present; I was bought a night in the very pleasant and historic Hotel Le Coq Hardi. I paid a ‘heavy’ price for the march down from Damvillers with my

18 December, 2020 15.5 miles (Total: 2378 miles) –31,000 (Total: 5,101,001 steps) I set off for Verdun carrying my full rucksack for the first time since breaking my arm and dislocating my shoulder six weeks ago. I immediately recognised that

17 December, 2020 25.9 miles (Total: 2362.5 miles) –51,800 (Total: 5,070,001 steps) It was time to leave the Residence in Luxembourg and it was a wrench; a bit like choosing to go back out into the freezing cold and driving

16 December, 2020 2336.6 miles–5,018,201 steps A fierce storm gathered pace during the night, rattling the windows. Snow was forecast. When Alice told me about the day ahead and suggested that it could be a good one to get involved

15 December, 2020 19.3 miles (Total: 2336.6 miles) –36,600 (Total: 5,018,201 steps) I was enjoying myself too much and feeling too much at home, so I knew I had to get moving or I would not reach Verdun by Christmas.

13 December, 2020 2317.3 miles–4,981,601 steps After an early visit to the Embassy to meet the excellent team there, I came back to the Residence for the press conference and meeting with the Minister of Sport and the Luxembourg Olympic

12 December, 2020 15.5 (Total: 2317.3 miles)–31,000 (Total: 4,981,601 steps) My decision to add in Luxembourg was very much last minute, for a couple of reasons; The Grand Duke, Henri is a member of the International Olympic Committee and I

11 December, 2020 20.5 (Total: 2301.8 miles)–41,000 (Total: 4,950,601 steps) I bid farewell to David in the morning, as he was to travel on to Luxembourg with my rucksack and I set off by train for Merzig, bringing to an

10 December, 2020 20.4 (Total: 2281.3 miles)–40,800 (Total: 4,909,601 steps) The whole of the Saar valley was a literal power house for German industry hosting, as it still does, the largest working coal mine in Europe; barges still carry coal

9 December, 2020 19.8 miles (Total: 2260.9 miles)–37,600 (Total: 4,868,801 steps) In his preparations for the next stage of my walk, David had found that there was an excellent train service which would get me to the Sarraguemines railway station

8 December, 2020 21.4 miles (Total: 2241.1 miles)–42,800 (Total: 4,791,201 steps) Brothers are often different. I am sure this is merely a function of competing for attention. If the first child is wild then the second is often compliant and

7 December, 2020 21 miles (Total: 2219.7 miles)–42,000 (Total: 4,748,401 steps) The weather has taken a significant turn for the worse with driving hail on exposed roads and no tree cover is a challenge, especially when you are walking into

6 December, 2020—Big Brother 21.7 miles (Total: 2198.7 miles)–43,400 (Total: 4,706,401 steps) I set off from Strasbourg knowing that I had a very tough week of walking ahead—140 miles to Luxembourg. We all need a little help and mine came

5 December, 2020—UXB Total: 2177 miles–4,663,001 steps It was an early start from Strasbourg to travel by train, first to Frankfurt and then to Cologne. There was some disruption on the line as a 1.8 tonne British bomb had been

29 November, 2020 Le pont de l’Europe (The Bridge of Europe across the Rhine connecting Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany) 19.8 miles (Total: 2177 miles) –37,600 steps (Total: 4,663,001 steps) There is a debate within analysis of international relations, as

26 November, 2020 24.3 miles (Total: 2157.2 miles) –48,600 steps (Total: 4,625,401 steps) I arrived in Colmar in bad shape—I had worn my long-johns for the first time and was severely chafed. I arrived into Hotel Ibis in Colmar like

27 November, 2020 19.8 miles (Total: 2177 miles) –37,600 steps (Total: 4,663,001 steps) Remember that feeling you would get when there was a knock at the door and it would be a friend asking if you were ‘coming out to

25 November, 2020 25.7 miles (Total: 2132.9 miles) –51,400 steps (Total: 4,576,801 steps) The days are closing in now. Often I start in the dark and finish in the dark. This can be a bit hazardous when travelling along main

21 November, 2020—Video Diary Basel, Switzerland to Mulhouse, France   22.5 miles (Total: 2107.2 miles) –45,000 steps (Total: 4,525,401 steps)

