From Ise Does it to Seinoza - An Announcement
Hi friends! Jeez Louise, it’s been a while since we walked the trail in Japan last year! How are you all doing? Hit reply and let me know! I come bearing...
Happy New Year + Unfolding Insight
Waiting to enter the NYE party at Tropical Fruits, in Lismore, New South Wales. Hello fellow traveller-through-life :) First of all, I want to wish you a...
Ise Does it - Day +24
09.12.24 It’s taken me a while to get here — this last post of Ise Does It — because things always do after a transformative experience. A pilgrimage, like a...
Ise Does It - Day + 3
Ise Does It would have been a very different journey without my walking buddy, Kalia. When she expressed a desire to share her take on the walk with you all,...
Ise Does It - Day 10
14.11.24 24.7Km Matthew died last night. I found out over breakfast in some roadside kissa completely bereft of charm except for the kind woman running it....
Ise Does It - Day 9
13.11.24 21.52Km Belly full of Mos Burger (and fries and ginger ale) and a kissa fruit parfait, I’m feeling fat and happy. Between 21.52km and 1190m gain in...
Ise Does It - Day 8
12.11.24 23Km Craig Mod, the inspiration for this newsletter and, indeed, this entire walk has talked about the incredible untapped potential of Owase, the...
Ise Does It - Day 7
11.11.24 10.7Km First things first: I need to address the four-fruit sando. This combination of the most nutrient-deficient white bread you can imagine,...
Ise Does It - Day 6
10.11.24 23.1Km Here’s the thing about heartbreak: contrary to popular belief, I’m learning that it does not entail taking your heart and breaking it — or...
Ise Does It - Day 5
09.11.24 20.7Km What does it take to believe in magic? Is it the sobs that started deep in my gut as Chicquitita started playing in a cafe in Kii-Nagashima,...
Ise Does It - Day 4
08.11.24 25Km For those that were wondering, because I know you were, success came my way. Although I should warn you: one pink pill was too few, and three —...
Ise Does It - Day 3
07.11.24 15.6Km The shoji are rattling gently in their frames as a cold wind rustles up the valley, rocking our washing from side to side in an open window....
Ise Does It - Day 2
06.11.24 19.3Km One of the reasons I’d set my self the rule around no social media, no news and no email was so that I might avoid hearing of the outcome of...
Ise Does It - Day 1
05.11.24 16.36Km (bicycle) 15.21Km (walking) “Heavy!” the host of our ryokan offered, smile on his face, pointing to me and making a movement that was...
Ise Does It - Day 0
04.11.24 My head is full, tension starting to tear ever so gently at my temples, the type of feeling the reminds me of jet lag, even though I’m only two...
Ise Does It - Day -1
03.11.24 A warmup of another kind today: I joined Aidan for a 10km walk through the fields to the north east of his house. This is the first walk of any...
Ise Does It - Day -3
02.11.24 Hi there friends! My name’s Drew Smith, this is my pop-up newsletter, and if you’re new here, welcome! If this email is landing in your inbox after...
A600AASS 23 - The Four Seasons, Amsterdam in December, Presentations and Podcasts, and Bedtime Books
A600AASS 23 - 11.12.22 The Four Seasons, Amsterdam in December, Presentations and Podcasts, and Bedtime Books From the abstract to the concrete How do I...
Looking up and looking out
It's taken me a while to get around to writing this because it turns out that settling back in after a month on the road takes, well, a while. But in that...
A600AASS Day 21 - Thank you.
03.11.22 It’s been hard to pinpoint exactly where this journey started. Apparently, Chris and I talked about walking the Camino some years ago, but I can’t...