Looking for comfortable and supportive walking shoes for our upcoming trip to London
. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Celina Brook
Find a running room and get fitted for the right shoe for you. Let them know what the purpose is for your shoe (walking on cement and uneven paths) and they will check your walk and pair you with the right shoe. You can ask everyone here but honestly we all do and have different walks than you.

If you me buying new shoes get them now so you can break them in for your trip. Never buy new shoes to take on a trip

Alissa

Don’t buy new shoes for your trip!! Wear comfortable running shoes; bring comfortable sandals as a 2nd pair. No flip flops or crocks.
My husband made the mistake of buying new shoes for the trip to London. He really wasn’t prepared for that much walking and often cobblestones.

Robbin this here

Go to Sole Experience in Whyte Ave and try on some Hoka Bondi shoes (or similar Hoka styles). They are like walking on clouds. You will not regret it.
As someone who was on their feet most all day, these were a game changer.
https://soleexperience.com/products/hoka-w-bondi-8-bl-bl...
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Hoka Women's Bondi 8 BL/BL

Rob the running room in SherwoodPark has them too

Rob online is best …so many choices and sales

Lynette Nooy
Definetly Hoka Bondi! My son is a long distance runner and recommended them to me as a nurse working 12hr shifts. Nothing compares to them!

Rob I totally agree. I have an inside and outside pair I wear with my custom orthotics. I’ve tried but honestly can’t wear any other type of shoes.

We bought Vessi shoes online. They are waterproof and great for cobblestones. We wore them almost exclusively for a month while in Europe.

J'Anne same I got the Chelsey ankle boots for our 3 week Iceland, Ireland and Scotland trip in 2022, & I took them to Japan this year. They were awesome.

good to know that this. I have seen them advertised but was skeptical of their quality.

Hoka

or chaco sandals/flip flops

This may be unpopular, but I wore the low ankle converse for my Europe trip and loved them. They were new, and I was putting on 25 k steps per day and my feet never hurt or blistered once. Handled the cobblestone very well.

Nicole converse never disappoints. Thanks!

KEENS all the way. There’s sandals, shoes or hiking boots but I love the sandals for extreme walking trips!
Campers Village ( can’t remember the new name)
MEC

Shelagh totally agree!!

Vionic Support shoes or runners have great support and would be great for this kind of holiday!

go to a store that sells running shoes so they can help with the fit and then wear the shoes so you can determine if those are the right ones.

Hoka or On Cloud!

Lululemon has super comfortable running shoes. And I didn’t have to break them in!

I find the staff at the Running room very knowledgeable. If you explain you want a walking shoe. I had great service their, the young man I had fit me to the shoe had me walk around in them then relaced them to fit my walk and foot shape. They are the best fitting shoes I own. I lace all my shoes the way he laced them. I own a variety of brands, price and comfort level. Try them on and work what’s best for your foot. The smaller independent shoe stores have good quality shoes.

I recomment Vessi shoes. They are great; very comfortable yet waterproof as well.

Love my Lululemon Blissfeel and Beyondfeel running shoes. The beyond feel has a thicker, cushier sole but both have been comfortable for long periods of walking and standing with no break in period at all. The beyondfeel I had to size down half a size from what I bought in the blissfeel.

The funniest thing I found when prepping for Orlando for 10 days in September was almost all of the suggestions I took from others were shows I either already had that I did not find comfortable enough for all day walking or I bought them after the suggestion and they did NOT work for me.
I have bought Hokas and Chacos, and Oofos and Vessis. The chacos I returned…..the Hokas I wore FOUR times and I get shin splints every single time so $200 down the drain as I won’t wear them anymore.
I ended up switching off between a pair of reeboks I already had on hand and the Vessis which are also waterproof…..and then the Oofos when I wanted to wear sandals.
So everyone is so different, people swear by the Hokas and I just can’t stand them…..anybody wanna buy them? lol
I am taking the Vessis on my trip to London in 3 weeks to wear again and I went on and on about them so my hubby got a pair for the trip too

Penny what size are your Hokas?

