CURRENTLY LOVING | FEBRUARY 2023
I might be concentrating on outdoors and adventure story telling this year, but there is one regular feature that is here to stay. My currently loving posts provide me with a fun opportunity to share a bunch of my favourite … Continued
UK COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Day 15
If day zero of my UK coast to coast adventure was about my experience travelling to and preparing myself for a 200-mile hike across the width of the country, I wasn’t sure whether this post should be considered day 15 … Continued
A BUCKET LIST RESET | GOALS FOR 2023
I’ve had a bucket list for well over 15 years, first writing it way back (way, way back…) when I turned 25 in 2005. Inspired by someone else I saw with a “25 for 25” list, I put together a … Continued
UK COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Day 14
There was no slowness to my brain waking on day 14 of our coast to coast hiking adventure. I went from comfortably asleep in my little Vango Banshee in the garden of a farmhouse near Littlebeck to completely awake as … Continued
DAILY PHOTO CHALLENGE 2023 | #SplodzDPC
Ready for my annual February daily photo challenge? Something of a mainstay here on Splodz Blogz (have you taken part in the last seven?!), today I’m sharing the themes for this year’s daily photo challenge, which starts next week. I … Continued
UK COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Day 13
If this is the first of my UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts you are reading, please do consider going back to the beginning for the full story. Day 13 of our coast to coast hike would be our penultimate day … Continued
BERGHAUS CULLIN INSULATED HOODY | GEAR REVIEW
Comfort is one of the most important ingredients for a happy day spent outside. Being uncomfortable – whether that be wet, cold, sore, or something else – can very quickly lead to having a miserable experience, or worse. And while … Continued
UK COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Day 12
If this is the first of my UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts you are reading, please do consider going back to the beginning for the full story. After a number of short days in terms of distance hiked, day 12 … Continued
KEEN TERRADORA FLEX HIKING BOOTS | GEAR REVIEW
The latest iteration of the KEEN Terradora hiking boot is the new Terradora Flex. Designed to be a versatile, women’s specific hiker that combines the comfort of a trainer-like hiking boot with the flexibility of KEEN’s award-winning BELLOWS.FLEX technology. I’ve … Continued
UK COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Day 11
If this is the first of my UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts you are reading, please do consider going back to the beginning for the full story. Day 11 of our UK coast to coast hike would have us leave … Continued