Travel, outdoors & adventure blogger who loves Iceland, camping and swimming.
I am categorically not a beach person. I don’t go on beach holidays. I don’t sunbathe. I don’t really swim in the sea (unless I’m trying to learn not to hate it sufficiently to become a kayaking instructor). On the water, yes. I like a paddle and I love a short boat trip. But you’re … More Swimming at Copacabana Beach
I said in my last post that I got an interesting and unique perspective on Dubrovnik’s Old Town and here we go. I did a night cruise on a pirate ship! Ok, technically the Karaka is a reproduction of the 14th century merchant ship of the same name. Dubrovnik has a proud history as a … More A night cruise on a tall ship in Dubrovnik
If you’re going to go to Dubrovnik, you’re going to go and explore the Old Town. For me, it was more out of a “this is the done thing” than out of any real desperate desire. I was in Croatia for the joy of being in Croatia and for the sea kayaking which I would … More Dubrovnik Old Town
The other week, I had a bit of a whistlestop trip to Croatia, a country that’s been on my to-do list for a few years and which I finally ticked off because Bristol Airport had direct flights. It turns out Bristol isn’t quite as close as I always imagine it is and the flights weren’t … More Three islands in one day sea kayaking tour
At first, camping on Brownsea Island seems dreamy and idyllic – your very own island, free of tourists for the evening, and more astonishingly, free of Scout camps! But then you realise there’s an infestation of hornets within the campsite and then thunder rumbles over and you realise you’re on an island a mile and … More Camping on Brownsea Island (again)
Iceland has been my mania for a long time. Kayaking has been bubbling up but has been my newest mania for a little while, but particularly right now, as I attempt to enact a plot I actually have no control over whatsoever. Anyway, the moment I discovered that this book existed, via Lee-Anne Fox on … More Travel Library: Iceland by Kayak by Nigel Foster
Apparently I’ve never dragged my native chocolate into this arena but it’s time at last for Cadbury’s to take on its various rivals! And the first one up is Finland. We’ve had Karl Fazer here before, along time ago. It was my very first chocolate war back in late 2014, when I put it up … More Chocolate Wars: British vs Finnish chocolate
A couple of weeks ago, my mum happened to spot a “peg loom weaving workshop” on Facebook, mentioned to me that it sounded like the sort of thing I might be interested in and I booked onto it, with very little idea of what I’d actually booked, only that it would be educational and interesting … More Weaving a fleece mat on a peg loom
I feel like an elegant, sophisticated lady. This is an unusual sensation for me, someone who was once described as sounding “…populaire” (Swiss French for “urchin”) next to my “Princess Diana” triplet. But there’s something about Monart Spa that feels expensive and graceful and perfect. I had a voucher to celebrate “more than five years” … More Monart Spa, Poundbury: a review
I was very excited about my tour of the RNLI College but three days later I went back for the boatbuilding tour of the All-weather Lifeboat Centre and that was even more exciting. The College is also home to the factory where the RNLI builds its new fleet of Shannon-class all-weather lifeboats and services, repairs … More RNLI 200: how the RNLI build a lifeboat
I Am A Polar Bear 