10 quick summer activity fixes

If the weather’s gorgeous outdoors and you’re sitting indoors in your pants watching Dave reruns, something’s seriously wrong. Pick an adult and kid-friendly summery activity from this list and go get fitter, browner and happier (put some clothes on first).

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Places to stay: Turkish yoga retreats

Places to stay: Turkish yoga retreats

The lovely Josie Cox headed to the forested mountains of Turkey to see if she could cut it as a “wheatgrass-munching nirvana-seeking mantra-chanting hippie” at&…
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NASS Extreme Action Sports Festival 2013

NASS Extreme Action Sports Festival 2013

The awesome Nass Festival dudes asked me to come along last weekend and snap some of the goings on. There were mental people parkouring, motorbikers&…
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Nice Times in Northumberland

Nice Times in Northumberland

If the blistering heatwave is sending you in search of chilled-out beaches and cool green spaces, head to Northumberland in the North East. Spot seals,&…
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Summer sun in Eastern Europe

Summer sun in Eastern Europe

Fancy an extra dose of vitamin D? Head to Eastern Europe for a heady hit of breathtaking scenery, unspoilt beaches and gorgeous resorts in Montenegro,&…
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Mud Runner Dirty Weekend 2013

Mud Runner Dirty Weekend 2013

On Saturday the crack team that was Pete, Pete, Kenny and I completed the Mud Runner Oblivion 10k, a gruelling cross country run dotted with&…
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Wimbledon 2013

Wimbledon 2013

My sports watching partner in crime (Leo) and I spent a delightful Monday at Wimbledon after Leo magically managed to procure us centre court tickets.&…
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Win a gorgeous campervan with FatFace

Win a gorgeous campervan with FatFace

The fab folk at FatFace have launched a rather glorious competition to celebrate their 25th! Fancing winning Jim? He’s a shiny blue campervan looking …
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Festival style, hair and beauty inspiration

Festival style, hair and beauty inspiration

My very nice festival style guide to what pretty things you should put on your head and your feet and your face at a festival,&…
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Five amazing Vietnamese experiences

Five amazing Vietnamese experiences

Go diving with rainbows of fish, climb above lush jungles, sleep on floating junkets or just cuddle a water buffalo – whatever you feel like…
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Nass Action Sports and Music festival 2013

Nass Action Sports and Music festival 2013

I seriously can’t wait for NASS, the white-knuckle ride of a festival that focuses on skate, BMX and rad music, to return on the 11…
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My pick of the best new outdoors kit

My pick of the best new outdoors kit

Things I love from the world of outdoors gear. Because I get excited by words like ‘neoprene’ and phrases like ‘sweat-wicking action’.
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Princes play polo

Princes play polo

I spent yesterday at Beaufort Polo Club watching Prince Harry (in yellow) and Prince William (in blue) dashingly hit things with sticks. And we stepped&…
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Urban meets rural on the New York High Line

Urban meets rural on the New York High Line

The lovely Peter Walker writes for The Girl Outdoors on the High Line, a rural paradise suspended high above the bustling city that is New&…
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How to: organise your own festival, with Rebecca Cork of Honeywoods Camping

How to: organise your own festival, with Rebecca Cork of Honeywoods Camping

Get inspired by my new girl hero, the rather amazing Rebecca Cork of Honeywoods Camping. She chucked in her day job to set up a&…
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How to: boulder, by UK champion Shauna Coxsey for Adidas

How to: boulder, by UK champion Shauna Coxsey for Adidas

If you’ve ever fancied chalking up your fingers and teaching your body to defy gravity, watch inspiring UK champ Shauna Coxsey talk about her …
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