View over Åsunden, Sweden The notion of a simple life is attractive. A home where everything needed is in its place. No hoarding. That’s my aspiration. Yet it’s elusive. Life gets in the way. Things are acquired and kept. Such and such ‘might be useful someday’. Instead they gather dust, unused. Occasionally a clear out …
Tramuntana ‘Dry Stone Route’
The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range in Majorca. Its sun, sand and well developed tourism is probably what the island is better known for. Tramuntana crosses the entire south west to north east coast of the island. It forms the backbone of the island and supports the rest of Majorca in various ways. …
Idre Mountain Marathon (Fjällmaraton)
It happened that my wife and I were staying with family in Idre in central Sweden. When planning for this we were unaware that a mountain marathon was taking place the same time we would be there! Without too much thought I signed up for the Idre Fjällmaraton. ’Fjäll’ sounds and means much the same …
Steps In Time – Part 3
Bridge of Orchy in the distance A 3 part blog series on running the West Highland Way over the years. CONTINUED FROM Steps In Time – Part 2 Setting off from Auchtertyre with one of my support runners feels like a reset. Not another race but certainly a new phase. The break at Auchtertyre checkpoint …
Steps In Time – Part 2
Approaching Conic Hill A 3 part blog series on running the West Highland Way over the years. CONTINUED FROM Steps In Time - Part 1 After the first 30 or so minutes running the nervous excitement starts to dissipate. Chattering to fellow runners is a bit more measured. We need to conserve energy. For me and …
Allan Grant 