10 summer evening adventures to take this week
Long summer evenings were made for adventures. Forget all about your busy working day and savour the remaining hours of balmy sunshine by ticking off…
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Why start running? Eight reasons why I love running
Why start running? I’m totally addicted to sweaty-faced, jelly-legged, all-weather running. From massive mental health benefits and city mapping to living out Taylor Swift fantasies,…
View PostThe outdoorsy girl’s guide to the Forest of Dean
Have you explored the Forest of Dean? England’s oldest oak forest is a place where kings once hunted, where wild boar with a semi-mythical status…
View PostVideo: six fantastic outdoor adventures in Finland
Ah, Finland! Land of 190,000 lakes, endless empty forests, the occasional moose and really nice cinnamon buns. I made a video of my favourite little…
View PostThe great big outdoorsy Christmas gift guide 2016
Hello hello festive friends! It’s that very exciting time of year when I share the loveliest outward-bound gifts in the land with you, just in…
View PostHow to: have an epic adventure in just a few weeks
If you fancy planning your own life-changing, globe-trotting journeys but worry work will get in the way of dreaming big, try one of these seven…
View PostHow to: make homemade Christmas gifts for outdoorsy friends
Screw you, consumerist-driven, money-mad Black Friday! Avoid mental shoppers and, instead, show some love and save some dosh by making these delightful outdoorsy trinkets, the…
View PostCult outdoor kit for Red Bull
Ever wondered what explorers and athletes have squirrelled away in their rucksacks? I picked ten classics must-haves for the Red Bull Adventure blog – they’re…
View PostOutdoor adventures and #RidiculousPossibilities with TK Maxx
What are you up to this weekend? Can you squeeze in a last-minute adventure? Whatever you’ve got planned you can get kitted up at TK…
View PostAll kitted up for spring
Snowdrops! Sunshine, kind of! To celebrate spring attempting to rock up to the party here are my latest favourites for beach days and active travel,…
View PostMy Greentraveller’s guide to the Greek islands of Lesvos and Chios
I travelled to the Aegean islands of Lesvos and Chios for Greentraveller to put together a travel guide to these magical communities, and discovered a…
View PostThe cheat’s hygiene guide to camping and festivals
Just FYI, I love it when people suggest ideas for new blog posts. So with thanks to Jessica Renz, here’s my hygiene guide to camping…
View PostPerfect picnic picks for spring
This weather is insane, isn’t it? I hope you are all brown by now. Since all I want to do is be outdoors, preferably with…
View PostA cabin in the woods
My friend Matt has a little bit of woodland tucked away in the Wye valley, complete with tiny cabin kitted out with a stove and…
View PostThe Girl Outdoors does The Simple Things
May I humbly suggest that you get hold of a copy of the January edition of lovely magazine The Simple Things, because I am in…
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