You may remember that a while back I had a go at glassblowing. I wasn’t great at it because blowing that much pressure down a tube triggers my gag reflex. The actual manipulating and handling of the glass was all new but with practice, I could probably become competent but if you can’t blow the glass,… More I tried blacksmithing (I can do it!)
This post has already been through several drafts, with titles like “I got my Going Away With licence!” and “I nearly got my Going Away With licence!” but the reality is… I nowhere near got my Going Away With licence. I did organise a Ranger camp single-handedly though, and I’m going to tell you all about… More Organising a Ranger camp
The oldest series on this blog is Useful Travel Items but I’ve decided it needs a bit of an overhaul so among other things, it’s now called you should pack this and the first thing to pack in the new format is my charging kit. Packing electronics has always been a thorny issue. Have you… More My charging kit | you should pack this
Today is my birthday and I’m very happy that today’s post is about one of my favourite subjects: P is for Packing! I have a love-hate relationship with packing. I love to talk about it and think about it but these days, when I travel, I tend to leave it until the last minute because… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: P is for Packing
If you’re a regular reader, you may know I’m on a slow meandering journey to becoming a kayak instructor. If you follow me on Instagram, you may know I’m already there, although you may not realise I’ve kind of skipped a couple of important steps. Last year, I went to a local Ranger unit to… More What is it like to be a kayaking leader?
When I left you last week, I was just getting home from my adventures on the water – and when I say “home”, I mean back to my tent near Corfe Castle. So this is what else I got up to. First, I snoozed a bit and then stuffed my face with Pringles and chocolate… More My Outdoors: on dry land
Last summer, I set off to Purbeck intent on a weekend of “adventure”, which I spent at Norden Farm Campsite, exploring Corfe village in the pouring rain, doing my first sea swim and getting to jump into the cab of a heritage steam locomotive. This year I found myself back there for the “My Outdoors”… More My Outdoors: a night on the water
After N is for Nightlife the other day, we’re now more in my area of expertise: O is for Outdoors! Oh, there are so many outdoors activities you can do when you’re travelling! Becoming outdoorsy when travelling You might skip this one because you think you’re not the outdoorsy kind but I promise you, virtually… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: O is for Outdoors
We all know Iceland is an expensive place but there are ways you can save money. It’s never going to be a true “backpacking on a shoestring” destination but here are my five top tips for travelling Iceland on a (smaller) budget. Take the bus One habit of other travellers that just blows my mind… More 5 tips for saving money when travelling Iceland
This is a post that I’ve had in mind since February, when Iceland’s biggest tour operator massively dropped the ball on me. I say “biggest”. I don’t have figures to back that up but the buses are everywhere and so are the leaflets. I first went to Iceland in December 2011 when there were only… More The Rise and Fall of Tourism in Iceland