Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
This "Walking The Via Francigena" series of posts follow us, David and Gail, as we continue our walk along the Via Francigena pilgrimage route between Canterbury and Rome. In the fall of 2019, we completed the first leg from London to Canterbury, known as the Chaucer Way, and onward to the small town of Tergnier,... Continue Reading →
Looking for a good long walk on one of Winnipeg's first spring-like days? This Saturday, join tour leaders Gail Perry and David Firman for a unique walk from our house to YWG, Winnipeg's international airport. It's our contribution to Jane's Walk 2022. This is a fun but long walk so be sure to read the... Continue Reading →
It's a crazy idea, something you're not supposed to do. But walking to YWG, whether for pleasure or to catch a plane, is entirely possible. Your hosts, Gail Perry and David Firman, have done it for the adventure of exploring places off most pedestrian road maps and, on many occasions, to catch flights to far... Continue Reading →
Walks are sequential events. So, it seems to me that the comic book/manga/fumetti/graphic novel format would be an ideal means of presenting a photo walk. Here's a little experiment.
October 20, 2019 The tour starts at 1:00 PM Meet at 521 Raglan Road (in Wolseley) It looks like Sunday will be a pleasant fall day. So why not join us as we wind our way to Winnipeg's James Richardson International Airport. Here's our pitch: It's a crazy idea, something you're not supposed to do.... Continue Reading →
It starts in Canterbury. Gail and I will leave its cathedral, head south, cross the English Channel, traverse France, climb Switzerland's Great Saint Bernard Pass, continue south through Italy and finally arrive on the doorstep of the Vatican. This is the ancient pilgrimage route known as the Via Francigena, a path roughly following Sigeric, Archbishop... Continue Reading →
Sixteen people joined us on a blustery Sunday afternoon as we wound our way through several Winnipeg neighbourhoods, finally arriving at our destination about three hours later. This was our Jane’s Walk for 2015. Plane Jane: A Walk to Winnipeg Airport. Technically, it could have been a quick two hour-long walk at a reasonable walking... Continue Reading →
It's a crazy idea, something you're not supposed to do. But walking to YWG, whether for pleasure or to catch a flight, is entirely possible. We’ve done it. For the adventure of exploring places normally off the pedestrian road map. And for kick-starting a travel-light, carry-on-only vacation to Europe. Want to try it, too? Then... Continue Reading →
On May 3, 2015, my wife Gail Perry, and I will be leading a Jane’s Walk from our sylvan Wolseley neighbourhood to the James Richardson International Airport (YWG). Jane’s Walk is an international phenomena, a day or two each year where citizens across the globe lead tours of their neighbourhoods, talk about what works, what... Continue Reading →
A series of posts following David and Gail as they walk 480 kilometers from Prague to Vienna in 2014. September 1, 2014 As any walking adventure in a foreign land should start, we walked...to the airport. It's six in the morning as we leave the house on this dark, cool and quiet Labour Day Monday.... Continue Reading →