CURRENTLY LOVING | MARCH 2024

My regular currently loving feature allows me to put together a list my favourite things. I’m certainly not going to include homemade toothpaste tablets in this currently loving list, or, for that matter, putting salt in my tea. Both of … Continued

THREE SHORT HIKES IN MADEIRA

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Three short hikes in Madeira features my regular collaboration with adidas. Hiking in Madeira is like embarking on a journey into a fairy tale land. But while there are some big hikes – some really big hikes, there are also … Continued

MAC IN A SAC PACKABLE WATERPROOFS | GEAR REVIEW

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Thanks to being an Ordnance Survey OS Champion (currently… I find out in mid-March if my application to continue on in the refreshed scheme has been successful or not), I recently received a set of Mac in a Sac waterproofs to test and … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 140 | PRODUCTIVITY VS SUCCESS

This weekly blog includes a giveaway… make sure you read to the end to find out how to win a copy of Cook Out by Harrison Ward. For the first time this year, I’ve not been able to get my … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 139 | VIEWS FROM SUGAR LOAF

Hooray for an outdoors focused weekly blog episode! It feels like most of my January musings have been very, well, indoors so far this year. Not entirely, but mostly. Which is fine, and certainly real life, but Splodz Blogz is … Continued

ONE HOUR OUTSIDE CHALLENGE | 2023 ROUND UP

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In the spirit of going and doing something positive rather than wallowing in what the inevitable weather might have us feel, I have learnt to time my annual my One Hour Outside 30-day challenge to encourage us all to spend a … Continued

CURRENTLY LOVING | NOVEMBER 2023

Time for another Currently Loving list. These very bloggy-blog posts fills me with a weird sense of joy, as I give real and deep thought to the things that are making my life a little bit nicer than it might … Continued

ADIDAS TERREX VOYAGER 21 | GEAR REVIEW

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This post features a collaboration with adidas. The adidas Terrex Voyager 21 travel shoes are a lightweight yet rugged all-terrain trainer designed to take you pretty much anywhere. Mine have been working very hard for me over the recent weeks. … Continued