FIFTY THINGS TO DO OUTSIDE | SPRING EDITION
After publishing my original list of fifty things to do outside in summer back in May 2017, and just like my autumn version, it’s been one of my most-viewed posts since then. Well it’s time for a spruce up; here’s … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 144 | WINTER SUN IN MADEIRA
In my last weekly blog episode (which was, er, two weeks ago…), I said that I wanted to do three things while on holiday in Madeira – spend time sitting down, walking, and eating. And I can happily report that … Continued
CUMBRIA WAY ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Part 4
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my coast to coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
CUMBRIA WAY ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Part 3
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my coast to coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 143 | ALL THE BOOKS
This weekly blog episode comes to you from Funchal, Madeira. I am sat with my feet up on my hotel balcony, with my laptop on my knee, and it is wonderful. My view is of the steep sided hills of … Continued
MAC IN A SAC PACKABLE WATERPROOFS | GEAR REVIEW
Thanks to being an Ordnance Survey OS Champion (currently… I find out in mid-March if my application to continue on in the refreshed scheme has been successful or not), I recently received a set of Mac in a Sac waterproofs to test and … Continued
CUMBRIA WAY ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Part 2
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my Coast to Coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 142 | AVOIDING THE RAIN
Here’s something I’ve been pondering… Is peanut butter sweet or savoury?! It’s savoury, surely? Yes?! I mean, it goes incredibly well with noodles and rice, and makes an excellent dipping sauce for chicken. It’s even associated with salt. But, on … Continued
CUMBRIA WAY ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Part 1
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my Coast to Coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I, walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 141 | WOODLAND WANDERING
I mentioned at the very end of my last weekly blog – episode 140 – that I’d just received word our guided stargazing experience had been cancelled due to bad weather. Again. While it makes complete sense to postpone such … Continued