Walking / Running
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Flâneuse—Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London: Lauren Elkin
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017, 336 pages Flâneur is a French word that means “one who wanders aimlessly”. It always refers to a man with time and money, who walks the streets of a city. Elkin appropriates the concept… Continue reading
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Explore Europe on Foot—Your Complete Guide to Planning a Cultural Hiking Adventure: Cassandra Overby
Published by Mountaineers Books, 2018, 352 pages This book is another in a series on slow travel, an alternative to rushing around with crowds of people, trying to see everything as quickly as possible before moving on. This is all… Continue reading
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Walking to the End of the World—A Thousand Miles on the Camino de Santiago: Beth Jusino
Published by Mountaineers Books, 2018, 272 pages Beth Jusino is a publishing consultant living in Seattle. She and her husband Eric have jobs they enjoy, but feel that something is missing in their lives. So they take three months off… Continue reading
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Thousand-Miler—Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail: Melanie Radzicki McManus
Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017, 240 pages In 2013, 51-year-old Melanie Radzicki McManus felt she needed a break from everyday life. A native of Wisconsin, she is delighted to find that there is a National Scenic Trail on… Continue reading
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Wild by Nature—From Siberia to Australia: Sarah Maquis
Published by Thomas Dunne Books / Allen & Unwin, 2014, 272 pages I love the way Sarah Maquis begins this book: “Put on your shoes. We’re going walking.” And walk she does, equipped with a backpack and a cart, through… Continue reading
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Just a Little Run around the World—5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes: Rosie Swale Pope
Published by HarperTrue, 2009, 336 pages Rosie Swale Pope loses her beloved husband Clive to prostate cancer. In honor of his memory and to raise awareness about early cancer screening she decides to run around the world. The only way… Continue reading
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