I was initially expecting this to be the harrowing tale of the love/hate relationship between a girl and the vehicle she was tied to as both transport and accommodation – of how I hated driving it but loved that I could stop at any campsite and just climb into the back and go to sleep. … More My relationship with a campervan for two weeks in Iceland
By the time you’re reading this, I’ll already be in Iceland and if you don’t like my list, there’s nothing you can do about it! And I know people won’t like my list because I joined the Iceland travel Facebook group a few weeks back and I know people have opinions about suitable clothing, which … More What I’m packing for campervanning in Iceland in summer
Because I tend to over-fill my evenings and weekends, I found myself craving a weekend away where, for once, I wasn’t actually doing anything. Just reading, sewing and spending as much time as possible in the hot tub. Glamping is inherently less stressful than pitching your own tent and it’s more relaxing than a hotel. … More Welcome to the Pheasant’s Retreat
I watch a reasonable number of Ring Road vlogs and apart from the fact that there are a load of things that infuriate me (mispronunciation of any and all names, neglect of Þingvellir, non-existent flicking through of guidebook – for crying out loud, the last one I watched knew about “Diamond Beach” but had no … More How to travel Iceland on a budget
Over the last ten or fifteen years, Girlguiding has cultivated four flagship events, held simultaneously at anywhere between two and four of its Training & Activity Centres. The really big one is Wellies & Wristbands, a festival camp for Guides & Rangers, the 10 to 18-year-olds. Then came Magic & Mayhem, a circus-themed fun day … More Sparkle & Ice 2024: the one in a shepherds hut
It’s Christmas Eve, it’s the last of my 12 Days of Christmas, you’ve already seen what I packed for this little trip, you’ve had a tour of my little church and now we get to the blog where I tell you about what I did. I did very little. I sat in the hot tub, … More A winter weekend away glamping in Cornwall
I have a habit of feeling a desire to go away in winter, somewhere cosy, where I’ll wear cute cottagecore outfits and I’ll just relax and read books and it’ll be a winter wellness break. In 2020 and 2022, I went glamping in a shepherd’s hut with amazing views but it seems that particular hut … More Welcome to St Agnes
I love a packing post, I really do. Almost as much as I hate actually packing. I planned to do a bit of a photoshoot on my glamping trip to show what I packed but it rained most of the weekend and frankly, I didn’t have the time to put on all the things I … More My winter glamping packing list
Yesterday I talked vaguely about having a lazy weekend. Hot tub, children’s books, biscuits, that sort of thing. Well, today let’s do the “what did I do?” post. Friday doesn’t count. I arrived Friday and stargazed from the hot tub. Very nice. On Saturday, after an early-morning snow flurry, I went to Yeovil in the … More Glamping in the snow
And we come to the semi-live part of Blogmas! At the time of publishing, I’m in Germany and I only had a handful of hours last Monday afternoon to get this post finished between returning from my glamping trip and heading off at 5am for the flight to Germany! Anyway, welcome to the Forager shepherd’s … More A winter wellness break in a tin hut
I Am A Polar Bear 