Day 269 to 278
It's been lovely to catch up with so many friends and family over the last weeks. Thanks for hosting, calling, messaging, egging me on.
July 2019
June 2019
Day 261 to 268
It's been lovely to catch up with so many friends and family over the last weeks. Thanks for hosting, calling, messaging, egging me on.
Day 241 to 246
Sorry for long silence, lots been going on, but here we go again...
May 2019
Day 218 to 221
Latest world walk updates - from Oxford, England! Back on home turf! Will now be here for a spell, as the posts below explain.
April 2019
Day 202 to 213
Hope you all had a great Easter weekend. Predictably, I spent mine, you guessed it, walking. This time in wonderful Wales - updates below, sent from rustic Danywenallt Youth Hostel near Brecon.
Day 189 to 199
I had the good fortune to kiss the famous Blarney Stone this week on my wanderings, so, apologies in advance if I've blathered on even more than usual but Ireland's lush beauty is enough to bring out the poet in all of us.
March 2019
Day 184 to 188
First dispatches from Ireland - thanks for sticking with my walk despite the sudden shift in continents!
Sit! Forrest! Sit!
This is Chippewa Square in Savannah, where Forrest Gump perched in that iconic scene at the end of the Oscar-scooping 1995 best film. My Gump pose is not at all convincing but, to be fair, my freshly shorn Tom Hanks hair is spot on.
Day 155 to 168
Phew, finally made it to the east coast by the skin of my teeth. Hard to believe it's been nearly six months and 2700 miles on the road: a hard road sometimes for sure but one full of wonders that I've been so lucky to complete.
Day 168 – Tom reaches the USA east coast (video)
Tom arrives at Tybee Island on the east coast of America, 2,700 miles and 168 days into his world walk.