“Something about the regularity of this walk means I can just enjoy it in the moment and don’t have this weird feeling that time is passing too quickly and I want to remember EVERY SECOND.”

“Let's be real: food is the best motivator, and the pub lunch is often my favourite part of a day hike. Pick a beautiful country pub, make a booking (so you can't back out) then get off the train one stop before, and MAKE YOUR WAY TO LUNCH YE SHALL!”

The search for a simpler life is what drives Christopher McCandless across America and finally to Alaska, where he eats some poisonous plants and dies in a bus