Right at the end of December 2025, I headed to Norway for ten days of winter fun – first on a cross‑country skiing trip in Venabu with Gutsy Girls, and then on a solo‑ish city break in Oslo. It was … Continued
A quirky stay weekend in London: from luxury at the Waldorf Hilton on The Strand to cocoon living at the Zedwell Capsule Hotel at Piccadilly Circus. This quirky stay was all about contrasts. I’d planned a trip to London with … Continued
Quirky Stays is my summer of gently different adventures. Close to home, shaped by nature, creativity, and connection, and sparked by the need to make space after my world changed. First up, Honeydown. This summer hasn’t unfolded quite as I’d … 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
Good evening everyone, and a happy Sunday to you. As you’ll know if you read my last weekly blog (published way back on 24 April – a month ago), I have been away on a little adventure. I’ve had a … Continued
Happy Sunday! We made it! How has your week been? Had a good one? Before you read on… why not head down to the comments and let me know what your favourite thing has been about this week? Then come … Continued
The Great West Way is a 500-mile network of road, river, canal and footpaths between London and Bristol. Launched in 2019, it takes in some of the most iconic towns and attractions in England, making for an excellent road trip … Continued
It’s Sunday evening and so time for a new episode in my Weekly Blog series. And it’s another week of things being pretty samey in my world, as I’m sure it has been in yours, too. The joys of lockdown. … Continued
We might not have been able to head off to Europe for a two-week seven-country road trip as we’d planned this year, but we still managed to get away to explore by motorcycle. As I was putting my selection of … Continued
I decided that it was time I did another Q&A for my weekly blog, answering some of your questions. To be honest, I haven’t been inundated with questions, so this will be something of a mini-Q&A, but that’s fine, the … Continued