Walking is the last bastion of "natural" excercise. Excercise that doesn't require a gym, equipement, a shedule or really that isn't really even considered excercise. I walked because that's how I got around. If I wanted some groceries, I walked. If I wanted to go shopping, I walked. If i just wanted to get some air, I walked. Having no car gave me no other alternatives (except public transport) and I, for one, was glad for it.

My boyfriend and I are in the process of moving. This is factoring heavily in our decision of where to live. We do NOT want to live in Suburbia Land for exactly that reason. We don't want to have to jump in a car just to get a pint of milk