REVIEW | TESALATE TOWEL
Tesalate make very popular (and rather instagrammable) towels. The Australian company concentrate on just one thing – full-sized towels made from sand-expelling material that soak up all the water and dry super-fast. I’ll be honest, I have wanted a Tesalate towel for … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 14 | THE ADVENTURE OF SUPERMARKET SHOPPING
I have to admit that with the lack of adventure (whatever that is) in our lives at the moment, it’s difficult to feel like life is anything other than super boring. There are no reports to write on nights away, … Continued
OVER THE BRIDGE TO WALES | FOURTEEN LOCKS TO ROMAN CAERLEON
Back at the very beginning of March (before we found ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic and all the restrictions that resulted in), I celebrated St David’s Day with a couple of days exploring South East Wales. Now … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 13 | HAPPY EASTER!
Happy Easter! I hope you are enjoying a long bank holiday weekend of, well, relaxing time at home. Have you been enjoying the weather? Did you get the barbecue out? How about the paddling pool? Or maybe you have even … Continued
CHOOSING HIKING BOOTS | KEEN KARRAIG VS TERRADORA EVO
KEEN the Portland, Oregon-based brand on a mission to create original and versatile products, improve lives, and inspire adventures outside, proudly continues its “Consciously Created” approach by committing to choose materials that favour sustainability, do not disrupt the natural order and do not … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 12 | GRATITUDE
How are you coping with our new normal? We’re nearly two weeks into the most significant period of reduced freedom in living memory, and there are no real clues yet how long it might go on for. Covid-19 is the … Continued
REVIEW | HELINOX TABLE ONE
One of the things that makes a camping road trip more comfortable is the right gear to make sure you can relax properly in the evenings. When you’ve been on the go all day – driving or riding, hiking, sight-seeing, … Continued
THE SOFTER SIDE OF GETOUTSIDE | 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
I am very pleased and a little bit proud to confirm that I have been chosen to continue my role as an Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion for a fourth year. But in these times of social distancing and general lock … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 11 | Q&A
Life at the moment is so weird. In some ways it feels like I’m watching life through a lens, like we’re all in some kind of dystopian movie, one that gets more ridiculous day by day. Everything and everyone feels … Continued
GETTING OUTSIDE DURING LOCK DOWN
The restrictions on spending time outside (including permitted activities) were relaxed in England on 13 May. Please read this blog post with the new guidelines. On the evening of Monday 23 March, in what seemed like a response to the … Continued