Paul Scraton
@paulscraton.bsky.social
Telling Stories A Dream of White Horses / Bluemoose Ambassador / Pahar Trust Nepal Travel and the outdoors: https://the-winding-trail.com
The biggest trip since the one where I ended up living in Berlin had begun and it starts here, on a night flight to Narita, a Shinkansen across the country and dusk on the streets of Kanazawa. Welcome to Japan indeed. #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor #thetrip #japan
Marathon weekend! We’ll be spectating of course, but in honour of all the runners in town we went for a bimble of our own in the park… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor #gettingthereslowly
Nineteen years since our big party above the rooftops of Berlin. Still my best friend. Home is wherever she might be. Love you Boss Lady x
Our latest Postcard from The Winding Trail is about wanderlust, travel and Anthony Bourdain. It was sent out this morning but you can also read it on the website (where you can subscribe for future editions if it seems like your type of thing): the-winding-trail.com/2026/09/19/p...
Postcard 10: Wanderlust
Looking ahead to a big trip and contemplating why we travel, in memory of the wonderful Anthony Bourdain
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Someone could actually write an email with nice things to say about my writing and I would miss it because of the volume of spam landing about reading groups and book clubs and Amazon profiles… have to say though, the LLMs that they use are getting better at telling me what my own book is about…
The railway bridge in Riga is perhaps best observed at night when it is illuminated against the Baltic skies. But we think this fine city is well worth a stopover, especially if you are travelling on Route 32 in our book… Photo © Genadijsz / Dreamstime
My latest piece for The Winding Trail is a collection of notes from the road, a love letter to Nepal. #NepalCalling the-winding-trail.com/2026/09/07/n...
My friends in Nepal are working hard to support emergency relief and communities to recover and rebuild. If you can help in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. www.justgiving.com/campaign/nep...
Nepal Floods Disaster Relief Fund
Urgent support is needed for the thousands of people living in the aftermath of last weeks floods which struck Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun districts.
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This is a wonderful newsletter on place and people. The latest edition, postcard #9, considers the restoration efforts of the Elbe River region and value of Rewilding Britain. Two great things that go hopefully together. Well worth the free subscription. #booksky
Paul Scraton@paulscraton.bsky.social · 2mo agoA little call-out for anyone who might be interested. The Winding Trail is the place where I publish my long reads and fields notes, focused on place writing, travel and the outdoors. Subscribe in this instance means you get an email when we publish something new: the-winding-trail.com/subscribe/
Read @paulscraton.bsky.social's full review of David Clay Large's "Berlin" (pub: 2000) here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/book-review-...
A little call-out for anyone who might be interested. The Winding Trail is the place where I publish my long reads and fields notes, focused on place writing, travel and the outdoors. Subscribe in this instance means you get an email when we publish something new: the-winding-trail.com/subscribe/
"The things we do for a good glass of wine. We walk on, along narrow lanes between small villages ... where you sense the importance of the health of these crops for those who live here. It feels like we could be walking in any one of the centuries between the monks getting to work and our visit..."
A brilliant Tour de France Femmes and the best rider is about to bring it home. Chapeau Demi, but more than that, chapeau to all the riders who have given us so many incredible stories in just 9 days of racing. If you love cycling… #WatchTheFemmes
I agree with all of this. She’s a brilliant rider who doesn’t always get the results he bravery deserves… and “insane Leeroy Jenkins riding style” is both true and hilarious :-)
Michael Baumann@baumann.bsky.social · 2mo agoNiewiadoma is the ideal athlete to root for from a narrative perspective. Always at the front, aggressive to a fault, and after racking up frustrating third-place finishes all year her insane Leeroy Jenkins riding style only works at the Tour de France
That was epic. An incredibly brave ride up Ventoux by one of the most likable riders in the peloton… and unbelievably she not only won the stage but rode into the yellow jersey. Chapeau Kasia! #watchthefemmes
Our latest postcard from The Winding Trail comes from Saxon Switzerland and is all about walking in the rain: the-winding-trail.com/2026/07/17/p...
Watching Tours dominated by Indurain, Armstrong and Froome often felt a little underwhelming, but the saving grace of Podgačar is that he’s a racer and he does exciting stuff he doesn’t need to do. The closest sportsperson I can think of is Ronnie O’Sullivan. #letour
Looking to cut your carbon footprint and make the most of the great rail renaissance? Keen to relax and just enjoy a fine journey? Interrail, perhaps? In a market where there are now many titles on European rail travel, we think our very own Europe by Rail stands out…
My latest piece for The Winding Trail comes from Shikoku, Japan: "Where does the imagination go next, once the place you have dreamed about has been felt underfoot and seen with your own eyes?"
When I saw this syringe draw out the title of Olivia Rodrigo's new single at the start of its video, my mind instantly flying back to the late 1980s, that was it. My love of Rodders' music went up another notch – I had to write about her and @thecure.com for @thequietus.com.
Some pictures from our latest Immer Schon event at Lettretage… this time we were talking about Sebald and I read from A DREAM OF WHITE HORSES (@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social)… it was a fun evening! @marcelkrueger.bsky.social @ajbwells.bsky.social @juliabosson.bsky.social @return2sanders.bsky.social
This Saturday at Lettretage I'll be talking with Madeleine Watts, Marcel Krueger and Sanders Bernstein @as part of our Immer Schon events, this time all about Sebald...
I‘m delighted that I’ll be talking about W.G. Sebald with an amazing group of writers at @lettretage.de soon. “Sebald Remembering” takes place on June 6, and Madeleine Watts, @paulscraton.bsky.social and I will discuss Sebald’s work and his legacy. www.lettretage.de/programm/seb...
Berliners! We’re spending a fine June evening talking about Sebald and then listening some great new writing in the spirit of all we’ll have chatted about. Join us? @marcelkrueger.bsky.social @madeleinewatts.bsky.social @return2sanders.bsky.social @ajbwells.bsky.social @juliabosson.bsky.social
Wiesenburg is looking fine on this bank holiday Monday, as we make the usual stroll out from the little yellow house on the edge of the village… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor
I doubt that anyone who does see this knows what I’m talking about, but the Circle in the desert from Satisfy/Adidas makes everyone look like bellends… such a polarised reaction is what they were aiming for (otherwise, why? Pump track when the trails are right there!?!) @runsingletrack.bsky.social