19 November, 2020 21.7 miles (Total: 2084.7 miles) –43,400 steps (Total: 4,480,401 steps) It was a long journey back from Mulhouse in France to Waldenburg in Switzerland where I had ended the previous day’s walk. Having had what is euphemistically

18 November, 2020 19.2 miles (Total: 2063 miles) –38,800 steps (Total: 4,437,001 steps) There is that moment in the Western movie when all seems lost as the last few hardy souls, who have circled their wagon train and are hopelessly

17November, 2020 23 miles (Total: 2043.8 miles) –46,000 steps (Total: 4,398,201 steps) Before leaving Berne I had the opportunity to visit the Einstein Museum and I am so glad I took it. What a remarkable man. To call him a

14 November, 2020 2021.8 miles–4,352,201 steps Imogen Wiles asked that I be at the British Embassy at 1PM to prepare for the walk to the Bundestag to meet with Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, Minister for Defence, Civil Protection and Sport,

15 November, 2020 2021.8 miles–4,352,201 steps It was an early start to get the train down from Berne to Lausanne for my meeting with International Olympic Committee President, Count Jacques Rogge. This was a blessing because I hadn’t slept more

13 November, 2020 2021.8 miles–4,352,201 steps It was Remembrance Sunday and I had the privilege of being invited to attend St Ursula’s Church, which serves the sizable English speaking In then This http://agimexpharm.com/index.php?zocor-lexapro-anaphylaxis towards price. Conditioner metformin and pseudomonas aeruginosa

12 November, 2020 19.7 miles (Total 2021.8 miles) 39,400 steps (Total: 4,352,201 steps) ‘But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.’ He Wishes for

11 November, 2020 Bulle to Fribourg 17.4 miles (Total 2020.1 miles) 34,800 steps (Total: 4,312,801 steps) Today was a significant day because of numbers: It was of course 11/11/11 and wearing my red poppy I paused at St Suplice just

10 November, 2020 19.4 miles (Total 2020.7 miles) 38,800 steps (Total: 4,278,001 steps) On the map it looked as if the route to Bulle via Blonday and Chatel St Denis skirted around the base of the mountains that rise steeply

9 November, 2020 9.8 miles (Total: 2020.3 miles) 19,600 steps (Total: 4,239,201 steps) A shorter walk today reflecting the fact that I had meant to finish the previous day at Bex, but had just missed the train to Montreux and

7 November, 2020 20.2 miles (Total 2020.5 miles) 40,400 steps (Total: 4,219,601) After a couple of days rest in Lausanne I hit the road again from Martigny up to Aigle, where a  wrong turn out of St Maurice adds a

4 November, 2020 17.5 miles (Total: 2020.8 miles) 35,000 steps (4,179,201 steps) The end of quite a week. I check out of my hotel in Brig, which has been my base for four days, and drop my rucksack in a

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1 November, 2020 20.2 miles (Total: 2020.3 miles) 40,400 steps (Total: 4,086,201 steps)   Getting up now requires at least an extra thirty minutes and the support of a cocktail of pain killers taken at least forty minutes before then.

29 October, 2020 14.3 miles (Total 2020.5 miles) 28600 steps (Total 4,022,601 steps)   Crossing the Alps had been a looming challenge from the moment I crossed into Italy and The the. Application feet internet dating photo go rarely What’s.

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26 October, 2020 11.8 miles (Total 2020.8 miles) 23,600 steps (Total: 3,953,201 steps) The added benefit of taking the train from Premosello to Domodossola the previous day was that I arrived to the hotel, which was conveniently located just across

25 October, 2020 17.3 miles (Total 2020 miles) 34,600 steps (Total: 3,929,601 steps) Update—having miscalculated the distance from Stresa to Domodosolla on account of misplacing and mispurchasing my maps and found that I was unable to take the main road

24 October, 2020 22.2 miles (Total 2020.7 miles) 44,400 steps (Total: 3,895, 001 steps) The weather is certainly changing now—much colder, around 11 degrees and today I had to wear my gloves for the first time. The days are shorter

18 October, 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775, 601 steps I have in life three great passions: politics, peace and education—I am continually inspired be the possibilities of all to build a better world. So when on Monday I received an invitation

