SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE IN LONDON
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
Road trips (by car and motorbike) are my favourite way to travel, but am also not against getting on a plane for a city break, sunny getaway, or adventure experience. When I travel, I like to use it as an opportunity to see new views, try new things, and eat well.
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 by riding roller coasters at UK theme park Thorpe Park. An honest review. On the last day of September, my husband and I spent a day at Thorpe Park, thanks to some complimentary tickets from Merlin. As a … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
My annual bucket list refresh, sharing my goals, hopes and intentions for 2024. Goals posts are a funny thing to publish. I mean, some of you won’t care what I’m hoping to achieve in 2024, and that is fine. But … Continued