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Since the issue is not only with food that you can spill but also with drinking coke (even if you buy it from a vending machine, you are not supposed to drink it while you walk), which is pretty much impossible to spill, this is not a hygiene issue.
The topic is much more about the respect for food at large. When Japanese people start eating, they put the ...
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There are a number of different types of these "Free" walking tours, with the business models varying dramatically. In some countries you can expect to end up at the guides "cousins" carpet shop, where the guide will take a kick-back for any sales. Some tours are run by the local community and/or volunteers and truly are free (although with the potential ...
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It's all about education. Kids are taught the following table manners from the age of around 2:
You eat at the table
When you are done, say "Gochisousamadesu"
When you say you're done, you're done
This is reinforced at kindergarten/elementary school lunches (no snacks, school-supplied lunch that's the same for every student).
Those manners stick.
And ...
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You could consider walking along the Hadrian's Wall. It's 84 miles long, so about 135 km long. I haven't actually done the walk myself, but I imagine that the beginning and end might be a bit densely populated for you liking, but I think you should enjoy the middle bit.
Another idea in the UK would be the South Western Coast Path - the web site offers a few ...
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Be careful about trusting the Google Maps walking route, as it wants to send you over Connaught Bridge, which doesn't have pedestrian footpaths! If you use streetview, you can see the lack of footpaths, but also a handy bridge that Google neglects to show...
Instead I'd suggest using OpenRouteService to plan the route, which uses OpenStreetMap data which ...
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my name is Brando Yelavich. I'm 19 and I'm simply walking around New Zealand without using roads, so on the beaches and coastlines living off the land. You can watch my progress here http://wildboy.co.nz (facebook page).
I'm 78 days in and just about at the bottom of the north island. It is going to take me about 1 1/2 years. I'm doing it solo, so no ...
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Most hikes in Britain can be done in parts, since you are never far from an access point. Consider some part of:
Coast to Coast Walk (192 miles)
Pennine Way (267 miles)
South West Coast Path (630 miles)
Pilgrims Way (119 miles)
Southern Upland Way (212 miles)
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Consider El Camino De Santiago (in Spain) as this may be close to the 5-7 day walk you are asking for.
Two sites to look at:
http://shannawanders.eu/santiago/english/index.html (This is the website of a friend)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James
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From my experience it is practically infeasible to carry food supplies for more than half a week and water supplies for more than a day. Unless you have porters or mules. Freeze-dried food can furthermore reduce the weight you have to carry.
There are a lot of people walking the Way of st. James which takes about one month. The best prepared have less than ...
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There are two types of free walking tours.
Free ones sponsored by companies. For example, in Berlin - Sandemans has one, where you're offered and told about their other tours while you go on the 'free' walking tour of the city. In addition, you'll have it suggested that you tip your guide. The same occurs in Krakow through another tour group there. This ...
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The postcode for the ExCeL center is, funnily enough, E16 1XL (perhaps where it gets its name).
Plugging that into the Journey Planner, gives you a 32 min walk.
Google Maps suggests a slightly different route, taking 47 minutes.
So yes, it's walkable :) I'd take the longer Google Maps one, personally, as you get to see more of the Docklands.
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There are similar organizations to Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society (PTTK).
German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV) is equivalent to PTTK in Germany
Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein, OEAV) is equivalent in Austria (they even have a division in Poland)
In Czech Republic there is Czech Tourist Club (Czech: Klub českých ...
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In Japan you will notice that outdoors or at other public places it is very clean, even in places with very few garbage cans. Traditionally Japanese are very clean and respectful of others. If you are eating while walking it is sometimes difficult not to make a mess or drop something.
Also there are so many restaurants that it is unnecessary to eat while ...
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Probably, the Freedom Trail is the best known walking tour in Boston. It is a 2.5 mile walk. You can book a tour, but you can also easily download the map and follow the trail by yourself.
The best resource is probably the WalkBoston web page. They have dozens of free walking maps that you can use to follow some predefined walks.
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In Spain you have the Camino de Santiago. This is what I wrote about it in another Travel question:
You are looking to walk the Camino de Santiago. It joins hiking,
nature, historic architecture, photo opportunities and is very cheap
(eat about 6-8 € per meal and sleep 4-8 €). Additionally, you'll know
the real Spain, meet interesting people ...