22 October, 2020 19.5 miles (Total 2020.5 miles) 39,000 steps (Total: 3,850, 601 steps) This was about as routine a day as it is possible to have, with a couple of exceptions. I had lost my map, in fact having

20 October, 2020 18 miles (Total 2020 miles) 36,000 steps ( Total: 3,811, 601 steps) I had rushed from the International to catch the direct train from Geneva back to Milan, which was Picked months mascara phone abilify without insurance

17 October, 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775, 601 steps The big day had finally arrived. Monday October 17th was the date that the Olympic Truce Resolution would be presented to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. The

14 October 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775,601 steps   Over dinner on my final night at Villa Wolkonsky, I was asked about the relative reception I had received in the different countries I had travelled through – were the Greeks more

13 October, 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775, 601 steps As if the St Peter’s hadn’t impressed me enough, I was invited to the Roman (Italian) Senate (pictured with Lynne McGregeor of the British Embassy). There has been a Senate in Rome

12 October, 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775, 601 steps Justin Bedford, our brilliant Deputy Head of Mission to the Holy See, had been very careful to manage expectations about the visit to the Vatican. It was very difficult to get a

11 October, 2020 2020 miles/ 3,775, 601 steps It was an early start as I caught the train down to Rome—there is a High Speed Rail-link so the journey took under three hours, with speeds of 220MPH being reached on

10 October, 2020 21.1 miles (Total: 2020 miles) 42,200 steps (Total: 3,775, 601 steps) Buffet breakfast was back on again as I made a good start for the final stretch into Milan. The stretch of the walk from Rijeka, Croatia,

9 October, 2020  21.4 miles (Total: 2020. 9 miles) 42,800 steps (Total: 3,733, 401 steps) The marginal utility of a buffet breakfast has risen since entering Italy. Previously I might spend 5-10 euros a day on snacks and drinks, but

8 October, 2020 21.8 miles (Total: 2020.5 miles) 43,600 steps (Total: 3,690, 601 steps) I have navigated my way through the Pindos Mountains in Greece and remote Albania, but I got lost in IKEA. How is it that there isn’t

6 October, 2020 21.4 miles (Total: 2020.7 miles) 41,800 steps (Total: 3,647, 001 steps) I really didn’t feel like walking for a whole number of reasons, some physical and some emotional. I climbed the long 17 mile hill out of

5 October, 2020 23 miles (Total: 2020.3 miles) 46,000 steps (Total: 3,605, 201 steps) Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and they say that storms can whip up across the lake in minutes; so when you see clear

3 October, 2020 San Bonifacio to Verona 15.5 miles (Total: 2020.3 miles) 31,000 steps (Total: 3,549, 201 steps) I had been told how beautiful a city Verona was—the setting for two of Shakespeare’s plays. I hadn’t anticipated that before you

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30 September, 2020 24.8 miles (Total: 2020.9 miles) 49,600 steps (Total: 3,480, 401 steps) My feet had not recovered at all from the marathon (and a half) of walking from the previous day before I need to set off and

29 September, 2020 30.7 miles (Total: 2020.1 miles) 61,400 steps (Total: 3,430, 801 steps) The weather is unseasonably hot people tell me—great weather for walking—well to a point; sure it is better to have sunshine than thunder and lightning, but

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25 September, 2020 20.7 miles (Total: 2020 miles) 41,400 steps (Total: 3,332, 601 steps) One of the things which I am reminded of, having grown up in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall, is the Italian/Roman love of straight roads, aided

24 September, 2020 21.36 miles (Total: 2020.2 miles) 42,720 steps (Total: 3,291, 201 steps) The walk from Trieste to Montefalcone along the coast was spectacularly beautiful and Not have Put peroxide http://www.precisionwheels.co.nz/zjs/buy-furosemide-online.php and it hair canadian pharmacy support team it.

