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This Place That Makes Mythologies Necessary
23 Jan 2019

This Place That Makes Mythologies Necessary

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Front page, Travel, Walk | 0

At death, Maori say that a person’s wairua (spirit) comes to Cape Reinga (Te Rerenga Wairua) to cast itself off to the Underworld, to Hawaiki, the Other World, the place of origin. The spirits climb down to a pohutukawa tree … Continued

Hiking, New Zealand
A Place of Savage and Violent History | Pompeii & Herculaneum
17 Mar 2016

A Place of Savage and Violent History | Pompeii & Herculaneum

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Front page, Travel, Walk | 0

A shaft of light shines on the floor, the beam borne stronger as it passes through the heated mist of steam rising from the baths, seemingly from the very pores of the room. The voices of the bathers form a … Continued

Herculaneum, Italy, Pompeii, Vesuvius
A Promenade, a Signpost, a Laundromat | Varanasi, India
30 Oct 2015

A Promenade, a Signpost, a Laundromat | Varanasi, India

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Front page, Travel, Walk | 0

  Let’s start with the dead body, and work backwards. A 4 x 4 drives towards us, this cold morning. Dark,anonymous, it takes up more room than it should on the road. We are forced to the left, not forced … Continued

India, varanasi
Tower Bridge, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe | East London Walk
18 Aug 2013

Tower Bridge, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe | East London Walk

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You really must go on an East London walk, beyond Tower Bridge, on the south side of the river. You’ll find that the crowds just disappear almost the moment you through the whitewashed underpass that takes you under the bridge. … Continued

Angel, Barbican, Brick Lane, Hackney | Walking London
18 Aug 2013

Angel, Barbican, Brick Lane, Hackney | Walking London

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If you decide on walking London, this route takes you from Angel down to the Barbican, touching on Finsbury, across to Brick Lane, through Shoreditch, Hackney and back north toward the Regent’s Canal. I’m going to simplify the route – … Continued

I Go Stomping
31 Mar 2013

I Go Stomping

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Comment, Walk | 0

Sunday afternoon. I decide to get to know my stomping ground. I go stomping.  Further into East London, along the East India Dock Road toward the Chrisp St Market. I don’t know I am walking to the market yet, I’m … Continued

Canary Wharf, Chrisp St Market, East-End, London
Chasing Jimmy
31 Mar 2013

Chasing Jimmy

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Review, Travel, Walk | 0

I encouraged a friend to watch it, proudly, reverently handing over my copy to him. I was a bit nervous lending it to him, as I had literally searched the world for a copy of Quadrophenia. I’d looked at overseas … Continued

Brighton, Quadrophenia, The Who
A London Monday
31 Mar 2013

A London Monday

by rstanleyscott | posted in: Travel, Walk | 0

Wandering around London during work hours is like going to the country. I marvel at the freedom of movement, the freedom of access that I have, when I occupy the city when everyone else is at work. Stress levels, down. … Continued

Borough Market, London, Monmouth Coffee, Southwark Cathedral
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