Place: Kent, England
Route: London - Kent - London
Date(s) of Travel: July 30, 2011
You can read more about the place(s) here: Kent, Surrey, England
My Experience:
1. It has been sometime I have been to a trek or long trail walking. So I decided to go for a small trek on the weekend. Since I don't know much about the countryside walking in england I joined a meetup group called trailblazers. These meetup groups in england, charge money for guided hikes and transportation. But its a nice way to meet new people and infact girls :).
2. There were around 25 people and we all started by train, reached a small village (i forgot the name) near kent. It was a sunny day and quite a pleasant weather to walk. Our group leader/navigator was a professor and he told us that we will follow a trail map.
3. We started walking through villages, abandoned farmhouses, small hills, golf courses. It was quite scenic and beautiful to see the english countryside. Man, the farmhouses are so big and people in countryside lives a king size relaxed life. But local people were quite friendly and happy to see people like us from concrete jungle. After walking and little hiking we stopped at middle of a small forest for lunch. It was nice to meet new people and sharing food with each other.
4. After some rest, we again started walking and reached a small village pub in the evening. They told us that, charles dickens was a regular to that pub during 18th century and wrote some of his best work in the pub. I had a few pints of guiness after a long walk and it felt like heaven.
5. Finally, after walking through lot of apple farms we reached the village where we started in the morning. It was fun experience to learn lot from the guide about the history and the culture of the people.
Thought of Day: To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. - Aldous Huxley
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