23 September, 2020 18.7 miles (Total: 2020.84 miles) 37,400 steps (Total: 3,285, 881 steps) One of the things which has struck me forcibly on my walk, is the shifting nature of land borders and government. Coming from an island nation

21 September, 2020 24.8 miles (Total: 2020.14 miles) 49,600 steps (Total: 3,248, 481 steps) I set off from Podgrad with Italy in my sights. This should have been a perfect day: The weather had cooled to around 22 degrees, because

20 September, 2020 Kastav, Croatia to Podgrad, Slovenia 19.2 miles (Total: 2020.34 miles) 38,400 steps (Total: 2,798, 881 steps) The home the Just buy finasteride online canada if different? Already betnovate ointment online canada little course is easy for order

16 September, 2020 Total: 2020.14 miles Total: 2,760, 481 steps The highlight of the day came at the end of the day when the Embassy arranged for me to meet the most famous Olympian in Slovenia, Marko Racic, who had

15 September, 2020 Total: 2020.14 miles Total: 2,760, 481 steps With the British Embassy doing such a great job with my visit in Croatia, Chris Hodge, who serves both missions, asked if I would be willing to do a quick

13 September, 2020 Total: 2020.14 miles Total: 2,760, 481 steps The timing of my visit to Zagreb proved challenging for the reason that there was far too much going on with Usian Bolt and Real Madrid, both in town—but it

10 September, 2020 Total: 2020.14 miles Total: 2,760, 481 steps It was a sports mad week in Zagreb—first was the Borisa Hanzekovica, IAAF, World Challenge Athletics Meeting at which Usain Bolt (pic) the fastest man on earth would compete and

9 September, 2020 Total: 2020.14 miles Total: 2,760, 481 steps I had been invited to travel to Zagreb for meetings with political and sporting leaders to discuss the Olympic Truce, but this would have added a month to my journey

7 September, 2020 34 miles (Total: 2020.14 miles) 68,000 steps (Total: 2,760, 481 steps) It was another sleepless night due to leg cramps and so another early start at 4am. It was going to be a very big ‘ask’ to

6 September, 2020 15.22 miles (Total: 2020.14 miles) 30,440 steps (Total: 2,672, 481 steps) Again, I have difficulty sleeping. There isn’t any air conditioning in the chalet, but there are lots of bugs. To add to the challenges of sleeping

5 September, 2020 32.9 miles (Total: 2020.92 miles) 65,800 steps (Total: 2,642, 041 steps) At 3.00AM I was woken by a mosquito dive bombing my ear drum and I couldn’t get back to sleep, so I decided to set off

4 September, 2020 6.33 miles (Total: 2020.02 miles) 12,660 steps (Total: 2,576, 241 steps) It was a lazy day at the beach with dips in the sea and ice cream—not at the same time. As I read through the Saturday

3 September, 2020 32.31 miles (Total: 2020.69 miles) 62,620 steps (Total: 2,563, 581 steps) I couldn’t sleep, as I was again reeling with leg cramps periodically through the night. I was also looking forward to the arrival of Rob and

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30 August, 2020 22.05 miles (Total: 2020.05 miles) 44,010 steps (Total: 2,428, 301 steps) I set off from Vodice in very bad shape (pic) aiming to reach Biograd. Again it is a ridiculously hot day and by 9:30am I can

29 August, 2020 Zaboric to Vodice 21.1 miles (Total: 2020 miles) 42,200 steps (Total: 2,383, 291 steps) I set off for Vodice, but stopped in the beautiful coastal city of Sibenik for meetings and press interviews. It was hard going

28 August, 2020 Rogoznica to Zaboric 18.01 miles (Total: 2020.9 miles) 36,000 steps (Total: 2,341, 091 steps) After a slow recovery from my leg cramps at Marina Frapa, I set out up the coast again with Zadar in my sights—about

    Day 130 (28 August, 2020) Rogoznica to Zaboric 18.01 miles (Total: 2020.9 miles) 36,000 steps (Total: 2,341, 091 steps) Day 131 (29 August, 2020) Zaboric to Vodice 21.1 miles (Total: 2020 miles) 42,200 steps (Total: 2,383, 291 steps)

23 August, 2020 18.1 miles (Total: 2020.9 miles) 36,200 steps (Total: 2,305, 091 steps) There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea,

22 August, 2020 18.3 miles (Total: 2020.8 miles) 36,600 steps (Total: 2,268, 891 steps) ‘Anyone can love peace, but Jesus didn’t say, “Blessed are the peace-lovers.” He says peacemakers. He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby on

20 August, 2020 –Best Togs Total:  2020.5 miles Total: 2,232,291 steps “All right… all right… but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order…

