TWO CONTRASTING WALKS ON THE DORSET COAST
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
A BUCKET LIST RESET | GOALS FOR 2023
I’ve had a bucket list for well over 15 years, first writing it way back (way, way back…) when I turned 25 in 2005. Inspired by someone else I saw with a “25 for 25” list, I put together a … Continued
RECLAIMING RED PIKE
A couple of weekends ago, a friend and I took to the trails to reclaim Red Pike from a somewhat difficult and emotionally draining memory I’ve had since my coast to coast hike last autumn. Red Pike is a fell … Continued
YEAR IN REVIEW 2022
The end of the year naturally lends itself to reflection, an obvious opportunity to look back and recall some good memories from the last 12 months. And that’s exactly what I’m doing in this post – my year in review. … Continued
COUCH TO 5K
This post features a collaboration with adidas. Over the last few weeks, I have joined millions of people who have tried the Couch to 5k app in order to boost my fitness and bring regular exercise back into my routine. … Continued
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FOR SHORT DAYS
Guilty of thinking that outdoor adventures are only for the long days of summer? Maybe you find thinking of things to do on short dark days difficult? OR… think that you have to be super hardcore to do any kind … Continued
AN AUTUMN BUCKET LIST
Oh Autumn. How beautiful you are. But how difficult you are to actually love. I always struggle at this time of year, as the sunrises get later, and the sunsets get earlier. The transition between light and dark mornings takes … Continued
HIKING THE ISBOURNE WAY
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
CURRENTLY LOVING | AUGUST 2022
I’m interrupting my series of UK Coast to Coast Adventure Journal posts (start here with day zero if you haven’t already caught up), to bring you one of my semi-regular currently loving features. These posts, which I prepare every other … Continued
WORLD’S LARGEST FEMALE BIKER MEET
Last Sunday, I joined hundreds of other female motorcyclists at the Triumph factory in Hinckley, for the World’s Largest Female Biker Meet. I was there to help set a world record… Rolling up just after 11am, I was biker number … Continued