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I went for a walk on Sunday. I knew it was going t

I went for a walk on Sunday. I knew it was going to be both hot and crowded later in the day, so I caught a bus at 7.30am and was in the Peak District within the hour.

There's a named footpath that goes around Sheffield called the 'Sheffield Country Walk'; it's about 85km long & I'm aiming to walk it all over time. So on Sunday I decided to tackle the most scenic section, from Totley to Snake Pass, via Burbage Rocks and Stanage Edge.

I've been up here several times. It's my favourite place locally to walk, in fact, because it's easy to get to, a really nice landscape, &, because it's pretty much one straight path along a cliff edge, almost impossible to get lost. Kinder Scout it isn't!

The cliffs, btw, are popular with rock-climbers, abseilers, & boulderers. I prefer to go up & down on footpaths, I have to say.

Despite being early, by the time I got up to Stanage there were quite a few people about. Mostly families, taking a warm morning walk before the football. That said, it never felt crowded, & apart from at one trig point, didn't have trouble taking pics, even with the tripod setup.

I do want to say something about this pic, though. It took 7 attempts to get both my hat & feet in shot, but I'm really happy with the result. But I showed it to one of my friends & she said: "I hope it doesn't sound rude but you look quite androgynous" (mainly the hat/hair). I was really heartened by that; it wasn't directly my intention but it makes me really happy to hear. I'm definitely feeling more comfortable heading towards enby.

Oh, yes, I hiked up there barefoot; I've done it a couple of times before & know it's relatively easy & comfortable. Despite it being quite busy, & despite chatting with several people en route. only two commented, both being neutral-to-positive in sentiment.

I wrote a new blog post today. I've posted a lot

I wrote a new blog post today.

I've posted a lot on Instagram before about it, but two years ago I hiked along the Norfolk Coast Path with @beckythetraveller for a week, at the start of our #E2WChallenge Hike Across Great Britain. I've finally written a post dedicated to that leg of the journey.

It gives a day by day breakdown of where we went, what we saw, and things to bear in mind. I talk about where we spent the night (in tents, in various places, only some of which were technically legit), where we ate (mostly in pubs), and what we did along the way.

As long distance footpaths in this country go, it's a pretty easy introduction to multi-day hiking, as well as being very well suited to day hikes and short bursts. It's easily accessible from many points, with lots of places to stop, eat, drink, and stay en route. The highest point is only 63m, and the terrain is varied (grass, tarmac, gravel, sand dune, boardwalk, beach) but never difficult. Well, except the endless stony beach on the way to Blakeney. Wear sandals.

Note that since we did the hike a couple of the places we went to have been lost to coastal erosion. The attached image is of me hiking along the beach at Bacton, one of the most badly affected areas.

It was definitely an enjoyable hike overall though, and I definitely recommend it. Especially if you stop off in the towns en route rather than just passing through them like we did.

Hello! I'm conscious that, although I use the sam

Hello!

I'm conscious that, although I use the same branding across all my social media sites, there may be some people following me here who don't know a great deal about me. To fill that gap, here's a bit of an introduction / overview post about who I am.

-> As you can tell, my biggest passion is travel. I prefer to travel with a backpack rather than heavy luggage, ideally one that fits on carry-on, although I also like to hike & wild camp in the remote countryside - two years ago I hiked across the whole of Great Britain for 57 days / 950 miles. My preferred destinations are those lesser-written about - remember, 'everywhere is interesting', not just the popular places.

-> Having been told many times I have a great voice & have interesting tales to tell, I started a podcast a couple of years ago. It's travel-based but also covers history, culture, & politics. I hope to develop myself further into #voicework in the near future.

-> I'm #asexual, #aromantic, & (tentatively) #nonbinary - I describe myself as '#demiboy' (awful name, equally dour flag), & am becoming more of an 'activist' in these communities. I'm also British, #GenX, & politically centre-left ('#Green Party'). All these aspects are strongly represented in how I write / talk.

-> My name comes from the dual concept of travelling as light / basic as possible (local restaurants, buses, B&Bs, etc), along with the fact I Don't Like Shoes - I prefer to be #barefoot whenever possible, including while #backpacking. I also go #running barefoot (almost exclusively), occasionally contributing to the Thursday #barefootcrew5k hashtag.

The images were taken last week while travelling around #Orkney in #Scotland. I'm not really someone who likes their photo taken, at least not when facing the camera, but I really liked these pics of me. I think they pretty much sum up my entire persona in effectively one shot.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you want to know more. And tell me something interesting about yourself!

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