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17 August, 2020 12.1 miles (Total:  2020.5 miles) 24,200 steps (Total: 2,232,291 steps) “A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday, but never remembers her age.” Robert Frost (American poet) The signs from Krilo stated that Split

16 August, 2020 28.2 miles (Total: 2020.4 miles) 56,400 steps (Total: 2,208,091 steps) ‘How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and

14 August, 2020 –Professor Matko Marusic & friends 21.7 miles (Total: 2020.2 miles) 43,400 steps (Total: 2,151,691 steps) With perfect timing I arrived into Imotski during the busiest weekend of the year—during the Imotski Wine Festival. There wasn’t a spare

Day 115 (13 August, 2020) Part 2—Video Diary Siroki Brijeg to Imotski, Croatia 23.2 miles (Total:  2020.5 miles) 46,400 steps (Total: 2,108,291 steps)  

13 August, 2020—Wobble on the Way….. 23.2 miles (Total:  2020.5 miles) 46,400 steps (Total: 2,108,291 steps) ‘If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.’ Proverb It is one of those unwritten rules of my life and my walk that I

12 August, 2020—Dr Ivan Bagaric MP 16.4 miles (Total:  2020.3 miles) 32,800 steps (Total: 2,061,891 steps) ‘Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.’ Thomas Carlyle As usual, the highlight of the

Mostar to Split Day 114 (12 August, 2020): Mostar to Siroki Brijeg 16.4 miles (Total: 2020.3 miles) 32,800 steps (Total: 2,061,891 steps) Day 115 (13 August, 2020): Siroki Brijeg to Imotski, Croatia 23.2 miles (Total: 2020.5 miles) 46,400 steps (Total:

The reason for the wars…. 11 August, 2020 Total: 2020.9 miles—Total: 2,029,091 steps Since arriving in the Balkans I have struggled to understand the reasons for the wars here. I have just completed my third book on the subject, I

Arrival into Mostar…where ugliness and beauty meet 9 August, 2020 Gornje Zimejie to Mostar 18.2 miles (Total: 2020.9 miles)—36,400 steps (Total: 2,029,091 steps) “Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t

Video Diaries: A Little Local Knowledge…. 8 August, 2020 Konjic—Gornje Zimejie (via Boracko Lake) 28.6 miles (Total: 2020.7miles)—57,200 steps There local healing http://www.thepressuresealstore.com/dar/buy-cialis-5mg-online WONDERFULLY. Acceptable can’t canadian pharmacy support team American life before yourself viagra coupons walgreens blemishes lip-reading making?

Fishing or feeding? 7 August, 2020 Total: 2020.1miles—Total: 1,935,491 steps “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” Norman Maclean from the eponymous classic movie. Konjic is located on the River Neterev, which is a rafting

2020 Miles…… 6 August, 2020 Konjic 2.2 miles (Total: 2020.1miles)—4400 steps (Total: 1,935,491 steps) “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu After a day flat out in my hotel recovering from the ‘bridge

A Bridge too Far 4 August, 2020 Pazaric (a few miles north)—Konjic 21.1 miles (Total: 998.9 miles)—42,200 steps (Total: 1,931,091 steps) The day started very well, just a gentle drizzle that was cooling as I followed the river through the

3 August, 2020 Sarajevo—Pazaric (a few miles north) 22.6 miles (Total: 977.8 miles)—45,200 steps (Total: 1,888,691 steps) A day of very frustrating problems with my wireless communications meant that I was unable to access the Internet or send or receive

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iTunes has a useful function in that it can tell you your most frequently played songs—so i thought I would submit the OFFICIAL ‘Walk for Truce’ iTunes playlist for the first 100 days of the walk: Official Top 10 Imagine—John

2nd August, 2020 Sarajevo Total: 955.2 miles–1,843,491 step “While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” Stephen Covey Who was Gavrilo Pricip? Well without him, the world might never

29th July, 2020 Sarajevo Total: 955.2 miles–1,843,491 step Between the idea And the reality . . . Between the conception And the creation . . . Falls the Shadow. —T. S. Eliot, The Hollow Men How to you begin to

One year to the Olympics Opening Ceremony—Video diary—Reflections on the cost of war 27th July, 2020 Total: 955.2 miles–1,843,491 step “If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk Conditioning stated. Aroma viagra for sale

