We should be outside, beyond the walls, where we can smell, feel, hear, and touch the real world. At least for a little bit of time each day. For me, the outdoors is for everything from hiking adventures, camping trips, big views, local walks, running errands, and the smallest connections with nature. Find out more about One Hour Outside.
When I finished my UK coast to coast adventure journal series, I promised a handful of round-up articles providing information and advice for anyone who’s thinking about walking or who is actively planning to walk this now-National Trail. First up, … Continued
Vasque are an American outdoor-shoe brand that’s new-to-me. In fact, they are new to the UK market, having been launched over here in recent months. I’ve been wearing their Breeze LT Low waterproof hiking shoes for a few weeks now, … Continued
This post about Lanzarote is thanks to a gifted trip with Jet2holidays. There’s something particularly mood-boosting about getting some warmth in the bones in February. And while this outdoor lover might not seem like the kind of lady who’d go … Continued
The Meindl Bhutan boots are a traditional-looking leather all-terrain B-class hiking boot. Designed to keep you sure-footed on demanding hikes, mine have kept me comfortable for miles and miles. I’ve gotten to know these boots very well indeed over the … Continued
Iceland has been on my bucket list for years. And somehow, the longer I waited for my chance to take the overland adventure I’d dreamed of, the more people seemed to go. In recent years especially, it’s become the place … Continued
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
I might be concentrating on outdoors and adventure story telling this year, but there is one regular feature that is here to stay. My currently loving posts provide me with a fun opportunity to share a bunch of my favourite … 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’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
There was no slowness to my brain waking on day 14 of our coast to coast hiking adventure. I went from comfortably asleep in my little Vango Banshee in the garden of a farmhouse near Littlebeck to completely awake as … Continued