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You can find informations on french GR-Info site. It is about long distance footpaths in France, including contact info on accomodations.
For instance, GR-10 crosses the Pyrénées mountains from Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean Sea, or GR-20 around Corsica.
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I also was intending to go to the dev days, and bought the plane ticket and two nights at Premier Inn as a consequence.
Fortunately, CodeKen2011 filled that hole, and I wondered the same as you - looking at the map it wasn't completely clear whether I could walk it, and Google maps disclaimer didn't reassure me.
As Gagravarr points out in a comment on ...
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I am surprised nobody mentions the GR footpaths. These, also known as Grande Randonnée is network of footpaths covering at least the Benelux, France, Spain and Portugal.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Following them is made easy by simple markers such as the one shown above.
A rich source for walking trails is provided by Traildino
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From personal experience, I suggest you consider the first half of the UK Coast to Coast hike. From St. Bees to Kirkby Steven, or if you have more time and energy, from St. Bees to Richmond. The first half is more scenic and hilly than the second half.
There is loads of information about this hike on the internet. You can see some of my pictures here.
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You can take the Seoul City Night Tour. This is a non expensive city tour that departs at 8pm all days except mondays and city holidays. The problem is that you won't see all main city sightseeing, but it will give you an idea of the city.
If you are looking for something more interesting (and expensive) a friend was very happy with the night tour of I love ...
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Lightweight synthetic hiking trousers are designed to allow a comfortable range of motion and to wick away sweat, while still offering some protection against the sun and minor scratches.
Even if not hiking in the back country, they have features that make them excellent travel garments, such as
multiple deep mesh pockets where you can store your map, ...
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There are absolutely groups whose primary purpose is to meet up at malls and walk. Google has this information: here are some examples:
Avalon Mall Walkers
Burlington Ontario
List of programs in the Greater Toronto Area
Article giving some examples
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More likely it was a group that happens to go to a mall to walk, as well as other events.
For example, you can look in a city on meetup.com for social groups. I've joined a few in Vancouver.
Several of them will advertise walks - be it around the waterfront, a hike, or quite likely indoors.
Indeed, a google search will reveal a few - for example, this ...
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Using Google maps, I did a rough estimate for walking around the South Island. The estimate comes to 2894 km. According to Google, this would take 24 days and 23 hours. I don't think the Google estimate includes any time for sleeping and eating, so assuming you walk 12 hours a day you'd have to double that.
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Well as they say: "There is an app for that". There is apparently an application for iOS that can provide you with self-guided tour of Honolulu.
There is also another self-guided walking tour of downtown Honolulu.
All of the guided tours of Honolulu would actually require people to pay but it may be possible that the hotels would offer discounts or even ...
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If you don't like biking around Central Park. Try Bear Mountain. There is a race there in the summer but I can't find the info now.
You can go to the Poconos for hiking, Trail Biking, Kayaking, Fishing. More on the Poconos here.
There is also Catskills but I wouldn't do it in one day.
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Check out the Norwegian Trekking Association, which has cabins all over Norway. Joining the association is not very expensive, and it gives you cheaper prices and priority on bunks when cabins are crowded.
The association has some suggested trips, where you can walk from cabin to cabin.
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Boston has a lot of great self-guided tour options. The Freedom Trail is obviously the most common and popular. There is also the Black Heritage Trail that is a self-guided tour of the Beacon Hill neighborhood with a lot of history. Beacon Hill has a tremendous amount of 19th century architecture. The Irish Heritage is another viable option. You can find ...
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Chiang Mai is a very good base for exploring the North of Thailand.
One-day-treks can be booked all over the town for around 1000 Baht. They will do the standard tour, a little trek, an elephant ride, hill tribe visit and rafting. If that's what you're looking for you'll be fine just booking some tour. I would personally ask for a private tour and pay a ...
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I was in that area over twenty years ago, and we were travelling by mini bus in a group of six people. Chiang Mai is bigger than Chang Rai, which however is not a small town. The distance between the two towns is approximately 200 kilometres via the shortest route, and the distance could be covered in three hours. There is another route which is longer ...
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