WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 157 | VOGUE’S 73 QUESTIONS
A weekly blog with a difference, inspired by Vogue magazine’s 73 questions series. And now for something completely different… For my weekly blog episode this week, I am going all-in with a Q&A post inspired by (stolen from…) Vogue magazine’s 73-question … Continued
LET THE OLYMPICS INSPIRE YOUR ONE HOUR OUTSIDE
This article about how the Olympics can inspire your One Hour Outside this summer features my regular collaboration with adidas. It’s nearly 14 years since I had the privilege of carrying the iconic Olympic torch on its journey to the … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 156 | MAP READING WEEK
In this weekly blog episode: birthday cake baking, the Sprite iced tea trend, motorcycling, gardening, National Map Reading Week, the end of National Walking Month, and a very painful back. This weekly blog episode is brought to you from one … Continued
GETTING OUTSIDE IN THE TEST VALLEY
What an outdoors-loving person can do with two days in the Test Valley. This post is thanks to Test Valley Borough Council (Visit Test Valley) and a gifted stay at Michelmersh Manor Farm. At the start of May, I went … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 155 | UK FOREST DRIVES
In this weekly blog episode: A restful bank holiday weekend, riding two of the UK’s forest drives, and some rather mundane daily walks for National Walking Month. Ah a three-day weekend. I do like May and its quota of bank … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | MAY 2024
I absolutely live by the adage that life is about experiences and not things, but sometimes we need things to make life easier, more comfortable, or even just a little bit nicer. My currently loving features allow me to share a few of … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 154 | FIVE DAYS IN CUMBRIA
In this weekly blog episode: A trip report recounting a recent long weekend in Cumbria – mountains, lakes, woodland, rivers, and the sea. Plus reviews of my Water-to-Go bottle and Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. In my last weekly … Continued
ON TAKING TWO YEARS TO HIKE THE WINCHCOMBE WAY
I planned to hike the Winchcombe Way in the Cotswolds in one weekend. This adventure journal is the story of how it ended up taking two years. And the lessons I learnt through perceived hiking failure. The Winchcombe Way is … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 153 | SMALL ADVENTURES
In this weekly blog episode: On having small adventures, seeing the Aurora in the UK, a tour of the Triumph factory, National Walking Month, Overherd powdered oat milk, and some book reviews. May seems to be a month of small … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 152 | FIRST CAMP OF THE YEAR
In this weekly blog episode: The weather, spending a couple of days exploring the Test Valley, my first camp of the year, week one of National Walking Month, and some family history in North Baddesley. I read this weekend that … Continued