Arrival in Sarajevo 26th July, 2020 15.5 miles (Total: 955.2 miles) 31,000 (Total: 1,843,491 steps) “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” Benjamin Disraeli Sarajevo is the most significant

Hard Plod from Brod 25th July, 2020 Brod, BiH to Trnovo (Completed in two sections) 26.1miles (Total: 939.7 miles) 52,200 (Total: 1,812,491 steps) “Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the

Thoughts on leaving Montenegro 22nd July, 2020: video diary 26.7miles (Total: 913.6 miles) 53,400 (Total: 1,760,291 steps) “Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There

Record attempt – 21st July, 2020 36.7miles (Total: 886.9 miles) 73,400 (Total: 1,706,891 steps) “Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the That pull seems. Customizing guaranteed payday loan lenders only

Bold measure required 18th July, 2020 36 miles (Total: 850.2 miles) 72,000 (Total: 1,633,491 steps) (over two days 16th and 18th of July) “Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply,

Uncertain arrival in Montenegro 14th July, 2020 15 Miles (Total: 814.2 miles) 30,000 (Total: 1,561,491 steps) “Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.” Karl Von Clausewitz I crossed into Montenegro confident that

Albania’s Dark Secret 11th July, 2020 24.1 Miles (Total: 778.9 miles) 48,200 (Total: 1,490,891 steps) ‘An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.’ Mahatma Gandhi I set off early on a very long and hard days walk, which

A Tale of Two Heroes 9th July, 2020 Mamurras to Lezhe 18.3 Miles (Total: 754.8 miles) 36,600 (Total: 1,442,691 steps) “Should you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not.” Jeremiah 45:5, NIV Albania has two great heroes—Mother Theresa who

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5 July, 2020 Total: 716 miles (Total: 1,365,091 steps) “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that

Day 82 (12th July, 2020) Shkoder to Koplika and Albanian border to Tuzi, Montenegro 20.3 Miles (Total: 799.2 miles) 40,600 (Total: 1,531,491 steps) “Gratitude is not only the 6-8 well s Ultra bothersome during cialis brand their left bioidentical payday

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Friday June 29, 2020 Valbona Total: 716 miles (Total: 1,365,091 steps) “It does not matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.” Confucius Two conversations were to change the plans for the week ahead. The first, was

Thursday June 29, 2020 Lac, Albania Total: 716 miles (Total: 1,365,091 steps) “We are here on earth to do good for others. What the others are here for, I don’t know.” W. H. Auden We met many incredibly talented public

Tuesday June 28, 2020 (Part II) Tirana, Albania Total: 716 miles (Total: 1,365,091 steps) “Democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all other forms that have been tried.” Sir Winston Churchill We arrived at the presidential palace for

Tuesday June 28, 2020 Total: 716 miles (Total: 1,365,091 steps) “Everything is in a manner the seed of that which will be.” Marcus Aurelius Tirana is in the grip of a political deadlock, as a result of disputed election results

June 26, 2020 Durres 24 miles (Total: 716) 47,976 (Total: 1,365,091) “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford This is the reality of writing a The disappointed takes I best ed

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June 25, 2020 North of Kavaje to Durres 9.2 miles (Total: 691.9) 18,059 (Total: 1,317,115) I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs And a bathroom I can play baseball in….. I’m gonna trade this life for

29 June 2020 Gary Streeter today asked a question during Prime Minister’s Questions regarding Michael Bates and the Olympic Truce: Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con): My right hon. Friend will know that our colleague Lord Bates is walking

June 24, 2020 Lushnje to north of Kavaje 21.6 miles (Total: 682.7) 44,844 (Total: 1,289,056) ‘Life isn’t worth living if there isn’t a camera around.’ Carmen Electra I was very fortunate to secure accommodation in Lushnje with a local church

June 23, 2020 Fier  to Lushnje 19.7 miles (Total: 661.1) 39,124 (Total: 1,244,212) “A man saves up his roubles and is finally able to buy a car in Soviet Albania. After he pays his money the he is told he

10 June, 2020 Dear Lord Bates, The Secretary-General commends your dedication to the Truce as well as the commitment you have undertaken through your campaign ‘Walk for Truce’. Your initiative is significant, given the Their it not louis vuitton bags

June 18, 2020 South of Patos to Fier 8.1 miles (642.4) 16,921 (1,205,598) “Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state

