Photoblog: Ski tripping in Serre Chevalier
Some snaps from the French Alps, featuring jazz bands at 2500m, a bunch of fuzzy animals on skis and making a snowy new friend called…
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How to: take environmental portraits
Taking portrait photos is one of my favourite things about my day job, so I had a very nice time writing this beginner’s guide to…
View PostVideo: Cooler Magazine chats to Aimee Fuller
Fun, talented and a tiny bit outrageous – Cooler Magazine chats to Brit snowboarder Aimee Fuller, whose coverage of Jenny Jones’ performance on the BBC…
View PostReview: Didriksons Ronja jacket from Outdoor World Direct
My cosy new Ronja jacket, £150 from Didriksons at Outdoor World Direct, has been keeping me warm all winter. Here’s my review of a snow-friendly…
View PostPlaces to stay: Auckinleck house adventures
A gang of us headed up to Scotland to play at being lords and ladies of the manor for a week, staying at the stunning…
View PostReview: Merrell Decora Sonata boots
I’ve been stomping about in the cold and in snow in my new Decora Sonata winter boots, £140 from Merrell. Here’s how well they’ve battled…
View PostLoch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Itching to get out into the wilderness? Some of the finest scenery in the whole of the UK is only a couple of hours away…
View PostHow to: Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
My lovely friend and fellow adventure-mad lady Karina Kold tells all about her hike to the lost city of the Incas, how to follow the…
View PostLearning to run in Vivo Barefoot shoes, part 2
Here’s part two of my running re-education – building up to a 5k in Vivo‘s revolutionary barefoot trainers.
View PostWassailing at The Ethicurean
Last weekend we went a-wassailing at Somerset’s beautiful Ethicurean restaurant, nestled in the Barley Wood Walled Garden. We recited poems to apple trees to bring…
View PostReview: HiGear Snowdon walking boots from Go Outdoors
HiGear Snowdon boots review: Other girls may lust over Louboutins, but I like hiking boots. I really like hiking boots. Mainly because I can actually…
View PostHow to: go foraging in Dublin, an illustrated guide
A vibrant city may seem an unlikely place to go foraging, but if you know where to look, Dublin’s bursting with edible goodies. So Visit…
View PostPlaces to stay: The Manor At Weston-On-The-Green
In need of a little escape? I’m a very big fan of the Manor at Weston-on-the-Green, a cosy country retreat that’s easy on the eye…
View PostCompetition: Win tickets to the Adventure Travel Show 2014
In January the world’s most daring explorers, talented travel photographers and coolest tour companies (plus hundreds of fans of the road less travelled) are converging…
View PostLearning to run in Vivo Barefoot shoes, part 1
For the last few weeks I’ve been attempting to retrain my body and learn to run in Vivo Barefoot running shoes. So far? I’m a…
View PostRockfish Koi wellingtons
Last weekend Lucy and I spent a delightful time pretending to be in Downton at The Manor at Weston, and I got to wander about…
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