How to: survive a bear attack
How to survive a bear attack This is essential knowledge for the outdoorsy type as you never know when you could come across a Grizzly…
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Southern Crete Travel Guide | Taking it slow
Southern Crete Travel Guide: Lazy days with friends in southern Crete, a quiet oasis of unchanged mountain villages, astonishingly limpid seas, proper Greek tavernas and…
View PostA Howies summer
If you care about buying low impact, planet-saving clothing then I doubt I have to introduce you to Howies, the Welsh makers of wonderful outdoors-ready…
View PostReview: Berghaus Remote 25 Rucksack
In my quest for the ultimate all-rounder rucksack I review the Berghaus Remote 25l backpack, £55, modelled here by the gorgeous Florence.
View PostAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef diving guide
Captivated by David Attenborough’s explorations of the place he calls “the most magical thing I ever saw in my life”? I was too. The Great…
View PostThe pirates of Prussia Cove, Cornwall in Countryfile Magazine
In the latest issue of BBC Countryfile Magazine I explore Prussia Cove in search of the rather gentlemanly Carter brothers, notorious 18th century smugglers who…
View PostFinding Fantastic Mr Fox in Countryfile Magazine
“On a hill above a valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole.…
View PostPlaces to Stay: Westbrook Court B&B, Hay on Wye
An escape to Westbrook Court, a characterful farmhouse B&B on the tip of the Brecon Beacons which makes the perfect cosy base from which to…
View PostAt home with Olympic cyclist Laura Trott and DFS
It takes a gruelling training regime and a whole lot of passion to prep for the Olympics, even if you’re as talented as gold medallist…
View PostPlaces to stay: Favourites from the Lake District
Cumbria, you’re a bit of all right. Here are my favourite walks, wild swims, campsites and cycle routes in the land of lofty fells and…
View PostLake Titicaca and the Incan sun
One of the most magical places I have visited in the world is the Island of the Sun on Lake Titicaca. The Incas knew it…
View PostThe cure for everything
“The cure for anything is salt water – tears, sweat, or the sea.” -Isak Dinesen / Karen Blixen
View PostReview: Fjallraven Kanken rucksack from Blackleaf
I doubt I have to introduce you to the coolest backback on the block – Fjallraven’s iconic Kanken design. I’ve been wanting one of these…
View PostTrekking Mount Kenya – my mountain diary
Last Autumn I went on an epic walk with Exodus to the summit of Mount Kenya. It took five days to reach the top, where…
View PostInterview: how to quit your day job and head to the mountains
Ever felt the urge to swap city life for snowy hills, chalet living and skiing in your lunch break? Kat and Al Judge did too,…
View PostExtreme London – trying out parkour with GoPro #goproextremeldn
Brushing up on my spiderwoman skills in the city. Annie and I tried a beginner’s parkour lesson with London’s Parkour Generations, and Currys PC World…
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