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Off the beaten track corwall 1

30th July 2018

Off the beaten track corwall 1

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I’m Rebecca and I live in Ambleside in the heart of the Lake District, where I’ve found a home since April 2019 after years of travelling.

My love for travel probably began when I was about 5, when I used to trace maps and flags out my children's atlas, and loved researching countries.

I have tended to prioritise roaming and working abroad to climbing a career ladder but most of my jobs have involved food of some sort - cooking in (five different) ski chalets in the French Alps, running a cafe in the Shetland Islands, pastry cheffing in a vineyard in New Zealand. I ran a monthly cake stall back in Nottingham for 2 years before the Alps drew me back for another season, followed by a South American adventure which led to heartbreak and a spontaneous move to the Lake District where I began writing with more heart and finding my voice.

But these are just the shiny highlights - many of these adventures and changes were the product of periods of uncertainty, anxiety, heartbreak, and a sense of feeling lost. We so often need those lows though, to appreciate the highs.

I began to Look With New Eyes back in 2015, a sporadic hobby at first to document my travels and now to share my personal and travel stories from the Lake District. My time is split between working part-time, freelance writing for local businesses and spending time in my beloved Lakeland fells.

So, that’s my little story, what is yours? Which places, journeys, or trips have made you who you are today?

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Frosty winter magic on the shore of Coniston this

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Taking full advantage of the £2 bus fares and jumping on the bus to Coniston (along with the school kids 🙈) crunching through the frosty grass, skipping over the ice rink puddles and playing a spot of frozen bog roulette (and losing the last round 😬)

Just the me, the swans, and 3 early walkers.

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Today the rain is intermittent, rushed in on a gust of wind, drenching and soaking before pausing for breath. A tiny patch of blue sky, a momentary lifting of the clouds before the whole dance begins again.

On those long hot days of summer, we crave the cooling balm of rain. In these long wet days of January, we crave that heat.

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