This book holds a record for the longest time between reading it and getting onto my Travel Library! I bought it in Exeter back in September, on my way back from my weekend on Dartmoor, devoured the first chapter eagerly on the bus… and then it took until December to actually finish it and now … More Travel Library: Epic Continent by Nicholas Jubber
Well, it feels very late to be publishing this considering I started reading it at 7am on official release day on January 11th but there’s been so much Georgia stuff and I had other stuff to slot in but finally, it’s time for Alastair Humphreys’ Local. I read his Ask An Adventurer last year and … More Travel Library: Local by Alastair Humphreys
I was most excited about the enamel workshop, out of all the tours we did in Georgia. A traditional craft, one I’d never even considered having a go at! I watched videos on how cloisonné enamel is made and honestly, I realised it was going to take longer than the three hours allotted. At the … More An enamel workshop and the ancient capital of Georgia
I know, it’s only been two weeks since the last Travel Library but a) I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of Georgia posts that are starting on Thursday and b) I wanted a bit of breathing room between getting home and getting the first post out. Of course, today’s book isn’t technically about travel. … More Travel Library: Kvachi by Mikheil Javakhishvili
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Adventure Queens Virtual Campout. This is probably my favourite of the online events lingering from the lockdowns. I know we’ve largely gone back to normal life but we’ve learned that we can get so many more people together online. Our “Old Gang” Christmas event is now … More Adventure is in the eye of the beholder
I read a lot of non-fiction in 2023, for someone who doesn’t really read non-fiction. The plan for this year is mostly to read more fiction from around the world – or at least from the Nordic region. But I read this in December and it fits the theme too well not to talk about … More Travel Library: Adventure Revolution by Belinda Kirk
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
My absolute favourite life and outdoors manual is my 1992 Guide Handbook. Not even joking. There’s a lot that’s Guide-specific but it’s got entire chapters on Skills for Living, The Great Outdoors, Camp, All About You, Express Yourself and One World and I still like to sit and read it as a book, even now … More Travel Library: Do Your Best: How To Be A Scout by Bear Grylls
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
I Am A Polar Bear 