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Long-Distance Trails as a Way to Work Through Burnout, Loneliness, Depression, and Personal Problems
An extended analysis of the therapeutic potential
Mar 5
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Alexander Pelerin
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Pilgrimage in Tuscany: how Via Francigena differs from Camino de Santiago
This trail looks like the perfect journey – but it reveals itself in a very different way. PLUS: The 3 best posts of the week from different…
Apr 2
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Alexander Pelerin
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Glass, ceramics, and faience: the crafts of the French Riviera
How we thought we were heading for a resort – and arrived instead in the world of French culture and tradition.
Mar 26
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Alexander Pelerin
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Good intentions and the road to… burnout: how AI increases the volume of work and expands the responsibilities of senior specialists (and…
How can we tackle this? New research reveals: tools designed to save time often expand responsibilities, blur the boundaries of the working day, and…
Mar 19
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Alexander Pelerin
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Five types of people you will almost inevitably meet on a long-distance trail
After a couple of weeks on the trail, they start to look surprisingly alike.
Mar 12
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Alexander Pelerin
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Camino de Santiago: the road people walk for answers – and leave with new questions
From medieval pilgrims to engineers from Silicon Valley – why so many people choose this trail.
Mar 6
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Alexander Pelerin
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Walking Towards What Matters: Why Many Goals Are Reached Through the Way
The way from point A to point B is sometimes more important than point B itself. Stories of people for whom walking became an act – not a metaphor.
Mar 4
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Alexander Pelerin
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The First Story of The Open Trails: the roads that choose us
What might be waiting around the bend - and why we need it.
Mar 3
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Alexander Pelerin
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I write about long-distance hiking: how it changes us and how to prepare for it. About new routes and the motivation for them. About the external and internal world. And nowhere have I felt so free as on the trail !
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