Telling Stories A Dream of White Horses / Bluemoose Ambassador / Pahar Trust Nepal Travel and the outdoors: https://the-winding-trail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mqt66lomkc2qOur latest postcard from The Winding Trail comes from Saxon Switzerland and is all about walking in the rain: https://the-winding-trail.com/2026/07/17/postcard-08-walking-in-the-rain/17 Jul 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt66lomkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mqmnrkplfc2dWatching 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. #letour14 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmnrkplfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mqc7erndvs2hMy 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?"10 Jul 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc7erndvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mnosdyywo225Some 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.social07 Jun 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnosdyywo225https://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mnktabb27c2uTomorrow night! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnktabb27c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mng2wo6xus2sThis 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...03 Jun 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng2wo6xus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mmrp75j6722aBerliners! 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.social26 May 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrp75j6722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mmp3ech4ws2sWiesenburg 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… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor25 May 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmp3ech4ws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mmcsd5rtu22aI 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.social20 May 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcsd5rtu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mlzqp35ig22iVery 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... [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzqp35ig22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mlupq7vpqc2zSubmissions still open! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlupq7vpqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mlupo4ppwk2zThere’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: https://sites.google.com/view/mayroeckernow/home15 May 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlupo4ppwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mldbzvunrs22From 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... https://the-winding-trail.com/2026/05/08/on-peaks-and-valleys/08 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldbzvunrs22https://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3ml7oc764hk2pThis 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.06 May 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7oc764hk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3ml4oactgdk2iWhatever 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! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4oactgdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3ml2ai6rjvs2tFollowing 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… #runfar04 May 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ai6rjvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mjjtf2pqbc2yTo our friends, the families, survivors and everyone who has carried Hillsborough with them since 1989, we’re with you today and all days. Lots of love. #YNWA #JFT9715 Apr 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjtf2pqbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mjcl5rkojk2bThe last few hours watching Paris-Roubaix has been unbelievable. What a race. What drama. What a finish. Fantastic from Wout, chapeau!12 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcl5rkojk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mja7bpt6zs2qIt is a lovely day for a half marathon around the Schlachtensee (four times!). And (most of) the run was lovely too :-) #gettingthereslowly11 Apr 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja7bpt6zs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mittocsmnk2wSpringsteen 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... https://youtu.be/Qyt3nMFN-Ec?si=fLZH_s0l_FMNqbKE06 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mittocsmnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3minufv6igs2aOur 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: https://the-winding-trail.com/2026/04/04/on-the-trail-malerweg-saxon-switzerland/04 Apr 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3minufv6igs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paulscraton.bsky.social/post/3mi7b4snlbk2bHome 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… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor29 Mar 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:4d2kpccsevb3cywp2nb4vmlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7b4snlbk2b