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
If day zero of my UK coast to coast adventure was about my experience travelling to and preparing myself for a 200-mile hike across the width of the country, I wasn’t sure whether this post should be considered day 15 … Continued
I honestly can’t grasp just how fast time is passing at the moment. How has another week gone by already? We’re now ten months into 2021. Ridiculous. If I’m being completely honest with you, I nearly decided to skip this … Continued
Road tripping in Great Britain is fabulous, but sometimes you just want to go where the sun shines and the roads are empty, which generally means heading off this island of ours and into Europe (or further afield). We recently … Continued
We spent a little bit of time in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Utah, the desert States, and enjoyed our time in the sunshine very much. The scenery and our experience in these States was just awesome. But I think … Continued
One thing I have become pretty good at over the last few years is sleeping. Anywhere. I even managed a nap when I was waiting for my Gate to be called in Dalaman the other week. Turn the clock back a … Continued
Last weekend I headed over to Istanbul to join the TopDeck Travel Sultan’s Trail tour from Istanbul to Fethiye. I prepared this video of my journey from Lincoln to Istanbul while away but couldn’t upload it until I got home (intermittent hotel wifi!). … Continued
One of the biggest challenges I have set myself this year is to complete the Lyke Wake Walk. I shall be doing the walk in June with a couple of other blogger friends who also love to hike. Why? Because … Continued
[ so·lil·o·quy – the act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers ] By the end of her hour record attempt yesterday, Dame Sarah Storey had exerted so much energy that she couldn’t unclip her … Continued
Saturday was an absolutely stunning Spring day (for the most part), so I took myself off on a planned walk along the trails close to home. I mentioned in my Goals and Challenges for 2015 post last week that I … Continued