Hints and tips:
...Dale Woerner, a giant of a man — 6ft 6in and broad-set — has ribs on the mind....
...In summer, we’ll combine a walk there with a swim; in autumn, we pick chanterelles....
...If we have time, and especially if it’s summer, a weekend should include a dash to Hampstead Heath for a swim in the mixed pond; it has become a real ritual for us both and a magical way to end a warm day...
...In the summer of 1985, Dale Vince found himself happily living in a variety of vehicles, among them an ambulance and a fire engine....
...We descended into the village on a track of polished limestone that wove through the green shade of beech trees to Buckden’s shop....
...In consumer-facing services such as restaurants, shops and hairdressers, it fell 0.1 per cent in February....
...Arriving on the island, a swim was the first impulse. The sea — cold and fierce — met the challenge....
...Staff at Platten’s fish and chip shop on the Norfolk coast, for example, work up to 40 hours a week during peak times, offset by 24 in quieter times....
...The neighbouring Yorkshire Dales have typically been the headline attraction in these parts. “We both felt there were two ways of looking at it: one being ‘It’s mine!’...
...Short, sharp races have physical benefits too: they’re a muscular switch-up that pushes the body and rewires the brain, with effects similar to those of a cold-water swim....
...Potsdam, a very small city just outside of Berlin, is also worth a visit: it has lakes you can swim in and a park with lots of old monuments....
...When we can get together on Saturday mornings, we kick off in Vesterbro, the heart of foodie heaven and vintage shops....
...I’d swim in it up in Buckinghamshire, but the Thames down in London, I’d never jump in. I like it because it has two sides: a dirty side and a nice, clean side. What would you have done differently?...
...“We might be considered sometimes to be the fish that swims against the stream,” said Öncü, referring to the retailer’s different approach to retailing....
...had much of the following day before our afternoon train back to Nantes to explore “La Ville Blanche” (the White City): to stroll its luminescent limestone streets and sniff around its colonnade-fronted shops...
...After a walk I take the little fishing boat to Les Goudes or Pointe-Rouge to swim in the sea....
...Output in consumer-facing services, such as shops, restaurants or hairdressers, dropped 0.1 per cent in October and remained 5 per cent below its pre-pandemic levels....
...Following my coffee break, I love to have a walk through the centre and visit some inspiring shops....
...And if you see a charity shop, go in; you’ll thank me later because Edinburgh’s antiques game is strong – especially for blankets and crockery....
...I swim over the old ship....
...I’d walk past her shop in Hackney and long for the day I’d be able to fit into it. This season’s iteration comes in the best orange....
...Spending a day at Louisiana surrounded by art, and ending with a swim in the sea next to the boathouse, makes for the perfect weekend....
...Dressed all in black, he sits on a black leather sofa against a wall covered in a geometric black-and-white print that makes my eyes swim....
...The same applies to swim shorts....
...She will also swim anywhere, anytime. “If I see a water hole by the road in December I’ll stop the car and go for a swim. I don’t care how cold it is,” she says....
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