These Old Shoes
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  By Paul Robert Lloyd
  <https://v2.paulrobertlloyd.com/2006/03/these_old_shoes>
  Sunday, 26 March 2006

I can't help but feel that this blog is getting a little self-involved. So instead I want to talk not about me, but a pair of old trainers, that after three years of loyal service are going into retirement.

I wouldn't ordinarily blog about items of clothing, but I feel a certain affection for these old friends. You see, they have enjoyed quite a journey during their lifetime, traveling further than any of their predecessors.

## Nationwide

  * The Midlands: Walsall, [Birmingham](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622390770176/), Bridgnorth, [Derbyshire](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622265918195/).
  * Wales: Hollyhead, Llangollen, Anglesey, Dolgellau and [Coed-y-Brenin](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622266398563/).
  * North: Carlisle, Huddersfield, Leeds and Manchester.
  * South West: [Newquay](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622391218624/), [Torbay](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622294084908/), [Bournemouth](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157623540740943/), [Bath and Bristol](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157623659637746/).
  * South East: London, Brighton, St. Albans and Horley.

## Worldwide

  * [Sydney](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157621993226654/), Australia
  * [Cairns](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157621869207569/), Australia
  * [San Francisco](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622317161607/), <abbr title="California">CA</abbr>, <abbr title="United States of America">USA</abbr>
  * [Palo Alto](http://flickr.com/photos/paulrobertlloyd/sets/72157622266754053/), <abbr title="California">CA</abbr>, <abbr title="United States of America">USA</abbr>

With quick stops of at:

  * Bangkok, Thailand
  * Dubai, <abbr title="United Arab Emirates">UAE</abbr>
  * Washington <abbr title="District of Columbia">DC</abbr>, <abbr title="United States of America">USA</abbr>

Okay, I admit it. This is a veiled attempt to talk about me! I just find it fascinating that the last three years have seen me travel much further than I ever have before, yet on the grand scale of things there is still so much more to see.

My new trainers have a lot to live up to.