That was the question my boss asked as I signed off the day before I headed to London. “I want you to do me a favour. Tell me where you swim and tell me which is the best pool”. I already knew that was far too big a question to be answered with a single … More What was the best place I swam in Iceland?
I said this back at my very first post about Poland but I was inspired to go off for a quick trip by Laurie Alyce Adventures who is a teacher and crams her many adventures into weekends during term time, which made me begin to wonder if I could be doing more with my weekends … More Weekend Itinerary: 48 hours in Kraków
This is one that could do with a keyboard and a desk rather than a phone on a train but let’s start it anyway. I’ve written most of my Kraków stuff but I definitely need an entire post for the 24 extra hours I spent in Poland – at one point believing I was trapped … More 24 unscheduled hours in Poland
Now, this is a hidden gem in Kraków, if you’ll excuse the cliche. The Owls’ Cave is Kraków’s newest attraction, having been there less than seven weeks and not only is it a great way to escape the rain, it’s also a fantastic thing in its own right. The owner, Michael, is an experienced falconer … More Unusual things to do in Kraków: The Owls’ Cave
I went to Kraków on a bit of whim because there were cheap flights from a nearby airport rather than any pre-existing desire to go to Kraków but it didn’t take a lot of research to discover that it’s just up the road from an enormous salt mine which you can visit. I’m absolutely a … More Exploring Wieliczka Salt Mine
Last weekend, I went to Poland. I was inspired by Laurie Alyce Adventures, who is my current favourite person on Instagram. She’s a history teacher – actually, head of department – in a school in Devon who spends her weekends adventuring, which means getting up at 4am on Saturday morning to fly to Edinburgh or … More The Boat Hostel&Chill, Kraków
When I was planning, or half-planning, my two-week adventure around Iceland’s Ring Road, I wanted to schedule in time to cover the north. I meant to do it last time but ended up accidentally driving the entire Ring Road instead of doing the north west to east then turning round and going back again, so … More The best-kept secrets of the North West of Iceland (North Iceland part 3)
The reason I had two whole weeks in Iceland in a campervan was that I had A Birthday while I was there. The capitals signify the significance, I’m still not comfortable with saying the actual number out loud. The way the trip seemed to be panning out, I was going to be somewhere in the … More An unbirthday on Iceland’s Diamond Circle (North Iceland part 2)
This is the first of a little trilogy about the north of Iceland. Tourists flood to the south west and the South Coast but tend to skip over the north. If you ever watch a Ring Road vlog on YouTube, they cover the South Coast in excruciating detail, might do Stuðlagil and then skip over … More Grettislaug: camping at a saga pool (North Iceland part 1)
Húsafell’s Canyon Baths are a little bit mysterious. You don’t get to just turn up at the door – indeed, there is no door – but instead you meet at the activity centre in Húsafell where a guide drives you to the edge of the canyon and you have to walk down into it. It’s … More Everything you ever wanted to know about Iceland’s Canyon Baths
I Am A Polar Bear 