A recipe: Take a bunch of the immediate next generation of movers and shakers in the The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award‘s worldwide family. Add kimchi. Stir vigorously. And this is what you get…
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33 years ago, five teenage Scouts did their DofE Gold expedition following Hadrian’s Wall and then heading into the Cheviots. I’ve just been rereading the log book I wrote at the time. This week, walking alone, I will be retracing our steps along the wall (though I’ll be sleeping in comfortable B&Bs rather than in…
