1st walk of 2016 – check. It was not long, but it was necessary. A 1st of January stroll around the borderlands of the Wanstead Flats and the Epping Forest in East London with some very dear people.

I hope that just as in 2015, I can go for a proper wander at least once a month also in this year. I hope that most of my friends can do the same, and their friends, and their friends, and their friends in return. Actually, I do hope that more people would step out of their doors and head as far as possible from their comfy beds.

The next post on Institute of Wander will focus on a pleasant end-of-November stroll on the border of England and Wales. The borderlands feel differently alive and I’m trying to look into those reasons before writing up the post.

Happy New Year, everyone. May it be a lucky one. And may it help us notice the world around us.