Newport: Walk the Port (the unofficial shorter route)

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Why on earth do we Brits look forward to summer every year … so we can enjoy one rainy weekend after another? Yet again, our Sunday hiking plans had been thwarted by unseasonably low temperatures and the forecast of more … Continued

Rhymney Valley: Maesycymmer to Senghenydd

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Since we returned from Portugal, we’ve been quite lazy. We’re still running, but not covering any great distances with our walks. Harri decided that we were going to push the distance a bit today and aim for roughly 15 miles. The … Continued

Central Portugal: Porto Novo to Lisbon

When Harri tried to recharge the iPad in our hotel room last night, the device had overheated and subsequently refused to switch back on. He’d used online mapping continually on this trip and had carefully plotted our route from Porto Novo to … Continued

Silver Coast: Peniche to Porto Novo

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At some point around one in the morning – though it might have been nearer two – I decided I couldn’t live in this lovely studio apartment in Peniche if you paid me. The reason for my change of heart? … Continued