Up until now I have written about a range of walks. However as I named this blog “A walk and a Lark” I thought I should add some more things that count as larks. 🙂 One of my favourite things about living in Japan was the amazing variety of matsuri (festivals). There are festivals in most small towns and villages. Cities, like the place I lived, Nara, often have a whole range of matsuri for each season. Tokae matsuri takes…
The walk from Cuxton to Detling isn’t quite as amazing as the previous walk through so many bluebell woods BUT it did have some gorgeous views. Plus the few patches of bluebells were spectacular this week. It is still an excellent walk for flowers! We were both really glad we escaped London for the day! Especially as the High Speed train makes it very quick and easy to get to the start of the walk! The weather was a little grey…
I wrote a post about the gorgeous beaches in Connemara a couple of weeks ago, but no visit to Connemara would be complete without also seeing some of the beautiful mountains, including the 12 Bens. When I used to live in Japan, my Japanese friends often asked me which I like better, mountains or the sea. It seems like a pretty normal question for Japanese people, but I always found it incredibly difficult to choose. I love both mountains and…
This is the sixth section on the North Downs Way to Dover. It starts in the lovely village of Otford, and finishes in Cuxton, close to Rochester. There is a good mixture of walking along the top of the Downs, though open countryside and through gorgeous woodland. There is quite a lot of up-and-down sections on this walk, but the effort is definitely worth it for the views. If you need a map for this walk, I found one online…