Review: Sprayway Arete jacket from Blacks
My penchant for men’s jackets continues with this pumpkin-orange Arete waterproof jacket, £90 from Sprayway at Blacks. It’s been all the way up Mount Kenya…
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Sponsored video: Dublin, a breath of fresh air
Dublin is well known as a city of friendly folk and really great beer. But it’s also a remarkably outdoorsy place to visit, a cosmopolitan…
View PostLearning to ski with #ThisGirlCan
I’m a huge fan of the #ThisGirlCan campaign, inspiring us all to get fit and explore outdoors. Now Snowsport England are encouraging sport lovers to…
View PostPlaces to stay: Skye Wilderness Safaris and hiking the Trotternish Ridge
Hiking the Trotternish ridge, eating like kings, sleeping under the stars and getting very wet socks with Skye Wilderness Safaris. Skye Wilderness Safaris review: hiking…
View PostRecipe: foraged rosehip tea
Rosehips are abundant in British hedgerows in autumn and early winter, and are easily recognisable – fat, bright red buds with spiky black ends. They…
View PostCompetition: Design your own Joules wellingtons
Ahh, the simple pleasure of kicking through autumn leaves in welly boots! Celebrate the season by entering Joules’ lovely new competition and design your very…
View PostHorse riding across Dartmoor
Giddyingup on a ride across Dartmoor on a gorgeous quarter horse called Fred. I met a proper cowboy and everything. Then I wrote about it…
View PostMary goes cycling in Catalonia
My wonderful and bike-mad mate Mary Spender took a five day cycle trip through Catalonia. Here’s her diary from her time exploring this beautiful part…
View PostStunting to the limit with Dell Technology
Fancy raising your adrenaline levels over your lunchbreak? Watch Finnish adrenaline junkies StuntFreaksTeam perform incredible feats and then edit them into a stunning action video…
View PostWild swimming around the world
In my third travel column for The Independent I’ve rounded up some of the world’s most beautiful and unusual swimming spots, from Thai waterfalls (modelled…
View PostMy Autumn Edit for 2015
Ahh autumn, the time of mists, mellow fruitfulness and really great jumpers. I am unashamedly in love with all of the season’s sparkler-waving, pumpkin-carving, fire-warming…
View PostStandup paddleboarding on the Thames
I’ve found the dream way to get about in busy London – paddling along the Thames. Last week I spent a fantastic day with my…
View PostRiding around the Black Mountains
Abergavenny to Hay on Wye and back with the dream cycling team. We took pony selfies, conquered the Gospel Pass and ate our weight in…
View PostCooking with Tenderstem® in the great outdoors
I’ve teamed up with wonder vegetable Tenderstem® and the lovely Josh of the Guyrope Gourmet to create a set of easy recipes that celebrate al…
View PostHow to: Make foraged blackberrry and apple mini pies
If you’ve been as obsessed with picking the glut of blackberries currently growing down country lanes as I have, these cute mini pies are the…
View PostReview: Teva Terra FI Lite walking sandals from SportsShoes
My Teva Terra walking sandals, £29.99 from SportsShoes, have been out on many an adventure with me this summer, and I am a big big…
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