I have never been a very sporty person (what?! no way!?) but there is something I love more than anything and that’s walking. I have been walking everywhere here; isn’t that the best way to discover a city?

I have spent many an afternoon walking around, listening to my i-pod and taking pictures. A cherished activity I share with my friend Emilie (Hi Emilie!)  I feel good, energised, young and full of strength – and I get to think an awful lot. My thoughts seem deeper, better, more focused. Usually I can walk for 3 or 4 hours but I have a problem with my right ankle (flat feet make my ankle overcompensate) that for now forbids me to walk much longer than that.

But that works perfectly with a studious schedule: half a day studying and half a day using my body.

Nietzsche:  “Only those thoughts that come by walking have any value.” *

* which is one of the reasons why Buddhism is a nihilism