tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post7085770946916651012..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: An Adventurous LifeThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-55765258121827013302012-10-26T04:50:41.265+01:002012-10-26T04:50:41.265+01:00good lord - i had no idea the man had survived tha...good lord - i had no idea the man had survived that long! just read the piece about longevity on the greek island of ikaria - fermor's lifestyle is quite a bit more chaotic than the ikarians but he still managed to make it well into his 90s. perhaps rubye is right in that he had little stress due to indulging his excesses. regardless of the reason, what a life.Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50682608432659703262012-10-20T12:42:39.180+01:002012-10-20T12:42:39.180+01:00Indeed, Susan. Christmas must have been interestin...Indeed, Susan. Christmas must have been interesting, to say the least. I bet he was so off his head, that he didn't even NOTICE the in-laws. Lucky man!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21883797788828501802012-10-19T01:14:12.059+01:002012-10-19T01:14:12.059+01:00I had no idea of the man behind these books! "...I had no idea of the man behind these books! "A turkey stuffed with Benzedrine pills," now that has got to beat all. Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-59875954433117466612012-10-18T00:00:03.390+01:002012-10-18T00:00:03.390+01:00Thanks, Pat, for your comment... and Goat, yes, I ...Thanks, Pat, for your comment... and Goat, yes, I love those kinds of stories too. VEGEMITE? Don't tell me you eat the, err, inferior product? (I had this controversy on the blog a while ago, and it ran and ran!)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-59782539692965772992012-10-16T12:39:41.279+01:002012-10-16T12:39:41.279+01:00Yet another reminder from you that I need to order...Yet another reminder from you that I need to order those books -- and take more risks. Well, I did walk for nine hours on a Korean road on the weekend. Not the same as being hunted by Nazis, though.<br /><br />I can't get enough true-survival stories in any setting, but I have a special fondness for WWII tales. They really were a special breed, by necessity I suppose. <br /><br />Re: the Guardian. I tried the iPhone app! Not quite the same, obviously. And I only got it free for a week - then you have to subscribe. Maybe when I get an iPad and I can actually read the thing in some comfort... But have you ever got Marmite/Vegemite all over a keypad? Ghastly.Goathttp://thegoatthatwrote.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14218375508989340332012-10-15T18:51:39.135+01:002012-10-15T18:51:39.135+01:00Yes, I read that in the Guardian too Robert. I am...Yes, I read that in the Guardian too Robert. I am just seduced by the photograph of Istanbul. I spent a fortnight there some years ago before going across the Dardenalles and through the Taurus mountains. Istanbul is such a magical city - I would love to go back there.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-42489270492853424252012-10-14T18:52:30.444+01:002012-10-14T18:52:30.444+01:00Yes, what a larger-than-life character, George...
...Yes, what a larger-than-life character, George...<br /><br />Agreed, Gail. I'm so happy reading my paper copy of the Guardian Review on a Saturday morning while eating Marmite on hot, buttered toast. Two of the great joys in life.<br /><br />Martin — indeed they don't!<br /><br />Rubye — I think he was lucky!<br /><br />Me too, Andy... and Ruth: that Baudelaire poem is fantastic! <br /> <br />The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8775408149091245912012-10-14T18:00:57.485+01:002012-10-14T18:00:57.485+01:00Thrilling. And even more so with Istanbul's mi...Thrilling. And even more so with Istanbul's minarets.<br /><br />This reminds me of the Baudelaire poem "Be Drunk" — <i>You have to be always drunk.</i> Drunk with life!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-37338307514549844612012-10-14T17:33:52.733+01:002012-10-14T17:33:52.733+01:00Thanks for this Robert - an exceptionally full wee...Thanks for this Robert - an exceptionally full weekend meant I haven't bought the papers. Really looking forward to the biography - and the end of the trilogy<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-46860182660791552892012-10-14T17:26:02.365+01:002012-10-14T17:26:02.365+01:00Maybe he lived so long due to his excesses causing...Maybe he lived so long due to his excesses causing him to have little stress. Who's to say. He does have an amazing story regardless.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-24321201492732981002012-10-14T16:34:14.826+01:002012-10-14T16:34:14.826+01:00ah, they don't make men like that any more...ah, they don't make men like that any more...martinhttp://www.martinblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-37261780169296934062012-10-14T16:02:25.084+01:002012-10-14T16:02:25.084+01:00Robert MacFarlane writing on Patrick Leigh Fermor....Robert MacFarlane writing on Patrick Leigh Fermor. A timely reminder of why I am still happy to pay good money for my paper copy of the Guardian.<br />Gail.<br />WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-31679042191144790182012-10-14T13:40:07.410+01:002012-10-14T13:40:07.410+01:00What more can one say? Utterly fascinating!What more can one say? Utterly fascinating!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com