These Salomon Elixir Mid boots are the most cushioned hikers I have ever had the pleasure to put on my feet. They are honestly cushioned beyond anything I’ve seen outside the realms of full-on winter boots, and not just the sole! I … Continued
My friend Fiona and I completed the Cotswold Way National Trail back in April 2023. In my adventure journal series so far, I’ve been recounting each day on the trail – we covered the 108-miles (our mileage total) in six … Continued
This post features a collaboration with adidas. The adidas Terrex Voyager 21 travel shoes are a lightweight yet rugged all-terrain trainer designed to take you pretty much anywhere. Mine have been working very hard for me over the recent weeks. … Continued
This post on stretching for hikers features a collaboration with adidas. Hiking might not be seen by many as a strenuous athletic sport, but as discussed a little in my sports bras for hiking post, hiking can take quite a … Continued
Talking about peeing outdoors might be too much information for a blog post, but it’s a key component of spending days out hiking. Not drinking enough is simply not an option – and holding it in impossible! A Kula Cloth … Continued
This post features a collaboration with adidas. When I mentioned that I was collaborating with adidas this year, a couple of my friends said, “do they do hiking stuff then?” I guess a lot of people think adidas is all … Continued
Good evening! How are you? I hope you are well and enjoying the (now much more changeable) weather we’re having at the moment. How are you feeling now that we have officially seen the longest day of the year go … Continued
The Bob and Brad massage gun (mine is the C2) has been a fantastic addition to my outdoor gear cupboard. Not for use outdoors itself, of course, but rather to aid recovery when I’m back home. I’ve been using this … Continued
In episode 117 of my weekly blog (read last week’s post), I promised that by the time I wrote this week’s episode, I would have completed the Winchcombe Way. Happily, I can report I did manage to do that – … Continued
I kicked off my Cotswold Way adventure journal series last week with a blog post about the preparations I made before heading out on this famous National Trail. If that first chapter was subtitled ‘on getting ready’, this post, should … Continued