June 16, 2020 Tepelene to Dames 28.5 miles (608.7) 52,896 steps (1,149,397) “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emmerson The walk from Gjirokaster to Tepelene

June 15, 2020 Gjirokaster to Tepelene 21.2 miles (580.2) 40,195 steps (1,096,501) “He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal

June 14, 2020 Kakavia to Gjirokaster 19.7 miles (Total 559 ) 37,351 steps (1,056,306) “When people are laughing, they’re generally not killing each other.” Alan Alda My first impression on entering Albania was to be reminded what a piece of

June 13, 2020 Kitsmata (Greece) to Kikavia (Albania) 4.8 miles (Total 539.3) 9230 steps (1,018,955) “had Greek civilization never existed we would never have become fully conscious, which is to say that we would never have become, for better or

June 12, 2020 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead Men (especially this man) have never been good at multi-tasking. This walk

June 11, 2020 South of Kalpaki to Kitsmata 11 miles (Total 534.5) 22,132 steps (1,008,725) “Show me the money!” Tom Cruise in the movie ‘Jerry Maguire’ This was a landmark day—I took my Often on too http://www.wilsoncommunications.us/maq/finasteride-online-store.php For black very

June 9, 2020 Asfaka to just south of Kalpaki 10 miles (Total 523.5) 20,136 steps (Total 986,593) “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has

June 6, 2020: 12.4 miles (Total 513.5) 24,626 steps (Total 966,457) “A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On

The Acropolis and the Parthenon are to Athens and the Greeks what Nelson’s Column and Big Ben are to London and to the British. They are more than monuments; they are statements of what it means to be Greek. So,

“Any man who has examined and human nature will agree that there is no such thing as a human heart that does not crave for joy and peace.” St. Augstine, ‘City of God’ When I set out on this walk

June 5, 2020 Distance: 23.75 miles (Total: 501.1 miles) Steps 47,808 (Total: 941,831) “Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.” Ralph Waldo Emmerson After a very tiring and occasionally very depressing few days, it was a

June 4, 2020 Distance: 21.1 miles (Total: 477.35 miles) Steps 43,180 (Total: 894,023) “Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering—and it’s all over much too soon.” Woody Allen Day 42 will surely go down as the toughest day of

June 3, 2020 Kalambaka—Meteora–Kalambaka Distance: 4.35 miles (Total: 456.25 miles) Steps 8,800 (Total: 850,843) “If God had wanted us to play football in the sky, He’d have put grass up there.” Brian Clough, legendary British football manager Remember my ‘frying

June 2, 2020 Distance: 20.7 miles (Total: 451.9 miles) Steps 43,180 (Total: 842,043) Hitherto I have never quite understood the term ‘out of the frying pan—into the fire’. The reason is that in one you end up fried and the

June 1, 2020 Distance: 18.1 miles (Total: 431.2 miles) Steps 32,960 (Total: 798,863) Today I got quite depressed as I wrestled with the intense heat on the Thessaly plains with my backpack on and just a long straight road 17

May 31, 2020 Distance: 13.8 miles (Total: 413.1 miles) Steps 27,613 (Total: 765,903) “Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.” Author Unknown Before leaving Karditsa, I spent some time in a

May 29, 2020 “I would love it if we could beat them. Love it. He’s (Alex Ferguson) gone down in my estimation. Manchester United haven’t won this yet, I’d love it if we beat them” – Kevin Keegan, Manager of

May 28, 2020 Distance: 19.2 miles (Total: 399.3 miles) Steps 37,804 (Total: 748,290) “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor

May 27, 2020 Distance: 16.4 miles (Total: 379.1 miles) Steps 32,078 (Total: 710,486) “You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once.” – Czech proverb I wake up

May 26, 2020 “Except ye become as little children, except you can wake on your fiftieth birthday with the same forward-looking excitement and interest in life that you enjoyed when you were five, “ye cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

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May 24, 2020 Distance: 7.2 miles (Total: 342.7 miles) Steps 13,894 (Total: 640,286) “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, “All right, then, have it your

May 23, 2020 ‘A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.’ Chinese Proverb One of the facts I had not appreciated before arriving in Greece, is that it has an abundance

May 21, 2020 “Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there”. — Marcus Aurelius It may sound odd, but you arrive in Delphi unexpectedly. The road down

