Waypoints: a Journey on Foot is the story of a 1,000 mile walk in Ghana, Togo and Benin, West Africa. I’d been unhappy in my life before I left, and, aged 27, I believed a long walk could help me. The book explores the psychology and folklore of escape, and the ways a long walk can be a healing experience.
Before the journey, I was inspired by many books about walking, solitude, and escape. In this blog I look at four journeys explored in Waypoints that taught me something about the power of walking.
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