Tag Archives: treks

Adventures Abound.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

There is a Polish author, Ogla Tokarczuk, a Nobel Prize winner. In her book, Flights, she mentions the idea of synchronicity: “evidence of the world making sense. Evidence that throughout this beautiful chaos threads of meaning spread in every direction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Walking Adventures | Tagged Barberini museum, David, fitness over 60, Florence, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Rome, Testaccio, treks, via Francigena, walking in Italy | 5 Comments

Over the Apps.

Posted on October 23, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

The Appenines are the mountains between the Po Valley flatlands and the famous west coast of Italy – most famously, la Spezia and Cinque Terre. They’re not the BC Rockies; nor is this the Great Saint Bernard Pass through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carrara, fitness over 60, Fornovo de taro, Italy, Lucca, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, treks, via Francigena | 1 Comment

Crossing the plains of Italy.

Posted on October 21, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

After a somewhat challenging start, I arrive in Italy. My landing in Milan from Montreal via Frankfurt is almost anti-climatic. Having entered the EU and been cleared, there was no one at the Milan airport who had the least bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Walking Adventures | Tagged fitness over 60, Italy pigrimage, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, pilgrimages, treks, via Francigena | 2 Comments

The Challenge of post-covid Travel.

Posted on October 20, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

I have recently returned from a big adventure, an international trip to Italy. It involved long flights across Canada and the Atlantic, several interactions with immigration officials from various countries, including my own. In the pandemic nations are trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking Adventures | Tagged fitness over 60, Hike, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, treks, via Francigena | 4 Comments

Walking as Inspiration

Posted on December 13, 2017 by bfoulkesadventures

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. – Raymond Inmon My first response to anyone who asks, ‘what do you think about when you walk?’ is always … Continue reading →

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Tender Mercies

Posted on March 31, 2015 by bfoulkesadventures

Robert Duvall won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best actor in a sweet, oft-overlooked 1983 film called Tender Mercies. It’s the transformation of an end-of-the-line alcoholic country singer into a decent man, not by some instant Hollywood epiphany … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking Adventures | Tagged Albergue, Camino, Eckhart Tolle, fitness over 60, Hike, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies, treks | 5 Comments

Cinque Terre – terroir.

Posted on September 25, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Cinque Terre is one of those special places in the world, a World Heritage site encompassing five villages (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso al Mare) that have existed for centuries. That they are strikingly beautiful is a blinding flash … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Backroads tours, Corniglia, Italy, Liguria. Cinque Terre, Manarola, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Monterosso al Mare, Off the Couch and Out the Door, porto Venere, Portofino, Riomaggiore, treks, Vernazza, writing and publishing | 2 Comments

Off the couch hits the interview couch on Shaw TV

Posted on May 14, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

I was interviewed on Shaw TV in Vancouver; it aired today. go to; http://www.youtube.com/therushonshawtv Fame and fortune are sure to follow…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adventure travel, book launches, Fiona Forbes interviews, fitness over 60, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Outward Bound, Shaw TV, The Rush interviews, treks, writing and publishing | 1 Comment

The flotsam, jetsam and myth of history.

Posted on April 22, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Troy is an exemplar, it encapsulates Turkey’s vast many faceted history; fact and fiction, myth and mystery. The mythical Troy of Homer’s Iliad, a story written in 800 BC of events that were supposed to have occurred in 1200 BC, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ancient history of Turkey, Ephesus, Hierapolis, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, treks, Troy, Turkey, Turkey history, writing and publishing | 1 Comment

Outward Bound got me Off the Couch…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Who would have guessed that I would be a poster boy for Outward Bound? Certainly not me, except maybe as the ‘before’ in the ‘before and after’ contrast. The attached has been shamelessly copied from Outward Bounds blog spot featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Climbing Kilimanjaro, fitness over 60, Hike, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Mount Kilimanjaro, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Outward Bound, treks | 1 Comment

Outward Bound in Ottawa

Posted on March 16, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

One of the joys of going on a new adventure is that it sometimes…no, just about always…takes me somewhere unexpected. Off the Couch and Out the Door reconnected me to Outward Bound Canada. The book starts with an Outward Bound … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking Adventures | Tagged Climbing Kilimanjaro, midlife adventures, Mount Kilimanjaro, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Outward Bound, outward Bound. Chagga Tours, treks | 1 Comment

Climbing to the top of Africa – Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

The first draft of my remembrance of events in my life usually comes after a bit of time. I tend to be too emotional and too volatile after a special adventure to catalogue it appropriately in my head; a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Walking Adventures | Tagged Climbing Kilimanjaro, Hike, outward Bound. Chagga Tours, training for climbs, treks | 2 Comments

Climbing to the top of Africa – Part 1

Posted on February 3, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Climbing to the top of Africa – Part 1 I don’t like bucket lists, it seems too simplistic a way to navigate through life. I prefer the messy, spontaneous, serendipitous view of the future, It’s more alive. Life presents opportunities … Continue reading →

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