Comments on: The Walking and Talking Historian

By: Ruth Banfield

Ruth Banfield — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:34:43 +0000

Myself and two friends went on the walk with Ian in Camden and thought we knew Camden and saw a different view especially at Camden Park.

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Mon, 07 Oct 2013 08:49:25 +0000

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By: David Carment

David Carment — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 03:20:05 +0000

Thanks for this Yvonne. I have conducted historical walking tours for many years in Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. You make many sensible observations, especially regarding the sharing of information between the guide and her/his group. One additional point is the need to very carefully spell out the level of difficulty and what walkers should wear and bring with them in all information about a walk. Even when one does this, there is always in my experience at least one person who struggles a bit. Some of my recent historical walks, such as that between Taronga Zoo and Balmoral that I have done for the Mosman Historical Society and the Royal Australian Historical Society, cover quite long distances along bush tracks so it is particularly important that participants are fit and experienced walkers, wear hats and appropriate shoes, and carry food and water. Another requirement is that the organisation responsible for the walk has the necessary insurance.

By: Ian Willis

Ian Willis — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 05:50:47 +0000

Walking tours are a great way to experience the atmospherics of local history. Walkers on my walking tour of Camden in 2012 expressed a similar enthusiasm.