The Lake District has long had a strong foodie pedigree, with well known establishments such as L'Enclume regularly topping lists of the UK's best places to eat. Which is lucky, as after a day’s hiking on the Lake District’s fells, or a rainy day exploring its historic towns and villages, you will ...
A GUIDE TO EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)
Writing this, I have to pinch myself to believe I have actually been to Easter Island! It is one the most remote inhabited places on earth – covering just 64 square miles, it is 1289 miles to the Pitcairn Islands and 2182 miles from the coast of Chile. Even just the name conjures up mystical images ...
SOUTHERN ICELAND ROAD TRIP – A DETAILED ITINERARY
I put off booking my first trip to Iceland for years. Not because I didn’t want to go – I really, really, really wanted to go. But I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to visit in the summer or the winter. Now that I have been to Iceland, I realise this is entirely the wrong question… the answer is ...
MY FAVOURITE WALKS AND WILD SWIMS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
Writing this post in sunny Muscat is really making me pine for the Lake District! As glorious as Arabia is, it is hard not to miss the lush green countryside of the UK as we head into the sweltering desert summer. And there are few places greener and lusher than the Lake District! The Lake ...
A GUIDE TO WILD CAMPING IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
I worry that wild camping in Yosemite National Park may have doomed my relationship with The Husband. As an avid rock climber, there are few places in the world more magical to him than the towering El Capitan in Yosemite. After extensive research I found a camping spot immediately in front of El ...