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Samantha Herbert

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Associate Editor, Evening Standard
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Why completing Japan's gruelling 88 temple pilgrimage is so rewarding

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Samantha Herbert I'm walking – no, staggering – along a narrow country road in rural Shikoku. The temperature on my phone reads 45C and the air is so thick with humidity in the midday sun that it's hard to breathe. I'm sweating like I've never sweated before. And carrying a giant 18kg backpack , I feel as though I'm fighting for my life out here. I'm less than one day into what's supposed to be a six-week, 1,200km-long solo hike around the smallest of Japan 's four main islands.
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I fell in love with this island-to-island cycling trail in rural Japan

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By Samantha Herbert Verified
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Samantha Herbert It's been just 20 minutes since I left the bike rental shop and I find myself yelling “this is insane!” at an unsuspecting German tourist. I can't keep it in. I'm literally squealing with delight. This might already be the best bike ride of my life … and I've done a few. I've just pulled onto the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge, a magnificent towering series of three bright white suspension bridges which marks the beginning of the Nishiseto Expressway in southwest Japan .
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Tried and tested on an Arctic expedition: The ultimate through-hiking kit list

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By Samantha Herbert Verified
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Whatever your preference, allow me to shave off some of the time (and cost) of finding your perfect expedition kit as I put the best on the market to the test and build the ultimate adventure pack list. How I Tested To do so, I’ve considered everything you need - from tents, to clothes, backpacks to trekking poles - and put them to the test across several expeditions, before refining it to reach the final, ultimate setup I carried on an Arctic expedition across Greenland.
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