My monthly musings for March, including thoughts on my own mortality, and the outdoor adventures that continue to bring colour and meaning to my days. March was a month of movement. I travelled across borders, into new‑to‑me landscapes, and through … Continued
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 3: a very Norwegian Christmas: dog sledding, saunas, sleigh bells, and the friendships that made it all shine. When I booked this trip to Norway, I knew I needed December to feel different. I needed … Continued
Sauna Stories: A restorative wild‑swim and sauna session at FLO Wellbeing on the edge of Stowe in Oxfordshire. Sauna Stories continues – and this time we’re much closer to home than the last episode… What began as a gentle nudge … Continued
Sauna Stories: Experiencing the Oslo Floating Sauna life at Oslo Badstuforening Langkaia. This is the one that made me realise I’m a convert. Sauna Stories continues, and this time, we’re in Oslo, where heat and cold aren’t a novelty or … Continued
Sauna Stories: My sauna and cold-plunge experience at The Wild Sauna at Whichford Mill in the Cotswolds. If you’ve been following My Norwegian Christmas Adventure daily vlog series (and if not, why not…?!), or my monthly journals here on Splodz … Continued
There are gifts you unwrap and place on a shelf, and then there are gifts that ask you to step outside, breathe deep, and plunge into something very cold… Fellside Sauna on Derwentwater was the latter; a birthday present … Continued