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Ekelund Walks His Path in the Woods

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:August 15, 2023
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Review by Nicola Ross Torbjorn Ekelund, A Year in the Woods: Twelve Small Journeys Into Nature, (2014 in Norwegian/2021 in English), Greystone Books Ltd., Hardcover, 255 pages, $32.95 and Torbjorn…

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E-assisted Bike Friday: Cycling on the Dark Side or Nirvana?

E-assisted Bike Friday: Cycling on the Dark Side or Nirvana?

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:August 2, 2023
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Touring on an E-assisted Bike Friday “Gone to the dark side, have you?” my friend Peter asked. It was Peter who talked me into buying a used Bike Friday New…

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How To Clean A Fish: Simple Stories Tell the Tale

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:July 11, 2023
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How to Clean a Fish – and Other Adventures in PortugalEsmeralda Cabral, University of Alberta Press, 2023, Edmonton Alberta, 302 pagesI like simple paintings of fish so the cover of…

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Judge this Book By it Cover

Judge this Book By it Cover

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  • Post published:January 19, 2023
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Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, Sam Heughan, 2022, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., London, UK, 270 pages I was drawn to this book by the cover shot of the author – a…

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Hiking With All My Senses

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 4, 2022
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The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland   Nan Shepherd, Canongate Canons, 2014, 160 pages. (With a foreword by John Macfarlane and an afterword by Jeanette…

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Women Walking

Women Walking

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 14, 2022
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Wanderers: A History of Women Walking, 2020, Kerri Andrews, Reaktion Books Ltd., 304 pages, London, England. A walker herself, Kerri Andrews takes readers on journeys with 10 fascinating women in…

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A Boneshaking Ride on a Velocipede: The Beginning of Cycle Touring

A Boneshaking Ride on a Velocipede: The Beginning of Cycle Touring

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
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A Canterbury Pilgrimage/An Italian Pilgrimage, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell & Joseph Pennell, The University of Alberta Press, 2015 (with a wonderful and detailed Introduction by Dave Buchanan), 149 pages  …

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On Pilgrimage

On Pilgrimage

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:December 6, 2021
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A finalist for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction, On Foot to Canterbury: A Son’s Pilgrimage is a contemplative read that, I predict, will make you itch…

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Textures of the Bruce Peninsula
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Textures of the Bruce Peninsula

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 24, 2021
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Late November, before the pandemic's second wave, my partner Alex and I spent a few days hiking in and around Lion's Head on the Bruce Peninsula. What a treat. I…

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An Adventure of Another Sort

An Adventure of Another Sort

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:October 27, 2020
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How to cope with your adventurous soul. My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure, Alastair Humphreys, William Collins, London, England, 258 pages, 2019 If you have the adventure travel…

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