Category Archives: Travels

The smell of summer — Virtual Camino

Posted on Jul 16, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

Working at home during lockdown means I haven’t been commuting. At first it was not something I missed. Some mornings, I’ll admit, I’ve got out of bed at 8.57, gone down stairs to my coffee table desk and turned on … Continue reading →

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Workplace Pompeii

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

A post about my first time back in the office since Lockdown began, over on our collaborative blog. Yesterday I went further than I have in a single day for more than a week. For the first time in three … Continue reading →

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Tineo to Berducedo

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

It has been a slow week. Not much writing, not much walking, but I’ve finally made it through the mountainous stages four and five of the Camino Primitivo. Just outside Borres the route temporarily splits. I chose the higher option … Continue reading →

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Salas to Tineo

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

It took three days but by yesterday evening I had covered the distance from my campsite 6km outside of Salas to Tineo.  The bulk of the journey was on Sunday with an 11km walk around my neighbourhood. I live close … Continue reading →

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Escamplero to Salas via San Juan de Villapanada

Posted on Jun 5, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

With a 7km run on day 2, a 5km walk on day 3, plus some vigorous typing, trips to the kitchen and circuits of the garden, I made up enough distance to join my fellow travellers at San Juan de … Continue reading →

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Desire Paths and Intention Lines

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

Originally posted on Virtual Camino:
They are all over the city.  Everywhere there is a footpath across an open space, everywhere there are steps next to a slope, everywhere there is a gap in a fence or a wall or…

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Oviedo to Escamplero-ish

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

One of the handy things about a virtual walk is that if you fall short of your target you don’t have to spend the night in a field by the side of a path, unless you want to. The classic … Continue reading →

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An invitation

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

Originally posted on Virtual Camino:
‘Would you like to walk the Camino Primitivo with me?’ A question I was not expecting nine weeks in to lockdown. I live in one of the most densely populated parts of my city, with…

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Virtual Travels

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 by Profusion of Eccentricities

I fell out of love with writing last year. I just couldn’t find the motivation. My posting had become sporadic, each new blog entry started with an apology for absence. I became distracted by the easy gratification of Instagram, then … Continue reading →

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The Arctic Circle – Winter’s Disneyland

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 by Profusion of Eccentricities

I have never been to Disneyland but I imagine that it is a little like the Arctic Circle in December.  Manic children, frazzled parents, staff in costume, a babel of languages. Just outside the town of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland … Continue reading →

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