Hooray for an outdoors focused weekly blog episode! It feels like most of my January musings have been very, well, indoors so far this year. Not entirely, but mostly. Which is fine, and certainly real life, but Splodz Blogz is … Continued
Happy Thursday! Isn’t it tired? And isn’t it hot?! Apparently, we are having a quick blast of summer after the rain-soaked July and August we’ve experienced here in the UK. Very well done to anyone who had booked this week … Continued
Hello hello hello! Here goes another weekly blog episode. This time I am writing (or at least starting to write), this random rambling post whilst sat on my sofa with my right foot elevated, balancing my laptop on my knee. … Continued
Why are Bank Holiday weekends always wet? Do the clouds look at the calendar and think “oh look, the Brits have an extra day to have barbecues and go for walks and enjoy the outdoors… we know what’ll test their … Continued
One of the things I have promised myself in 2023 (have you read my goals post?), is to seek out short walks and do them slowly. In this post I want to share two such walks I did recently, a … Continued
Last weekend I hiked the Isbourne Way, a local-to-me linear route that follows the River Isbourne from where it rises on Cleeve Hill in the Cotswolds AONB, to its confluence with the River Avon in Evesham, Worcestershire. It’s been on … Continued
With lockdown starting to come to an end on 8 March (slowly, very slowly), I thought I would mark (what we hope will be) the final week of the strictest restrictions with seven days of One Hour Outside mini adventures … Continued
Back at the very end of October, before we went into our last national lock down, I spent two days based in Bridgewater (I do love a Premier Inn, always reliable) for a very mini solo hiking adventure in the … Continued
Since I moved to Gloucestershire, I’ve discovered a myriad of lovely hiking routes in my local area that I’ve been meaning to share with you. It’s easy to search the internet for great routes but I know when I’m looking … Continued
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