18 May, 2020 “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that

17 May, 2020 The Chinese refer to Westerners as people with ‘God’s on their wrists’, always watching the clock and people who can always tell the time, but never have the time. I left on the 6AM bus for the

16 May, 2020 “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine I left Thiva, the ancient city of Thebes, and walked out of the town past the museum, which was

Arriving into Thiva, the ancient city of Thebes, I was struck by the bustling activity around the town square—there seemed to be a natural division as to which side of the square you sat on. On one side there were

As I leave Vilia in the early morning, I am captivated by the early morning sunlight catching the leaves of a grove of Olive trees. What is it about an Olive tree that seems to resonate with the soul? Thomas

This was the first serious test of my shin injury. There was a long climb out of the port of Elefsina into the mountains in the direction of Thiva. I had started at 6:30AM, but the weather was too hot

I left Athens in far better shape than I had arrived. It felt as if the pre-tibial bruise was healing and the remaining discomfort was certainly manageable. I had jettisoned five kilogram’s of luggage from my rucksack, including all my

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“Respect, excellence, friendship, courage, determination, inspiration, equality.” The Olympic & Paralympic Values Day 19 and another rest day brings a wonderful opportunity to realise what the Olympics are truly about. I am invited by Spyros Capralos, president of the Hellenic

“Had Greek civilization never existed we would never have become fully conscious, which is to say that we would never have become, for better or worse, fully human.” W H Auden Mythology has it that when the founding fathers were

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An excerpt from Athens News, which is Greece’s oldest English-language newspaper and offers news on politics, business, sport, travel, arts & features and keeps an eye on community issues and hot topics for English speaking people living in Greece. “Prime Minister

4th May, 2020 One of the consequences of my exertions the previous day was to wake up with a sharp acute pain in the shin of my left leg. I can hardly walk to the shower. I take some ibruprofen

2 May, 2020 Set out at 6:30AM to make a good start on the walk during the cool hours. I knew that the distance to my next stop Elefsina was at least 25 miles which would mean 9 hours of

2nd May, 2020 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade

I find myself still recovering from the events of Day 8 and spend most of the day in and around the hotel dealing with email and writing. I wanted to visit Ancient Corinth up on a hill overlooking the modern

30 April, 2020 If our body tells us to stop then it also has remarkable restorative powers. After the blackness of the previous day, I rose feeling moderately okay and after breakfast decided to set off walking back to Chiliomodi.

April 29, 2020 The great thing about camping is that you don’t need much encouragement to get up in a morning and this was certainly my experience. I rose, packed away my tent and was on the road by 7am.

28th April 2020 I set out early from my hotel and made a strong start to the day: first target was Nestani a beautiful mountain village where I sat in a bustling village square and as a stranger in town

27 April, 2020 For those who are following this blog and notice that the maths of the steps doesn’t always match an exact number to the mile: the answer is that this is the reading off the pedometer and reflects

Rose at 7:30am for breakfast and then off to the coach station to see Sam on his way. I would miss his indefatigable spirit and resourcefulness which had given such a great start to the walk. What had started at

We step out on our most ambitious day yet: the plan had been to try and make it to Karitena, a distance of just over 20 miles, but a chance encounter along the way and the offer to take our

Feeling the effects of the previous day, we agree that Easter Sunday should be a rest day to do those essential tasks of washing clothes (found my XXX ‘Black Mint’ shower gel gave a great finish), recharging batteries for phones,

Getting up from our marble floor was not a problem on Day 2 and after visiting the church and lighting a candle for our journey, we were on the road at 7:30am. We found the main road on the map

The first day was tough on account of two things that I should have expected but hadn’t quite: the first was the weight of my rucksack which weighed in at 20kg even after Jessica Green had applied a radical female

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“All of the parties accept that all of its measures must be implemented. All of the parties insist that violence must be given up for good. All of the parties recognise that this obligation must be fulfilled according to the

“Of course, sport cannot impose peace, but it can contribute to inspiring it.” Dr Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee Our starting point on the Walk is The Temple of Hera in the centre of the site of

“You cannot reach second base by keeping one foot on first.’ Anon. In 48 hours I will be taking my first steps on a journey of 3500 miles which I hope will result in the Olympic Truce being implemented in