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In my conversations about mental health I’ve discovered a number of valuable resources, which may be of help to you or your family, friends or colleagues:

  • Mind
  • Mental Health Foundation
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Heads Together
  • Mental Health UK

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Hi there, I’m Saf. This summer I’m walking from my house in London to Rome. Yes, that’s right…London to Rome. Read more…

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I’m walking from London to Rome to raise money for the mental health charity Mind.  You can make a donation by visiting my fundraising page.

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Today’s the day...😬...the day we go about setting some resolutions for the 12 months ahead. Eek! I’m making a pretty mega resolution for 2020...I’ve decided I’m not going to fly. There are loads of reasons why. The state of our planet is a big one, the fact I’ve got a bit of a thing for slow travel is another. But it’s also because I’ve been asking myself some questions...do I really need to fly as much as I do? And does a year of not flying mean a year of boring, rainy holidays? There’s only one way to find out! I’ve got friends dotted all over the world, and I’ve made second homes for myself in NZ, Argentina, and a Nicaraguan beach paradise. So this is going to be far from easy...BUT that’s what resolutions are all about egh? I’m not going to preach or judge anyone who does fly. I’ve taken my fair share of flights in the past, and I’m sure I’ll fly again in the future...so I’m one to talk! But maybe...🤞🏼...there are some flight free gems that I’ll discover for us all. So let’s see where 2020 takes me...bring on the 🚢 and 🚂 and 🛶 and 🐎 and 🚘 and 🚲 and, of course, the 🥾...you knew there would be some walking involved! Happy New Year y’all! #happynewyear #newyearsresolution #flightfree2020 #greentravel #slowtravel
Remembering, today, the time I spent walking through the WWI battlefields of the Somme in northern France. Where the poppies still grow, and the landscape is still scarred by war. Nothing can really prepare you for the war cemeteries that you journey past. Even the “small” ones hold the bodies of hundreds, thousands, of soldiers and civilians, and they’re innumerable...on the outskirts of every town and village, on every horizon in the corn filled fields. When I walked through the region I remembered the war poetry I’d studied at school. And I found it incredibly moving to read those words, written by young men who once stood in a place like the one where I stood and took this photo. A place that today is quiet, and peaceful, but a place that never forgets. #lestweforget #remember #remembranceday #remembrancesunday #armisticeday #somme #battlefields #france #poppies
Walking through Wales’ kaleidoscope of autumnal colours 🍁🍂🍁 #sundaystroll #autumnleaves #autumn #trees #forest #walking #hiking #walk #hike #countryside #countrylife #radnorshire #powys #wales #midwales #findyourepic #midwalesmyway #staycation #flightfree #travel #slowtravel #getoutdoors #exploremore
Welsh waterfalls 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💦 #lush #waterfall #waterbreakitsneck #radnorshire #midwales #wales #travel #slowtravel #adventure #wandelrust #getoutdoors #exploremore #staycation #findyourepic #midwalesmyway
*NEW BLOG POST* Three weeks ago today, after 102 days chugging, I turned a corner and got this view...Rome. I still can’t quite believe it, and I’m still trying to get my head around all the experiences and emotions I encountered along the way. I’m also still trying to get my head around the fact that, thanks to you guys, £15,000 has been raised for @mindcharity! Truly staggering. Thank you 🙏🏼 all. Click the link☝🏼in my bio to read the final instalment of my journey to Rome. If you‘d like to make a donation, just click the “Donate” tab. And if you’d like to sign up for updates about my future adventures direct to your inbox, you can do that too. Here’s a sneak peek: Not everything in life goes to plan. As I made my way towards La Storta, my final stopping place before Rome, I had visions of a peaceful night in one of the town’s monasteries, reflecting on the 2,172 kilometres and 102 days that were behind me, and preparing myself for the 18 kilometres that lay ahead the following day. But when I knocked on the monastery door I was turned away. There was no room at the inn. #view #belvedere #rome #roma #eternalcity #vatican #rooftops #morning #viafrancigena #londontorome #allroadsleadtorome #roamingtorome #safswalk #thruhike #hiking #walking #longdistancewalking #pilgrimage #pilgrim #travel #slowtravel #adventure #wanderlust #getoutdoors #exploremore #mentalhealthawareness #itsokaynottobeokay
Misty mornings in the Shropshire Hills #misty #morning #atouchoffrost #earlybird #shropshire #shropshirehills #countryside #countrylife #visitengland #staycation #travel #slowtravel #getoutdoors #exploremore

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  • La Storta to Rome
  • Acquapendente to La Storta
  • Avenza to Acquapendente
  • Pavia to the Mediterranean
  • The Grand Saint Bernard Pass to Pavia

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