Urban wildlife – foxes in London
It was spellbinding to wake up on a sunny Sunday at my aunt’s house and open the curtains on this beautiful russet-coloured fox having an…
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The magical £5000 hobbit house
Simon Dale is my new hero – using just £5000 worth of materials and some man power he has magicked up a cosy little house…
View PostPlaces 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 PostWalking 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 PostHeroes of the arctic circle: more on Steve Young
Someone else has been on adventures in the Arctic recently, but in a more dramatic way than me. In March I interviewed the fantastic Steve…
View PostThe North Face Base Camp flip flops review
Base Camp Flip Flop Review: I took a pair of The North Face Base Camp flip flops, £28, with me on my Finnish adventure, because…
View PostWhite 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 PostGuest 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 PostNova 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 PostReview: Gelert Wilderness 55 Litre rucksack
The Girl Outdoors has been a bit quiet recently, mainly because the only downfall of actually being out and about outdoors is a lack of…
View PostReview: Cushe IT cuff boot
Shoe company Cushe sent me a gorgeous fuzzy pair of IT boot cuffs for me to kick about in. As the company is big on…
View PostTen Butterflies of the British Isles
The Painted Lady, the Red Admiral and the Grizzled Skipper may sound like characters from a sea-farin’ fairy tale, but they are actually the common…
View PostReview: The North Face Resolve jacket
My beautiful new green Resolve jacket (£64.99), courtesy of the fabulous people at Webtogs, came with me to Glastonbury last week, where we both managed…
View PostGorgeous Glastonbury: A photoblog
Amongst the mud, fast food and excitable indie bands at Glastonbury there is a lot of beautiful stuff, which I attempted to take pictures of…
View PostReview: Gelert Lakeside Deluxe 300 Dl sleeping bag
I’m heading to Glastonbury next week, and am so excited I’m a bit worried I’m going to burn out before I even get there. The…
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The mantra that “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” is common lore amongst surfers, and whilst this might sound…
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