What's it like to actually follow your dreams?Desert Diaries is the brutally honest account of one family's move from the rainy suburbs of Manchester to the scorched wilderness of Arizona.Excitement, frustration, fear, joy, loneliness and scorpions. Quite a lot of scorpions. All life is here.For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
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She only went and ran a marathon.
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Come with me to London, for a truly memorable plod around the streets! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert There is still time to support me for my London Marathon, with Breast Cancer Now all donations are very much appreciated! You can find my fundraising page …
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Where have the months gone?
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Time for a catch up! From floods to football, missing cats to missing ceilings, it's been eventful.... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert If you can support me along with Breast Cancer Now in my bid to run the London Marathon 2023, all donations are very much a…
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It's been a minute! A lot has happened since we last spoke, including the small matter of going back to England for the first time in over three years...eep! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Howdy Stranger Well...its been a minute and few things have happened. Time for a catch up! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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The end or the beginning? A week of wild weather, lost lizards and life-changing deliveries. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Straight Shooters and Soggy Waffles There's some surprises in store as new politcial ads hit the Valley's screens, plus classroom confusion over points of the compass... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Diaries from a different desert
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Diaries from a different desert From the valley to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas via horse shows and rodeos; a fortnight of mighty road trips across the south west. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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FINALLY! At last, after more than two years apart, my dad makes it to the desert! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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A state full of stickers From homes to cars to gas stations, there's an explosion (and an explaination) of the many stickers (and flags) across the state. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Which Side are you on? A national holiday reveals the widening political divide in the US, and ongoing conspiracy theories around the last election are alive and well in Arizona. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert…
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The Unwelcome Visitor In a not entirely unexpected turn of events, Covid comes a-calling to our family home. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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New Year, New Desert! Our first visitor in two years gives us a whole new perspective on our new home. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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The $9 potato We embrace local Christmas tradtions and are introduced to a new reindeer and a very pricey spud. If you fancy meeting Pedro, here is the link to Donde Esta Santa Claus! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert…
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Old friends in an old city More adventures in the Big Apple, including a joyful discovery which brings a bit of British Christmas to the desert. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Reunions and Rememberances A week in New York City brings joyous reunions and some pre-Christmas magic. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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What the heck is a panto? America celebrates "radical generosity" and the locals get confused with talk of pantos. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Random acts of kindness and the trouble with leftovers.
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Random acts of kindness and the trouble with leftovers. Thanksgiving rolls around again, bringing a surfeit of food and surprising acts of kindness. Click here to read the article about Thanksgiving referenced in the episode. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert…
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Back to school One week, two visits to two very different schools, one far more surreal than the other, plus unbelievable questions from the locals... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Dinner with Coyotes As the clocks don't change, but do for everyone else, confusion abounds over when to do anything. Plus a luxury dinner with coyotes at some sexy cliffs... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Illegal pumpkins and confused cowboys
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Illegal pumpkins and confused cowboys Halloween passes in a glorious haze of facepaint and chocolate and a local has trouble talking to his British relatives. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert For the great "How to speak Mackem" video - click here…
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Children of the corn and funny shaped cake.
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Children of the corn and funny shaped cake. It's ramping up to Halloween in the Valley, which of course means pig races, getting lost in fields and appreciative zombies. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Marauding cowboys and the wrong kind of pie. A big week in history, both personally and for the city. Plus we discover the connection between cowboys and tarantulas. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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The Arizona Big 8 We go on holiday up the road and spend a few days in the desert in the company of the Arizona Big 8... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Adventures in a different desert
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Adventures in a different desert A weekend in the hot mess of lights, music, drinks and people that is Las Vegas leads to a surprising outcome in the casino. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesertโดย Sam Walker
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Terror underneath the towels and too many dogs The week brings unwanted animals of many species...Plus, the two things America is great at, that you don't get anywhere else. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert My new podcast, American Vigilante is out NOW!! Plea…
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