Walking
Hoodoos and balloons
An epic day hike through the hills and valleys of the Göreme Tarihi Milli Parkı, passing through some of the world’s most beautiful and unusual rock scenery.
- Originally published: 25 Sep 2011 in Walking
Ninglinspo
Following a bewitching, unpronounceable little river as it flows down a narrow, rocky valley in the Ardennes.
- Originally published: 26 Oct 2010 in Walking
Toledo
Half an hour or so by train from Madrid’s Atocha station, Toledo is readily accessible to visitors yet remains happily aloof from overdevelopment.
The white stuff
Home of the world’s most famous white beer, Hoegaarden is surrounded by the vast wheat fields needed to brew the stuff.
- Originally published: 14 Aug 2010 in Walking
Creating routes for a Garmin eTrex H
How to create GPS routes and how to transfer them to the Garmin eTrex H.
- Originally published: 12 Jul 2010 in Technology, Walking
Bec Pointu
It might not be especially high, but the summit of the Bec Pointu is pretty tough to reach.
- Originally published: 10 Jul 2010 in Walking
Grand Veymont
A day hike to climb the highest mountain in the Vercors chain, the Grand Veymont at 2,341 metres.
- Originally published: 9 Jul 2010 in Walking
Lower Lesse
Before reaching the Meuse, the Lesse river flows through a long, deep and green valley bordered by limestone cliffs.
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2010 in Walking
The Waterloo battlefield
A walk around the 1815 battlefield near Waterloo with a commentary on the key locations.
- Originally published: 6 Jun 2010 in Walking
The plains of Brabant
A hot early summer day in Flemish and Walloon Brabant, walking on cobbled roads that stretch to the horizon and beyond.
- Originally published: 24 May 2010 in Walking
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Buena Vista Social Club presents (2007 Tour)
My flatmate saw a documentary film about some Cuban musicians. He insisted I see it for myself. And I did, eight years later.
- Originally published: 15 Mar 2007 in Concerts
DJing again!
I haven’t brandished a 12″ mix in anger for some years, but this weekend my name’s down and I am coming in.
- Originally published: 10 Nov 2005 in Editorial
Looking for Richard
Al Pacino gets behind and in front of the camera to tell us how much Shakespeare moves him.
- Originally published: 15 Jan 2007 in Film
Sierra Maestra in concert
Perhaps they were jetlagged: a muted performance from a highly praised Cuban outfit.
- Originally published: 29 Jul 2007 in Concerts
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.