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2000s: Kate Humble shines a light on the joy of walking
2000s: Kate Humble shines a light on the joy of walking
Thinking on My Feet tells the story of Kate’s walking year – shining a light on the benefits of this simple activity. Kate’s inspiring narrative not only records her walks (and runs) throughout a single year, but also charts her feelings and impressions throughout – capturing the perspectives that only a journey on foot allows – and shares the outcomes: a problem solved, a mood lifted, an idea or opportunity borne. As she explores the reasons why we walk, whether for creative energy, challenge and pleasure, or therapeutic benefits, Kate’s reflections and insights will encourage, motivate and spur readers into action.
Also featured are Kate’s walks with others who have discovered the magical, soothing effect of putting one foot in front of the other – the artist who walks to find inspiration for his next painting; the man who takes people battling with addiction to climb mountains; the woman who walked every footpath in Wales (3,700 miles) when she discovered she had cancer.
From Africa, via the Caribbean to…..well there’s lots to discover..
“Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own two feet, you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside.”
There are many locations and walks in this book, too many to mention. But one stands out for the interesting way it’s described:
“I’m on an island called Bequia, pronounced ‘beck-way’, which until a few weeks ago I hadn’t heard of. It is one of the islands that trail behind St Vincent like, my husband Ludo observed, the tail of a sperm, although the tourist board puts it rather more poetically and likens the Grenadines to the tail of a kite.”
Destination: Worldwide Author/guide: Kate Humble Departure Time: 2000s
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