OUTDOOR GEAR I’D BUY TOMORROW
The problem with being an outdoors loving girl is that my outdoor gear cupboard wish list grows with every new activity I try or see others trying. I mean, I’m happy just to hike, and I have plenty of the … Continued
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL | THE BLUE FILMS
A couple of weeks ago I had my first Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour experience, when I watched the Red Films at Cheltenham Town Hall. I thoroughtly thoroughly enjoyed it and, naturally, and can totally understand why the film … 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
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL | THE RED FILMS
Last week I had my first experience attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. A showing of the Red Films programme happened to coincide with my first week in a new job, and it seemed like a good idea … Continued
DE-STINKING HIKING BOOTS
I am rather good at getting wet feet. I mean, if there is a boggy puddle – or even just a bog – to find, then I can find it. Especially if that boggy puddle is deeper than the top … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | JANUARY 2018
It’s flatlay time here on Splodz Blogz, and I have a lovely one for you this month, featuring ten of my favourite things of the moment. I put these together each month for two reasons. The first is to give … Continued
A DAY OUT AT DUNROBIN CASTLE
Dunrobin Castle is one of Scotland’s “great houses”, a French chateau-looking mansion house with conical spires and towering walls on the east coast of Scotland. Dating back to the early 1300s, it has actually been continuously inhabited since then, which … Continued
REVIEW: FIREPOT BY OUTDOOR FOOD
Having been brought up camping, I learnt from an early age that could cook pretty much anything on an open fire or single gas burner. The idea of eating well when I’m camping is no bother to me at all, … Continued
ONE HOUR OUTSIDE AT ROGIE FALLS
Hiking doesn’t always have to be up mountains or over long distances. Although I love to challenge myself, I like nothing more than spending an hour or two meandering through woodland or by the sea shore, along easy to follow … Continued
TEN FAVOURITE WEST HIGHLAND WAY MOMENTS
One of the biggest worries I had before I headed north to do the West Highland Way, my first real long-distance hike, was around whether or not I would actually enjoy it. I mean, would it be so physically hard … Continued