Travel, outdoors & adventure blogger who loves Iceland, camping and swimming.
As I was walking on Dartmoor yesterday (two months ago in real time!), I began to think about my bag, which meant I began to think about what I carry on a day hike on Dartmoor and I thought that might be quite a good subject for a blog post. Note it’s “what I carry” … More What I carry on a day hike on Dartmoor
At last, it’s the last video in the series. It’s now late November and I did this trip in July/August! This was one I particularly dithered over – is it worth doing a day nine or should I skip it or should I just combine days 8 & 9? I made separate videos but the … More Video: Finding Seljavallalaug
Yeah, yeah, this end of the alphabet is hard, ok? What travel-related subject begins with X? I’ve been thinking about this since I first had the idea for this series a year ago and the best I can come up with is that X is for Xenophilia. Greek, you know. Xeno- from Ancient Greek: ξένος … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: X is for Xenophilia
With Sparkle & Ice 2023 only about ten days away now, it’s either a bit tight for time with advice or it’s perfect timing because you’re just reaching last-minute panic. I know at least one local leader has read my previous Sparkle posts and maybe I can become the authority on how to survive Girlguiding’s … More Winter camping tips (for Sparkle & Ice)
It’s time for the seventh video in the Iceland summer 2023 series and this is the one I’ve been looking forward to seeing the most. Today is the day when I’m off kayaking Jökulsárlón! Then I drove two or three hours across the south coast to Vik – you don’t see much of that – … More Video: Kayaking Jökulsárlón | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
Right now, the Blue Lagoon is closed because massive tectonic activity only a couple of miles away is threatening an eruption that could pour lava into its blue waters within minutes of breaking through. Initially, it was just for seven days, and due to reopen on Thursday. Bearing in mind the beyond-massive activity on Friday … More Which is the best geothermal lagoon to visit in Iceland while the Blue Lagoon is closed?
Is November the optimum time to be publishing a post on camping kit? Nope! But I had other things I wanted to talk about first and this will be in place and waiting for you to take an interest again next summer. I wanted to show you and talk a little bit about the kit … More The camping kit I use in Iceland
Another week, another video – I’m driving over the mountains from Egilsstaðir to Skaftafell. It’s a longer drive than I planned so I break the journey with a little nose around Jökulsárlón. There’s plenty of behind the scenes here I really wish I could have stopped and filmed more of the mountain road but there … More Video: Mountains & glaciers | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
To be honest, I’m struggling a bit with this end of the alphabet. My first idea for W was Working Holidays but I don’t know anything about them except that simultaneously travelling and earning money seems a good thing. What else begins with W? And so we come to Worries. I think I’ve covered a … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: W is for Worries
I’ve got another installment of my Year Abroad tales. I was looking at my Switzerland map and there’s a lot of empty space on it. Where else have I been? I didn’t cover as much of Switzerland as I thought when I was living there, I didn’t go into much depth and I don’t remember … More Year Abroad: an expedition to Appenzell and St Gallen
I Am A Polar Bear 