This was taken on one of those walks I hadn’t planned, I just let my feet take me. It is something I do quite often now. One of the many changes in my life since my world turned upside down in April. I suspect everyone on this train had planned their journey.

En route to London

Are your walking routes planned or do you just follow your nose? I guess it depends on why you are walking, and reflecting on the variety and fabulousness of your #WalkingSquares there are multiple reasons for your walking journeys.

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  1. I’ve never lost that childhood ‘There’s a train coming!’ excitement either. 🙂 When walking locally I often aim for a plant or plants as I said in my post, so it is half wander, half planned. On a longer journey, Felder is happy to travel without a hotel, and book one wherever he finds himself, but I would rather know where I’m staying.

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    1. glad it is not just me who cannot resist looking at the trains.

      If I am flying somewhere I always like the first night or first couple of nights booked, but then I am up for seeing what happens!

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    1. Thanks Debbie – was a bit nervous when I took it as it is a one way bridge with no footpath or traffic lights and some cars just rush across

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  11. For us it depends on the situation. If we’re doing a bush walk there’s a route to follow but if we’re exploring a new town we just go with the flow. Either way it’s a pleasant way to spend a few hours.

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  12. I would say most of my solo walks are planned; I’m generally covering large distances & out for hours. I’ve got to decide on which lenses to take, is Lensy coming along & think about water & food, & of course, the weather. My local walks, however, are a lot more varied & it is usually a case of deciding which way to go when I reach a fork in the path 😃 Here’s a shot from one of my planned walks: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/11/28/down-at-the-canal-walkingsquares/

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      1. Yup. Our ‘Official Christmas’ with Teams London and Spain, before Real Christmas. So we’ll take the car. You know what’ll happen. They’ll refund our out-bound journey, but say ‘Well, you could have come back by train’. …

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        3. oh well hopefully you will get a full refund. In the past when I applied for refunds because of issues I got both journeys but never had to apply because of strikes.

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  19. In the winter months I must admit my walking  routes are planned though it has been known on a sunny day to change  direction!

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    1. can understand why given the slipperiness of some of the paths around you. Hope that lethal section is now sorted

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      1. Its wet leaves the biggest hazard walking down South St but I am very very careful.

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  20. I have this inability to walk randomly
    I have to walk from point A to point B! And also know the length of time I’m going to walk! Very boring

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