I was a tiny bit dubious about this book, simply because the author goes by the name Jules. If you were at school with me, you can probably hear the same allegedly “slimy but satisfying” voice that I hear, declaiming, “Hi, I’m Jules!”. I say this as a person who could go by Jules but … More Travel Library: Not Cool: Europe by Train in a Heatwave by Jules Brown
I’m slightly surprised that the Travel Library series has not yet included a book by Al Humphreys, given that he’s one of the adventurers I look to whenever I’m running low on ideas. I’ll be making up for it – during the plague years, he explored a single OS map, his local one, and I … More Travel Library: Ask An Adventurer by Alastair Humphreys
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
Is this technically a Travel Library? As far as I’m concerned, it is. It’s all about volcanoes – volcanoes around the planet and around the solar system and as there are no volcanoes in the vicinity of my house, and as I associate volcanoes with going to Iceland, this fits the bill. I’ve been looking forward to … More Travel Library: Super Volcanoes by Robin George Andrews
I thought for this month’s Travel Library, I’d choose an Icelandic book while I was in Iceland and read that. So off I went to Eymundsson and I stood in front of the shelf of English-language Icelandic books and dithered. I’ve read a couple by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, I’ve read Jar City (aka The Bog in the … More Travel Library: Quake by Auður Jónsdóttir
I like to do new things, strange things, fun things. This time I did a glassblowing taster session – that is, i did a very short session designed for absolute beginners. It was at The Glass Hub, near Bath and there were eight of us. We were dressed up in kevlar gloves and sleeves – … More I tried glassblowing (I can’t do it)
I like Anna McNuff. She’s an adventurer, runner, swimmer and Girlguiding ambassador and she has a lovely habit of turning her adventures into books. I want to be Anna when I grow up. Barefoot Britain is, I think, her sixth book and it covers her 2019 adventure running from Shetland to London, covering the distance … More Travel Library: Barefoot Britain by Anna McNuff
This is a bit of a rarity. Today’s Travel Library is a work of fiction, and it’s not even children’s fiction (see What Katy Did Next!) No, this is firmly in the realm of adult fiction and set firmly in the modern day. Snug in Iceland by Victoria Walker, as the title suggests, is a … More Travel Library: Snug in Iceland by Victoria Walker
Blogmas is over! If all has gone to plan, I’ve been back from Germany just under six days and you should already have five posts on the subject – and now real time has caught up to blog time, yes, you do! So today I’m going to talk about something different: my Finnish language progress. … More How much Finnish have I learned in six months?
I Am A Polar Bear 