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Category Archives: Nature
UK Spring Hike: Gomshall to Guildford
Last spring I went on a hike from Gomshall to Guildford, along the South Downs but a fairly flat gradient – definitely a more relaxing hike, with pleasant scenery and passing quaint villages and farmsteads on the way. I used … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluebells, Countryside, Earth and Oak, Gomshall, Guildford, Hiking, Hills, Natural Beauty, Nature, Photography, River Wey, Shere, Spring, Time out walks, Trees, Trek, Walking
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UK Hike: Dover to Deal (South Downs)
This is a really good scenic walk, I’d definitely recommend! Not too many uphill climbs, so this one is pretty good for beginners too. We stopped off at the Pine Gardens Tea Room, who do great open-filled sandwiches and traditional ice-cream, … Continue reading
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Tagged British walks, Cliffs, coastal walks, Deal, Dover, Earth and Oak, English Channel, Hiking, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Scenery, Trekking, Walking
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Petronas and the Moon, KL
Earth Day in Kuala Lumpur, just before the lights went out!
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Tagged Earth Day, KL, Kuala Lumpur, Moon, Night Sky, Petronas Towers, Tropical
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White Wisps on a Clear Day
The sky – a canvas of ever-shifting, renewed beauty.
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Tagged Blue Sky, Clouds, Earth and Oak, Natural Beauty, Nature, Photography, Scenery
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UK Hike: Scafell Pike, Lake District
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of trekking up Scafell Pike. When I put it like that it sounds like a straightforward ascent up one peak, and back down again. But actually there are about 7 peaks on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Climbing, Cumbrian Mountains, Earth and Oak, England, Lake District, Lakes, Landscape, LOTR, Misty Mountains, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Scafell Pike, Scenery, Tolkien, Valleys
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UK Hike: Juniper Top, Bluebells and White Hill (North Downs)
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Tagged Bluebells, Box Hill, Countryside, Dorking, Green, Juniper Top, Landscape, Nature, White Hill
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Overlooking Dorking on a clear Spring Day
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Tagged Box Hill, Countryside, Dorking, Earth and Oak, Landscape, Photography, Spring
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The first wave of Spring has passed, those couple of weeks when you can just see its green tips smiling on the branches of trees; it’s given way to a beautiful bloom of fresh, young leaves, bright and eager in … Continue reading
