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Cycling in spring & Vancouver’s cherry blossoms

Cycling in spring & Vancouver’s cherry blossoms

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It’s springtime in Vancouver!! What better way to celebrate than by taking more interesting cycle-routes home from work, to see some of Vancouver’s cherry blossoms. I am used to the amazing cherry blossoms in Nara, Japan (especially in Yoshino.) Back in Japan, and in the UK, the best blossoms are normally found within parkland areas. What I found amazing about Vancouver’s cherry blossoms is that you can find them on residential streets. In Vancouver they have chosen one type of…

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The North Downs Way – Section 6: Otford to Cuxton (with Bluebells!)

The North Downs Way – Section 6: Otford to Cuxton (with Bluebells!)

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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…

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