SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE IN LONDON

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A quick guide to some of my favourite ways to spend time outside in London. Large cities may not be a normal place to go to find fun ways to spend time outside, but when I’m on a city break, … Continued

GETTING OUTSIDE IN THE TEST VALLEY

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What an outdoors-loving person can do with two days in the Test Valley. This post is thanks to Test Valley Borough Council (Visit Test Valley) and a gifted stay at Michelmersh Manor Farm. At the start of May, I went … Continued

CURRENTLY LOVING | MAY 2024

I absolutely live by the adage that life is about experiences and not things, but sometimes we need things to make life easier, more comfortable, or even just a little bit nicer. My currently loving features allow me to share a few of … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 153 | SMALL ADVENTURES

In this weekly blog episode: On having small adventures, seeing the Aurora in the UK, a tour of the Triumph factory, National Walking Month, Overherd powdered oat milk, and some book reviews. May seems to be a month of small … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 152 | FIRST CAMP OF THE YEAR

In this weekly blog episode: The weather, spending a couple of days exploring the Test Valley, my first camp of the year, week one of National Walking Month, and some family history in North Baddesley. I read this weekend that … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 144 | WINTER SUN IN MADEIRA

In my last weekly blog episode (which was, er, two weeks ago…), I said that I wanted to do three things while on holiday in Madeira – spend time sitting down, walking, and eating. And I can happily report that … Continued

WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 143 | ALL THE BOOKS

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This weekly blog episode comes to you from Funchal, Madeira. I am sat with my feet up on my hotel balcony, with my laptop on my knee, and it is wonderful. My view is of the steep sided hills of … Continued

MAC IN A SAC PACKABLE WATERPROOFS | Gear Review

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This review features a set of Mac in a Sac Origin waterproof outer layers that I received thanks to a collaboration with Ordnance Survey (originally published February 2024). OS don’t sell outdoor gear anymore, so I’ve updated my review (October … Continued