Surfspiration: desk based wanderlust
I’m not going surfing for another two weeks, so in the meantime I am going to stare at this periodically.
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Five amazing must-surf spots
Lazy Sunday afternoons with The Simple Things
Gorgeous new magazine The Simple Things is my new obsession. Gentle, friendly and different to other brash, consumerist and advertising heavy publications, The Simple Things…
View PostHow to: go glamping
Leaky tents, muddy fields and tepid baked beans do not a happy weekend of camping make, but tend to be the inevitable reality. Luckily, the…
View PostSecret Outdoors London
Urban paradises are made all the more beautiful by their incongruous surroundings. When I’m in London I can’t go more than a few days without…
View PostThe Beauty of Barbour
This is a little bit of a love letter to the jackets that I once eschewed as being worn only by fashion victims and the…
View PostHow to: pack for a trip to the Amazon jungle
After sustaining more than 70 mosquito bites on one leg in the depths of the Bolivian Amazon, I feel authorized to advise on these matters,…
View PostHow to: take a girls-only road trip
The phrase “road trip”, in true Kerouackian style, always conjures up images of wide-open spaces and the freedom to roam. Whilst a driving adventure with…
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The Garden Project at Jose Soria orphanage, La Paz, Part 2
The finished product, after two hectic weeks spent painting rainbows on everything and trying not to let the orphanage kids get too messy. A space…
View PostThe Garden Project at Jose Soria orphanage, La Paz
Our volunteer team has been working with Bolivian orphans in La Paz for more than two months now, and as well as running workshops with…
View PostPlaces to stay: La Senda Verde animal refuge
The Best of La Paz
I’ve lived in La Paz for six weeks now and am finally getting used to the insane traffic, bustling fruit markets and lung-burning altitude. When…
View PostReview: the GoPro HD Hero camera
Snowboarder Simon Andrews waxes lyrical over his favourite bit of kit, the GoPro Hero camera.
View PostSnow girl style: photos from the pistes
Guest post: The UK’s Best Rock Climbing Spots
There’s some spectacular scenery that’s ideal for rock climbing in the United Kingdom, and wherever you live in Britain, you’re sure to have some fantastic…
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