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...
Paul Scraton
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Telling Stories A Dream of White Horses / Bluemoose Ambassador / Pahar Trust Nepal Travel and the outdoors: https://the-winding-trail.com
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?"
On the AfD attack on the Bauhaus in Germany, and why we should take note. open.substack.com/pub/jpstonar...
Hating the Bauhaus
On the Alternative for Germany attack on modernity.
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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
Very excited to see the 19th edition of Europe by Rail come out into the world... a fine mix of travel stories, tips and inspiration for your next European adventure...
europebyrail.eu@europebyrail.eu · 3mo agoThe 19th edition of Europe by Rail is published in June, but what’s new this time around? With each new edition we thoroughly check every single detail in the book, updating hotel listings and train information, rewriting entire sections where necessary… 1/5 Photo © Karol Kozlowski / Dreamstime
There’s still time to submit your prose/poetry and be part of our next evening at Lettretage on 6 June… Check it out here and share away: sites.google.com/view/mayroec...
After Sebald
CALL FOR SHORT PROSE AND POETRY On June 6 at Berlin’s Lettrétage, we are putting on an evening about the great German writer W.G. Sebald—Sebald Remembering. There will be an opening discussion about ...
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Exciting news! We are really pleased to announce the 19th edition of Europe by Rail… Literary flair and great storytelling has always been the goal of our book, which now includes descriptions of over 47,000 km of itineraries divided into 52 routes... www.europebyrail.eu/new-19th-edi...
Our sister publication @europebyrail.eu will have its 19th edition heading out into the world in June. 52 routes. Travel tales, tips and inspiration. Perfect for anyone planning future rail adventures... or for those who love a spot of armchair travel...
europebyrail.eu@europebyrail.eu · 3mo agoExciting news! We are really pleased to announce the 19th edition of Europe by Rail… Literary flair and great storytelling has always been the goal of our book, which now includes descriptions of over 47,000 km of itineraries divided into 52 routes... www.europebyrail.eu/new-19th-edi...
From Paolo Cognetti's book 'The Eight Mountains': 'Well anyway, there’s nothing like the mountains for making you remember...' Our latest long read on The Winding Trail is all about peaks, valleys and a lifelong distance relationship with high places... the-winding-trail.com/2026/05/08/o...
This is my favourite sport in story of the year… the Cocodona 250 is a 400-km ultramarathon in Arizona, won outright by Rachel Entrekin, who also broke the course record (male or female). When this photo was taken, she’d been running for 56 hours. What a boss.
I’ll be offering a free English-language tour of Museum Karlshorst (the place where Nazi Germany signed the unconditional surrender in 1945) as part of the special programme for May 8, starts 4.30 pm. www.museum-karlshorst.de/veranstaltun...
Whatever happens in the second half of this race, the past day or so of following Cocodona is already my favourite sporting story of the year… and who knows what is to come!
Maladroithe@maladroithe.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Cocodona 250 is entering day two and Rachel Entrekin is in the lead and currently on pace to set a course record
Following the Cocodona 250 is so wild… I’ll have gone to bed twice before the winners have finished. I don’t know how they do it… #runfar
The last few hours watching Paris-Roubaix has been unbelievable. What a race. What drama. What a finish. Fantastic from Wout, chapeau!
It is a lovely day for a half marathon around the Schlachtensee (four times!). And (most of) the run was lovely too :-) #gettingthereslowly
Springsteen and Morello in Minneapolis last week. The energy, the anger and the band are all there. His guitar solo at the end never fails to make me laugh, which (along with the anger) is something we need in these dark times... youtu.be/Qyt3nMFN-Ec?...
Bruce Springsteen w/Tom Morello - The Ghost of Tom Joad - Minneapolis, MN - 3/31/2026
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Our latest post on The Winding Trail is our guide to the Malerweg in Saxon Switzerland... 116 kilometres over eight stages, or pick one for a great day hike through the sandstone mountains: the-winding-trail.com/2026/04/04/o...
Home in time for a Sunday blossom stroll along the Berlin Wall Trail and then back along the Panke to the flat. The fleeting visit of the blossom each spring is one of my favourite sites (and sights) of memory in this city that is full of them… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor
