Reflections from a Welsh Valley

One of the questions I’m most frequently asked about my pilgrimages is why I generally walk on my own. The questioner often expresses concern for my safety but on these occasions I stress the advantages of being a solitary walker, one of which is that I frequently get into conversation with other people along the… [Continue Reading]

So remarked a friend of mine as I told her about my recent pilgrimage and showed her the photographs I had taken. These depicted some lovely landscapes and picturesque churches as I walked across the beautiful English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire on my way to the big city of Birmingham. Here, my photos became… [Continue Reading]

Now home from my pilgrimage to Lichfield and Llandeilo, I have a renewed awareness of how privileged I am to be able to undertake such long-distance walks which are sometimes in quite challenging terrain. I have even walked under Spaghetti Junction, one of the busiest motorway interchanges in Europe!  I also feel especially blessed to… [Continue Reading]