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Secret Outdoors London

Secret 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 Post
how to

How to: pack for a trip to the Amazon jungle

How 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 Post
how to

How to: take a girls-only road trip

How 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… View Post
travel

The Garden Project at Jose Soria orphanage, La Paz, Part 2

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 Post
travel

The Garden Project at Jose Soria orphanage, La Paz

The 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 Post
adventure

Places to stay: La Senda Verde animal refuge

Places to stay: La Senda Verde animal refuge
Last weekend we stayed in one of the loveliest places in the world. View Post
culture

The Best of La Paz

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 Post
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Guest post: The UK’s Best Rock Climbing Spots

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… View Post
journalism

The Girl Outdoors in Company magazine

The Girl Outdoors in Company magazine
Wahooo the December issue of Company is finally out and I am in it! If you fancy spending your hard-earned £2 on a magazine this… View Post
guest blog

Five breathtaking views from around the Great British Isles

Five breathtaking views from around the Great British Isles
Countryside fan James Agate rounds up the most beautiful vistas in the UK for your viewing pleasure. If you’re looking for stunning views and breathtaking… View Post
animals

Places to stay: Cuddling reindeer in Lapland

Places to stay: Cuddling reindeer in Lapland
I think a small part of me wasn’t quite sure reindeer were real until we visited Napapiirin Porofarmi Reindeer Farm. The farm’s reindeer are friendly… View Post
travel

Walking Lapland’s Pieni Karhunkierros trail

Walking Lapland’s Pieni Karhunkierros trail
It doesn’t get much more authentically Finnish than waking up in Lapland in a cosy log cabin overlooking a misty lake in the middle of… View Post
adventure

White water rafting in the Ruka rapids

White water rafting in the Ruka rapids
White water rafting does not involve the most attractive outfit in the world. Over your normal clothes go thick rubber dungarees, a coat of the… View Post
guest blog

Guest Blog: Nuuksio National Park by Karina Kold

Guest Blog: Nuuksio National Park by Karina Kold
It doesn’t get much more beautiful than Finland’s Nuuksio National Park, which may be only an hour from central Helsinki but feels like a million… View Post
adventure

Nova Scotia: a photo blog

Nova Scotia: a photo blog
Two weeks in Nova Scotia are not enough. The Maritimes are a gorgeous patchwork of apple trees, wooden slat houses in pastel yellows and blues… View Post
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The best surfing beaches in Wales

The best surfing beaches in Wales
I absolutely, utterly and completely love surfing. I should quickly make it clear that this does not mean I am GOOD at surfing: I spend… View Post