Author Archives: The Order Of Walkers
On WALKING and TALKING
I present this essay on walking and talking by E Kaye from the Melbourne Bushwalkers in the 1954 no 5 edition of the “Walk” magazine. We have been walking for a long time, we have been walking for millions of years. We have walked a long way. It took us a long time to walkContinue reading “On WALKING and TALKING”
Walking the Camino – Six ways to Santiago
“A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul” This is a quote from one of the walkers in the documentary and is the first time I have heard it. At times it felt voyeuristic to be watching the raw honesty of these pilgrims as their camino unraveled. The cinematography isContinue reading “Walking the Camino – Six ways to Santiago”
The Wander Society
Do a keyword search on “the wander society” and your first hit will be the book by Kerri Smith. You will then stumble upon an obscure black and white site. At some point you’ll be watching a vimeo video and for the next few days you’ll be processing what the hell it is you stumbledContinue reading “The Wander Society”
Gone Camping
This essay originally appeared in Eureka Street Volume 9 number 6 by Bill Garner in July/August 1999. BIll’s book “Born in a tent” was published in October 2013 Whilst it may initially seem incongruous to be associating car camping with walking, both pursuits are linked by the yearning for the simple life. When the vehicleContinue reading “Gone Camping”
Origins
Walking Talking Writing
An item of interest from the University of Auckland. New Zealand
Mats Andren. A minimalist vagabond
Mats Andren, a practitioner of the Order of Walkers, keeps a careful and thoughtful log of his travels around the world. I commend to you his audio podcast series. He is walking from Stockholm to Sydney. https://play.acast.com/s/thewalk In particular I draw your attention to Five Thoughts on Long Distance Walking | the-walk.se on Acast
Why do we walk?
This question sits with the Order of Walkers. Even after a most difficult walk and the passage of time, we are drawn to a new invitation to wander. I am presenting a response by Norman Richards of the Melbourne Bushwalkers in the 1953 edition no 4 of the “Walk” magazine. Not much has changed. ThisContinue reading “Why do we walk?”
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