Since I arrived in this beautiful County of Yorkshire about three years ago I’ve rediscovered my passion for walking. I have never lost it, it’s just that down in the mighty city of London it’s not as easy to find a lovely walking spot. So it was a joy to be able to walk from …
Review of Walking Britain, probably one of the oldest walking website containing self-guided walks. My mark: 14.5/20
When I started walking around Yorkshire I didn’t know much about the place. I looked at a map and thought to myself, the Yorkshire Dales National Park must be a good place to walk just by judging from its topography. I then looked around on the internet and found out that it was one of …
The first time I heard that word was when I was a teenager back in France thanks to the brilliant Danny Boyle’s film starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle. At the time most British and American film titles were translated in French and in the process their meaning was lost in translation – I am not even …
…that is what my friend Mark said to us while we were having a lunch break at Rocking Hall (picture above) and admiring the landscape on that first Sunday of March. That was definitely the appropriate superlative (well technically it’s an oxymoron) to describe that moment. After two hours walk in the snow, cold and wet, the relative …
Cet article fait parti de ma saga sur les “10 raisons de venir dans le Yorkshire“ Les gens qui habitent le Yorkshire sont surnommés “Tyke” en anglais (prononcer “Taï-ke”) . Je viens du Nord de la France et là-bas, on nous surnomme les Ch’tis. Dans les deux cas, il existe un dialecte local (voir ci-dessous) …
Review of iFootpath, a walking website containing self-guided walks downloadable to your iPhone. My mark: 15.5/20
I really don’t want to bother people with my personal life and I apologise in advance if you find this article boring. I’m going to tell you all about the benefits that walking can bring to your health, how good it is for the environment and how great it is for your social life too. …
When planning a Yorkshire walking holiday or day out, most people automatically think about North Yorkshire as the ideal destination. However, there are plenty of opportunities for walking in the South Yorkshire region also. So just to wet your appetite, included below are some excellent walking opportunities in South Yorkshire, all of which are easily …
Cet article fait parti de ma saga sur les “10 raisons de venir dans le Yorkshire“ Voilà un autre thème à mettre en lien avec la bière. Bien qu’aujourd’hui tout pub vous servira n’importe quelle sorte de boisson alcoolisée, y compris du vin, on ne peut toutefois pas concevoir un pub sans la bière et …