OFF-ROAD DRIVING IN SOUTH WALES

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Getting very muddy on a big hill near Cardiff on a half-day off-road driving experience with 4×4 Driving School. It’s been a while since I’ve laughed so much doing a buy-an-experience type activity. We spent an incredibly fun few hours … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 148 | WARM WINDS

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In this weekly blog episode, I chat about the weather, some perfect brownies, a motorcycle ride in the Cotswolds, and some books and films that have been entertaining me. Welcome back to another weekly blog, my regular series of journal … Continued

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

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 146 | NATIONAL OUTDOOR EXPO

In this weekly blog episode, I mainly chat about the National Outdoor Expo, including a fantastic One Hour Outside spent on the Bear Grylls Adventure high ropes course, and share a new powdered oat milk that might be the answer … 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 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