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How I learned to fly-fish on the banks of the Thames

How I learned to fly-fish on the banks of the Thames

A fly-fishing session in London strips the pastime of its elite connotations and delivers an object lesson in mindfulness Fishing has been one of those things, like pottery classes, or going on a yoga retreat in Ibiza, that I’ve never tried but envied from afar. People doing those things look calm, focused. The very things…

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How I learned to navigate in the Welsh mountains

How I learned to navigate in the Welsh mountains

Learning to read a map and use a compass turns disorientation into discovery in the Eryri national park Maps can be cumbersome things. Especially when it’s windy. They can be pretty confounding even when the elements are in your favour. But we’ll come to that. We were on a hill – not the technical term…

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