TEN BUCKET LIST VIEWS ON MY LIST
Ask me why I love to hike, or why I like to ride a motorbike, or why I like to go on a road trip in a car, or camping, and my answer is almost always the same – for … Continued
AN ODE TO MY KIWI PRO STRETCH TROUSERS
Ask any lady who loves to spend time outdoors what trousers she wears, and the likelihood is that she has at least one pair of the Craghoppers Kiwi Pro Stretch hiking trousers. I’ve had mine for years now, currently switching … Continued
BOOK REVIEW | TURNING LEFT AROUND THE WORLD, DAVID C MOORE
Turning Left Around the World is a story of David and Helene’s round-the-world voyage – in style. This isn’t just any journey. The couple celebrated retirement by taking “53 flights, 30 trains, 8 boats, 3 cruise ships, 1 light aircraft, … Continued
BOOK REVIEW | THE GIRL OUTDOORS
Sian Anna Lewis is a fellow blogger and writer who just wants to be outside. Her first book, The Girl Outdoors, is her blog in paper form; pages and pages of adventure ideas and advice, including everything from full scale … Continued
GLAMPING WITH HIDDEN VALLEY YURTS
My holidays come in varying types. Sometimes I will camp. This will involve a tent, a camp stove (or maybe just a pub), a communal ablutions block, and being outdoors for pretty much 24 hours a day. Sometimes I will … Continued
FIRST 24 HOURS IN LINCOLN
I happen to think that Lincoln is a beautiful little city with so much going for it. The Cathedral-topped city is a wonderful combination of modern and medieval, with enough history and culture to keep the enthusiast interested, and yet … Continued
VIA FERRATA INSIDE HONISTER SLATE MINE
You might think in order to have an amazing bucket list adventure you need to travel the world and go places that are far flung or remote or inaccessible. You really don’t. Honestly. There is a huge array of adventure … Continued
MY FAVOURITE PHOTOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
National Geographic is one of those magazines that I subscribe to because it’s full of in depth articles about the natural world that teach me something. I’m not very good at reading books, I seem to get half way through … Continued
ORGANISING MY PACK WITH THE FLIGHT001 SEATPAK
I love to feel organised. Okay, I need to feel organised. It’s something goes beyond all the lists and stretches into a desire to have everything packed in a logical and easily accessible way when I am travelling. And every … Continued
TOURING WITH THE QUECHUA ARPENAZ 4.1 TENT
At the end of our Zartusacan road trip last year we had to say a sad farewell to our old and trusty tent. After what must have been 20 years and hundreds of nights away it finally gave up; it … Continued