Author Archives: Rebecca

About Rebecca

Rebecca’s life is one big Walkabout, experiencing external and internal journeys as they make themselves known to her. She aims to inspire others to do the same. Her base camp is in Sydney, Australia where she’ll usually be found on the back of a horse.

Lazy Days…..

Friday: Relaxed day today as I strolled around Oxford with Alasdair in the morning and then it was back to the craziness that is London (well….Kensington, to be precise!) to restock and then head down to Scott and Selina’s. Scott … Continue reading →

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Glorious Gloucestershire!

Well, I have to say today and yesterday were the first time that I’ve been warm in about three weeks! It really does feel like Summer has arrived. And I can’t think of a prettier place than Gloucestershire in Summer. … Continue reading →

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Where Are Those Ichthyosaurs Then?

Time to put on my Mary Anning hat today and go looking for buried dinosaurs! After being told off by an old man for having the audacity to park on a public road (why do old people think they own … Continue reading →

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Mission: (Almost!) Impossible

It was up early for the adventurous day I had planned. Rugged coastlines, as many ancient sites as I could squeeze in, picturesque old ghost mines tumbling into the sea and then a relaxing time at St Ives. Well…it was … Continue reading →

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To Be Or Not To Be…….

Tuesday: Sennen Cove is about as close to Land’s End as you can get, so It was a bit of a novelty to spend the night here. The morning had me walk just up and over the cliff to Land’s … Continue reading →

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I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General

Up quite early today and off for a two hour walk from Lizard Point around past Old Lizard Point. Go Figure. Did the old one get so eroded that they had to change the most southerly point?? There’s an old … Continue reading →

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Taking Photos Of Flowers….Am I Getting Old Or Is It Just A Phase?

Up and on the road down to the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan. Now, what I can’t understand is how you can just conveniently forget that you have 1000 acres of amazing gardens surrounding your home and have it become … Continue reading →

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Hang Ten, Dude.

I think I had a visit from aliens last night. I go to bed in England and wake up in Australia. Did I get teleported back home during the night? I drove from the town of Newquay to Fisteral Beach … Continue reading →

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Note To Self: Don’t Judge A Day By The Weather. Must Believe!

Ok…it’s not funny anymore. I’m manifesting the sun from here on in. South West England is supposed to be like “another country”. That’s what they tell me. Someone forgot to tell the weather! After 1.5 rest days at Serena’s, the … Continue reading →

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Ubi Sunt Vindolanda?

Question of the day is what does the title mean? The hint is that the secret location was Greenhead, which is the perfect starting point from which to see Hadrian’s Wall. “Ecce!! Hadrian’s Vallum!” Ok…so my year 7 Latin isn’t … Continue reading →

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