Category Archives: Thusis

The Splugen: from Sophie Marceau through Wesley Schneider to Billy Idol, and back

Posted on August 20, 2010 by robhunt510

In the only Thusis bar with hints of, er, modernity, it is small, very dark and chalet-ish inside. The outside terrace, part glassed, looks out on to the rail tracks. Which is slightly unfair as the mountain view is splendid. … Continue reading →

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Thusis and Learning to slow down

Posted on August 19, 2010 by robhunt510

Three years ago my progress was pretty stately. Osyters in Whitsable, a night in my father’s cottage near Dover, a Channel crossing; Calais in the rain. This morning was a blur of home-printed plane tickets, no check in, an Orange … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on returning to Tom Coryat’s Walk

Posted on August 18, 2010 by robhunt510

Three and half years ago when I started this recreation, this walk across Europe, I had a laptop, a portable hard drive, and a lot of material typed in the British Library. Plus my Merrells. Now I have an IPad. … Continue reading →

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The Letter Goes Out, the rains start pouring in London

Posted on August 18, 2010 by robhunt510

Hello everyone, Tomorrow, August 19, I’ll be restarting a walk across Europe (with somefuel-powered assistance) that I began in May 2007. 402 years after theevent I’m again following in the footsteps and barge paths, inscriptionsand “inns” of Thomas Coryat, Jacobean … Continue reading →

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