Need I say more!!

Feeling thoroughly rested after our day off in Verdun, we set off in low cloud and a biting wind on Stage 6 of the WFW. We decided not...

When planning this journey, we expected to see 4 significant monuments: the Verdun Necropolis, Thiepval, Vimy Ridge and the Menin Gate. ...

Waking on Thursday morning after a fantastic evening meal, a great sleep and having reflected on the ‘walk smarter rather than harder’...

Wednesday was the fourth consecutive 35km plus day walk; since leaving Badonviller on Sunday we have travelled 155km. Arriving late at...

Over the last couple of days we have had sketchy internet connections. We will catch up tomorrow. We have arrived safely in Verdun, ...

In the 2008 film, Passchendale, Sergeant Michael Dunn (Paul Gross) is asked his opinion on what presents the single greatest challenge...

A totally different day to yesterday; we woke to blue skies and sunshine, but cold. We left Luneville heading north into rolling open...

Leaving the Vosges Mountains behind, the walk from Badonviller to Luneville (42 km) was a totally different experience. The landscape...

It’s hard to believe that we have been walking for 8 days and have ‘conquered’ the Vosges Mountains, which dominated our thoughts during...

Since leaving Munster on Wednesday morning, we have literally been walking through history, in the footsteps of the German and French...

After the ascent of the Grand Ballon, today was our next biggest challenge; the longest day so far with just over a total of 2000m of...

For us walking the WFW is more than raising money; it is about self-reflection, the chance to ‘walk and talk out’ our “stuff”. For the...

Day 4 began as day 3 had ended, with a ham and cheese sandwich, washed down with more water. When planning this walk, we had not fully...

When planning the walk, Day 3 had always been the one that we were the most concerned over. Although the distance is comparatively short,...

Apart from a slight squeaky bum moment when Isla's bag didn't appear on the carousel for ages all travel to Basel went to plan. We...

Yesterday was a great day...but long. Both of us were emotional drained and naturally a bit sore. After a excellent restorative dinner,...

So the day of departure has finally arrived; packed and ready to go. Journey south to London, with a break to say hello to Isla's...

"Home for the next 5 weeks". It now seems very real, after nearly 3 months planning that we are less than 24 hours away from departure:...