Vanessa sorry just saw this. They’re Mach 5, size 7.5 in black

Penny

Valerie won’t let me attach a picture of them lol

Try out OOFOS recovery shoe, flip flops are great also

I love non running shoe sketchers for casual walking, but also always take actual runners too. Comfort is top priority. No one will comment in your shoes ans you'll be so much more comfy! This is was I do when I go to new york and we walk 20 000+ steps a day.

Remonte runners are amazing. Zip up closure, making it easy at the airport.

anything that your insoles fit, like scetchers. Not Costco ones. Go to the outlet store in Capilano Mall.

Terry thanks! Didn’t know there was an outlet there

Lisha they have lots of sales on summer and please make sure you go on the discounted shelves first. It used to have a good deal.

Terry Ive been wearing the Costco Sketchers around Europe for the past month. Walking all day at least 9 kms on mostly cobblestones and hundreds of stairs with no problems. I’m also 74 years old so if anyone would have issues it should be me.

There's a store downtown called the walk shoppe. They do custom orthotics but they also carry a bunch of great walking shoes that are also cute. https://customorthopedic.ca/
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Grisport.
They are featured at Costco a few times a year or online.
I wore their waterproof pull on boots for two weeks in Europe last year and their walking shoes for two weeks in Hawaii this year. 20k steps daily esp in Europe. Lots of hiking.
I wear them both for work and they are so comfy.

Sketchers. I wore them all over NYC for a week as well as 2 weeks in France. Feet felt fantastic. We walk 20,000- 30,000 steps a day.

Ecco shoes are the best!

Get Vessi Shoes, they are super comfortable and water proof to boot.

Go to Running Room and try out Hoka.

Look for zero drop shoes on Amazon, they are fantastic. It's not a brand, it's a type of shoe.

In addition to new shoes - some long walks before you go. I don't walk that much at home, and after a couple of days my shins and hips are killing me unless I "train" for a few weeks first. For the shoes? Everyone's feet are so different that the answer is - just find a pair that fits you well.

Absolutely love my Allbirds tree runners. No socks needed and soooo comfortable.

We were in London recently. Many women and girls are still wearing white runners with dresses and pants.

Sketchers are great for walking shoes. Like walking on pillows

My daughter just bought the Dr. Scholl’s white Time Off platform sneaker… She was influenced from TikTok but honestly she can’t stop raving about how comfortable they are and she’s already been using them on travel.

Ecco shoes, we took them on our trip to France and Greece! We walked 20,000 steps a day with no issues. Very comfortable.

Vionics are amazing

Keens are great, I wore them on a trip to Europe, did not disappoint!

My friend bought vessies for her trip to Italy and loves them!

Get proper insoles and that will help as well.

Hoka’s!!!!! Worth every single penny!!

I use New Balance good support is the most important thinkg to mer

Cloud monster runners or if you have wide feet try hoka runners

Honestly I’ve taken berkinstocks for sandals and sketcher boat shoes for walking , if those shoes could talk lol

New balance are wonderful as well as the vionic

All Birds

Vessi are amazing

Vessi!

Clark's or Josepf Seibels.....

On Cloud!

Almost any Dansko shoe.

Hokas!

Fly Londons

Cheryl they have super cute boots! Going to check them out when there

Merrell

New balance 327

Sneakers

Taxi

Buy the Adidas Yezzy, very good in long distance walk.
On line there is $550.00
In town you can find it for $650.00

@hokacanada

Was skeptical about the cushioning but ended up loving my Blundstones in Amsterdam in December. Switched off with my go-to Skechers slip ons. Loved my really cute red Remonte platform sandals in Italy last summer.

I bought these in Europe (had tried them on at home) because the shoes I brought were giving me sore feet and lower back. A little pricey but they’ve been incredibly comfortable for the last 5 weeks walking all over in Greece! Happy travels!
https://www.asics.com/.../gel-nimbus.../p/1012B653-250.html
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Women's GEL-NIMBUS 26 TR | Nature Bathing/Rose Rougue | Run Further | ASICS UK

Go to Kunitz and get yourself a pair of Birkenstock runners. They’re actually pretty cute and super comfy.

Kibokicks.ca. stylish yet great comfort! And supports a local small business!!
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Lisha Kunitz shoe store has Aetrex and Remonte brands that have walking shoes with good arch support and look good as well! I have messed-up feet (RX orthotics), I can only wear these 2 brands and I am on my feet all day for work.