Great British Adventures

Mar 19 2024 107 mins 1

In May 2023, Geraldine McFaul set off from her home in Glasgow to walk all the way to Rome.

She had two rules, she was not carrying a rucksack, and she was not going over the Alps.

With a buggy in tow, Geraldine passed through 6 countries, walking a distance of 2,000 miles on a journey that took her 6 months.

But Geraldine's story is more than just a long walk to Rome.

At it's heart, this journey was a reminder of the kindness of humanity.

It is a story of strangers taking her into their homes, buying food for her, donating to her two charities, Mary's Meals and Dementia UK, and letting her camp in back gardens, church grounds and on village greens.

She calls it 'kind-napping' and it happened regularly throughout her journey in Britain and beyond.

In this conversation we break down the why and how Geraldine covered such a huge distance on foot, how to break down a journey of such magnitude and how she was inspired with confidence by her experience in the Yes Tribe.

We discuss how Geraldine never knew exactly where or how she was sleeping every night, how the kindness of strangers made her journey more fulfilling, why travelling at a slow pace is a lovely way to experience the world, and Geraldine talks through her once in a lifetime experience being presented to a very important person when she arrived in Rome.

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Donate to Geraldine's Cause:

Dementia UK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geraldine-mcfaul

Mary's Meals: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geraldine-mcfaul1

Mentioned in the Podcast

The Yes Tribe: https://sayyesmore.com/tribes

Podcast w/Emma & Dave Cornthwaite: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CWceGYO8wANjAA1FkCw7P?si=3b37801b96e54f86

Big Sky Hideaway: https://bigskyhideaway.com/

Dementia UK: https://www.dementiauk.org/

Mary's Meal's: https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/

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