About Me
Char’s Footsteps
Hi, I’m Char! A thirty-something from London looking to document my two biggest passions – running and travelling. I hope to provide helpful tips and guides to anyone looking to embark on a new adventure; be it a trip overseas, or a marathon run! Currently living and working in Melbourne and will document my experience of relocating overseas.
Running
My running journey properly started when I signed up to the 2015 London Marathon. I wanted a new challenge, fundraise for an important charity and have an outlet from university that wasn’t alcohol fuelled. After running the marathon, I was hooked and have since run 7 marathons around the world.
My running goals are to complete the 6 World Major Marathons (just Tokyo and Boston left!), qualify for Boston (will take a lifetime at this rate), run an ultra-marathon and – my ultimate goal – finish a full Ironman triathlon. My next big race will be the 2024 Sydney Marathon in September.
- runchar2
Never Ending Footsteps
Travelling
From city breaks between the 9-5, solo backing trips and living abroad, I am passionate about exploring new destinations, new cultures and learning about new ways of life. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to over 50 countries, with most of those solo backpacking. Here you’ll find all my tips, guides and experiences from places I’ve visited.
Countries visited so far
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine State
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe