A week or so ago, I talked about going to the Christmas events in Bournemouth: the Christmas Tree Wonderland and the market but also mentioned that I went ice skating. Well, this is that post. A little background. First, inline skating was the thing to do when I was junior school age. Bikes took over … More I can’t ice skate! (or can I?)
Last Travel Library of Blogmas (I think)! Today I have Wintering, by Katherine May (*affiliate link to bookshop.org). It’s the December book club book in the Adventure Queens Facebook group. I’d not heard of it but “Adventure Queens” + “wild swimming” + “trip to Scandinavia” + the winter theme convinced me that this was the … More Travel Library: Wintering by Katherine May
In November 2021, a man was severely injured in an accident in a cave in south Wales. The subsequent rescue involved around 300 people and took 54 hours. It made national news. It made international news. I wrote a blog post about the complexity of the cave and why it took so long. And now BBC … More The Rescue: 54 Hours Under the Ground
Welcome to the second edition of Travel Library this Blogmas and today I’m reading Cathedrals of the Flesh by Alexia Brue. No, it’s not strictly a book about cold places but it is a book about hot baths and while none of them are in Iceland… well, there’s your link. Cold place, hot water. This is a book … More Travel Library: Cathedrals of the Flesh
As you can tell from the title, I did indeed go ringoing – or to put it another way, I slid down a hill on a big rubber ring! It’s here in Blogmas because it’s a snowsport. You’ve probably realised by now that Blogmas around here is more winter-themed and snow-themed than Christmas-themed. I did … More I went ringoing!
I can’t quite believe I’ve never reviewed this book before when it’s the reason I wrote my own book. Land of the Midnight Sun: My Arctic Adventures (affiliate link to bookshop.org) is a TV tie-in book by Alexander Armstrong to accompany his three-part ITV series which took him from Norway to Sweden, up to Svalbard … More Travel Library: Land of the Midnight Sun by Alexander Armstrong
Sparkle & Ice is my favourite of Girlguiding’s large-scale events. That’s partly because I’m a polar bear and I like things that are meant to be cold and/or wintery and partly because I like the weirdness of it. We don’t generally camp in the winter, because we’re not tough enough and the girls certainly aren’t … More Sparkle & Ice 2022: the warmest Sparkle ever!
On Thursday, I left you at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog, after having climbed to the summit and then descended the sharp ridge and walked down the mountain that way. It was getting dark by the time we got back to the car and pretty properly dark by the time we were driving back to … More I decided not to climb a mountain in Wales!
At the weekend I went to Wales for a Region level 3 walking weekend. In our part of the country, landscapes that fit the Remote criteria are a bit harder to get at than they might be for people who live further north, so when we do a level 3 walking weekend, it’s usually in … More I climbed a mountain in Wales
I suppose this doesn’t strictly come under the headings of “travel”, “outdoors” or “adventure” but I’ve done so much that does come under one of those labels thanks to the Rebel Badge Book that I think you should see the inaugural Big Rebel Meet Up of the Rebel Badge Club. There are 3,884 members in the … More I met the Rebel Badge Club!
I Am A Polar Bear 