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Title: British Author to Publish Memoir of Walk Across Europe.

United Kingdom, 14th Aug 2026 — About the Book: Taberno Publications will release ‘Halfway There: An Oldie’s Walk Across Europe’ in September 2026. The forthcoming memoir will offer a detailed personal account of the author’s sustained effort to walk along the E8 long-distance trail over a period of years, on his way to Istanbul, in the endeavour to be the first recorded person to have walked from the Atlantic Ocean in Ireland to the Bosporus in Turkey.The account begins in southern Spain during March 2023, where storm damage to the author’s property, injury, and financial pressures cause him to doubt the continuation of his trek. It then recounts events from 2013, when he turns a dream of his youth into a scheme and, approaching the age of 68, sets out on a path he might have taken half a century before. He commenced the undertaking on Dursey Island in southwest Ireland, where he employed a campervan combined with a pushbike to manage daily logistics. He then backpacked on through England, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, arriving in Vienna at the age of almost 79, having covered 1,942 miles – approximately halfway to Istanbul.The book traces Pinnock’s route as he meets the challenges of navigation, weather conditions, the rigours of old age including rheumatoid arthritis and Reynaud’s disease, a foot infection and injury, all with resilience and humour, in this extraordinary walk made one hard-earned step at a time. The narrative includes interactions with fellow travellers, and observations of regional history, landscapes and the environment.Key Highlights:The book documents the first half of a planned solo walk across Europe, which the author is continuing as an octogenarian; it follows the route to Vienna, reached in 2023. Specific challenges describ...

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