A Day Hike on Mam Tor
You all know by now that I like nothing more than being able to take a day off work and heading off into the countryside for a day hike. Having worked a number of Saturdays recently, and missing out on … Continued
Sunday Walk, Mam Tor, Gardening | Weekly Vlog 18
New vlog time – now being uploaded on a Monday instead of Sunday. Hope that’s ok! This week I went for a walk on a lovely sunny Sunday morning, did a day hike up Mam Tor in the Peak District, … Continued
Postcards: Where You’ve Been and What You’ve Seen
One of my favourite features in Lonely Planet magazine is the one that appears right at the start, which includes lots of images taken by readers. Lots of magazines do this – photography magazines, travel magazines, hiking magazines; it’s all about drawing the … Continued
Outdoor Bloggers Weekend – Camping and Hiking in Edale
Earlier this year Jenni from The Thrifty Magpies Nest and I launched a new network aimed at bloggers who write about the outdoors. Outdoor Bloggers was borne out of a desire to meet up with other writers who love the … Continued
Year in Photos – Week 29
Wednesday 23 July – Lincoln Cathedral from Brayford Pool. Thursday 24 July – Crisps in a cup. This stops me eating all the crisps a colleague brought in to share! Friday 25 July – A hike up Kinder Scout to remember how … Continued
What Makes You Feel Alive? Hiking Kinder Scout
The lovely Challenge Sophie recently asked me a very simple question. “What makes you feel alive?” Very simple because we all intuitively know the answer to that question. It’s an easy one. It’s those things we do that make us excited, make us smile, … Continued