Tag Archives: railways

Kyrgyzstan railway wagons

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Kyrgyzstan does not have much of a railway system. A branch line from Moscow extends down from Kazakhstan to Bishkek, the Kyrgyzstan capital; another offers an excruciatingly slow service to Balykchy on Lake Issyk-Kul. Another line extends from Jalal-Abad in … Continue reading →

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Berney Arms

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Good Friday, Breydon Water, Norfolk. A feature in last Saturday’s Guardian reminded me of a Norfolk long-distance walk I had been contemplating for some time – the Wherryman’s Way that roughly follows the course of the River Yare between Great Yarmouth … Continue reading →

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High Line

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

New York City isn’t the sort of place that immediately springs to mind when one thinks of walking but the city is a treasurehouse for urban exploration. Walking – with a little bit of assistance from the city’s comprehensive bus and subway system – is by far … Continue reading →

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Tomsk Waits

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

In contrast to the northwest Scotland of previous posts, the central Siberian city of Tomsk is indisputably East of Elveden – both figuratively and geographically. It is, after all, almost one quarter of the way around the world heading east from where … Continue reading →

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