THE BEST CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN ON FOOT | Walks with Cafes
This guide to five easy walks with cafes, perfect for fresh air, good conversation, and time well spent with friends, features my regular collaboration with adidas. There’s something about walks with friends that feels different from any other kind of … Continued
ON WEATHERING JANUARY | Episode 180
On Weathering January: A long, rain‑soaked month of small joys and heavy moments, as the quiet work of carrying on one mini adventure at a time continues. January always feels like a strange month, but this one has been particularly … Continued
ONE HOUR OUTSIDE FEBRUARY PHOTO CHALLENGE 2026
The Splodz Blogz One Hour Outside February Photo Challenge 2026 | #SplodzDPC February has a way of sneaking up on us, don’t you think? Grey edges, cold mornings, with the quiet promise that spring will return. For the tenth year … Continued
MY NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE | The Vlogs Begin…
Right at the end of December 2025, I headed to Norway for ten days of winter fun – first on a cross‑country skiing trip in Venabu with Gutsy Girls, and then on a solo‑ish city break in Oslo. It was … Continued
ILLUMINATE AT THE BLUE POOL
Illuminate at The Blue Pool is a magical after‑dark winter wander filled with colour, wonder and woodland light, perfect for a joyful One Hour Outside. There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when you make an effort to step … Continued
DECEMBER IN THREE MOVEMENTS | Episode 179
A monthly journal episode: December in three movements, from Lake District walks to Norway’s winter landscapes and early‑year reflections. As has become my little tradition over the last year or so, the start of a new month gives me a … Continued
ON NEW YEAR
In my Christmas Message last week, I wrote about purposefully seeking out a new core memory; something specific and intentional to plant a new root in a season that otherwise felt awkward and unfamiliar. New Year, though, brings a slightly … Continued
THE HELIPOD | Quirky Stays 07
My final Quirky Stay of 2025 – at the Helipod – two cosy November nights glamping inside a grounded helicopter on the Lincolnshire coast. Over the past year, I’ve been chasing down Quirky Stays, places that turn a night away … Continued
IN SEARCH OF A NEW CORE MEMORY
The Splodz Blogz Christmas Message 2025: In Search of a New Core Memory Every December I sit down to write a Christmas message here on my blog. If the King and the Prime Minister can have one, then surely Splodz … Continued
FELLSIDE SAUNA AND A DIP IN DERWENTWATER
There are gifts you unwrap and place on a shelf, and then there are gifts that ask you to step outside, breathe deep, and plunge into something very cold… Fellside Sauna on Derwentwater was the latter; a birthday present … Continued