WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 160 | THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL
In this weekly blog episode: entertaining myself with audiobooks, dramatisations of the classics, television programmes, and YouTube videos. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 159 | ADVENTURES BY MOTORBIKE
A motorcycling focused weekly blog: Prescott Bike Festival, ABR Festival, some new gloves for riding, and a Cool Cover. It’s been a very motorcycling kind of week, thanks to two festivals and some bike-related purchases. I guess that means this … Continued
HIKING IN CUMBRIA | A COLEDALE ROUND
An adventure journal featuring a version of the Coledale Round in the Lake District – nine miles, four Wainwrights, 3,700 feet of ascent, and a very nearly broken Zoe. I absolutely love hiking. It’s one of my favourite things to … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 158 | SUMMER IS HERE
In this weekly blog episode: recovering from a bulged disc and sciatica, summer solstice, a ship graveyard, and a fancy summer duvet. It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote a proper weekly blog, so you know what that … Continued
HIKING IN CUMBRIA | ASHNESS BRIDGE AND WALLA CRAG
An adventure journal featuring a lovely hike from Keswick taking in Derwentwater, Ashness Bridge, Walla Crag and Castlehead Wood. This 6.5-mile hike is one of those beautiful Lake District hikes that provides very high-satisfaction but without being too much of … Continued
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