The explorers who walk every street in their city | Curio

The explorers who walk every street in their city

13 mins | May 13, 2022

One down, 39,136 to go. You never really know a landscape until you've visited all of it on foot, and for those trapped in the confines of a city, the COVID-19 pandemic spiked a collective appreciation of urban exploring. As a result, more adventurers discovered hidden gems in their cityscape and explored "ghost streets" that were once shunned in pre-lockdown days. From sharing GPS data circulating the percentage of a city seen to the strong community spirit among the Urban Explorers, Amy Fleming explains how her compulsive pavement plodding turned into epic walks and the simple joys of discovery.

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