Winging It On Location – Days 12 to 17 - UK + Paris: A 30k Step Day In Paris, 4 English Breakfasts in 4 Days + Thoughts on Home
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Winging It On Location – Days 12-17 - UK + Paris: A 30k Step Day In Paris, 4 English Breakfasts in 4 Days + Thoughts on HomeIn this episode, I wrap up my latest trip with Days 12–17 taking me from the UK to Paris before finally heading back home to Vancouver.
I spend some time back in Norwich catching up with friends and family, but being back in the city where I grew up also gets me thinking about what “home” actually means to me these days. After living in Vancouver for almost a decade, could I see myself moving back to Norwich one day?
There’s also a chaotic train journey to London, a long-overdue catch-up with an old travelling friend, a visit to Wokingham and, somehow (quite easily to be fair), four English breakfasts in four days!
Then I head to Paris for a couple of days, partly because it was actually cheaper to fly home from Paris than London. After surviving some airport chaos, I settle into the 10th arrondissement and set out to explore one of my favourite cities in the world.
I run along Canal Saint-Martin, hunt down some great coffee and croissants, wander through the streets of Paris, visit the Palais Garnier and Place de la Madeleine, walk along the Seine and finally meet fellow travel creator and former Winging It guest Jay Swanson for coffee.
I then spend hours walking across Paris towards Jardin du Luxembourg before getting absolutely soaked in a huge downpour. By the end of the day, I've clocked up 30,000 steps — including my morning run — and I'm completely exhausted.
Finally, I look back on the whole trip: almost three weeks, six countries, countless cities, coffees and plenty of adventures. I also talk about why I enjoy podcasting on the road and what's coming next, including my upcoming trip to French Polynesia.
It’s the end of another Winging It On Location series — thanks for coming along for the ride!
Jay's episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/winging-it-podcast/id1559489384?i=1000633040744
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gdjWp82iVfGD3jRFnEpiX?si=6lkGVVmbRdKesbDePj2Gaw
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⏱️ Timestamps00:00 Welcome to the final days of the trip
01:38 Back in Norwich and thinking about home
03:20 Could Norwich become home again?
04:50 The chaotic journey from Norwich to London
06:20 Catching up with old travelling friends
07:40 Heading to Paris
08:30 Four English breakfasts in four days
09:00 Paris airport chaos
10:30 Arriving in the 10th arrondissement
11:20 Running along Canal Saint-Martin
12:20 Coffee, croissants and exploring Paris
14:00 Palais Garnier and Place de la Madeleine
15:00 Meeting Jay Swanson
16:15 Walking through Paris to Jardin du Luxembourg
17:30 Notre-Dame and torrential rain
18:30 The 30,000-step day
19:30 Final morning in Paris
20:15 Three weeks, six countries and the end of the trip
22:00 Podcasting on the road and what's next
23:00 Listener review and final thoughts
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