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Approximately 12 months ago, I moved the blog to Wordpress and it is located at NielsenBrown.Recent posts include:A windy, winter wander, along the Danish West CoastTramplite Shelter Wandering around...
View ArticleThe Last Post
The title may sound dramatic but read on, as it is not the end only the beginning.Some of my readers will be aware that for a while now I have been running parallel blogs on blogger as well as a...
View ArticleE6: Svendborg to Nyborg
I set off from Svendborg in the early morning light, the air was cool and with a hazy sun promising a fine day I was looking forward to the walk.Following the path as it wound its way around the...
View ArticleFreeze Dried Foods: There is nothing like a free feed.
A little while ago I published a post on my choices of freeze dried meals. Soon afterwards I received a message from Alpkit, via Twitter, asking whether I would be interested in trying a new product...
View ArticleMy thoughts on the Primus Eta Lite
My readers will be well aware of the fact that I have been a long term user of a Jetboil Sol Ti, having purchased the original version of the Sol Ti in 2011. The pot remains in good condition and the...
View ArticleNordKystien: Part 2 Gillelje to Hundestead
Four weeks after my trip between Gilleleje to Helsingør, I set off again to Gilleleje to walk the 40 odd kilometres to Hundetsaed. As I began the trip the sun threatened to expose itself as it got out...
View ArticleNordkystien: Part 1 Gillelje to Helsingør
I arrived early at Gilleleje station and quickly headed to the coast, at 8 am in was very quiet as I passed through the shopping centre but it was less so around the fishing wharf.Leaving Gilleleje the...
View ArticleWhat works for me: Rucksacks, backpacks
When I first started backpacking with the Boy Scouts I carried a pack, but I cannot recall what it was. But I do recall my first A framed pack which was similar to this one.I recall happily using this...
View ArticleE6: Korsør to Hvalsø
The European Walking Trail E6 is one of the two trails that pass through Denmark. I had set off from the railway station at Korsør following the bike path as it paralleled the railway line in the...
View ArticleWhat works for me: Camera case
I enjoy taking photographs when I am out wandering and over the years I have experimented with many different arrangements for carrying a camera. Over the last 2 years the Zpacks Multipack. has become...
View ArticleČuhčajavri to Nikkaluokta, the end.
As always I awoke early, with the plan for the day descending to the Kungsleden and then climbing up along the Sinnijohka the Sinnivaggi and camp high from which I could set out the following day to...
View ArticleWhat works for me: Shelters
A look at the Tarptents Stratospire and the Notch.Most of my readers will know that I prefer to hike with pacer poles, which I have used for the last 8 years or so my review of them can be found...
View ArticleWhat works for me: Freeze Dried Meals
I was first introduced to freeze dried meals in the late 1960’s when a New Zealand company Alliance Freeze Dried meals first released Freeze Dried meat products. If I recall correctly they were okay,...
View ArticleBack to Sweden: Čuhnojåka to Čuhčajavri
Prior to retiring, Chris and I had agreed to leave together at around 9 the next morning. A little bit more about Chris’s gear, he was not using a Hilleberg tent but a Tatonka look alike (Narvik) also...
View ArticleKatterjåkk (Sweden) to Čuhnojåka (Norway)
I arrived at Kiruna airport and having collected my HMG Porter I waited for bus 91 which would take me to Katterjåkk, a town close to the border with Norway. My first surprise was the need to pay in...
View ArticleReflecting on my walk from Kebnekaise Fjällstation to Nikkaluokta
I am back from what has been perhaps, my most enjoyable trip above the arctic circle. Over the coming weeks I will write up the trip, sift through the photos and of course provide comments on gear...
View ArticleHeading Up North, what am I doing, where am I going, and more importantly...
I have been fortunate over the past few years to have the opportunity to head north of the Arctic Circle and explore new areas. This year is no different and I am travelling to Riksgränsen (on the...
View ArticleTin Mine Cove to Five Mile Beach: A wander across northern Wilsons Promontory
It was many years ago that I first visited the Northern end of Wilson Promontory. My first trip in the mid 60’s was with a group of scouts and we walked out along the 5 mile road then to the beach,...
View ArticleResponding to Fozzie
Keith Foskett, author of two excellent books "The Last Englishman" and "The Journey in Between" is a well known blogger and long distance walker and if you have not visited his site then you should, it...
View ArticleRoskilde to Kastrup
One of my interests is to hike all the European Walking trails which pass through Denmark including the E1 and E6. Now, these trails do not pass through remote wilderness here in Denmark, but each have...
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