Welcome to another new series for 2022! This one is about a subject I know quite a bit about but don’t make prominent enough of this blog: solo female travel. Over the course of 2022, I’ll cover everything I can think of about travelling alone as a woman and you can always leave me a … More How to solo female travel: assessing the risks
I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I want to walk the Laugavegur Trail again. I did it in 2018, with mixed results, and I’d like to do it again. International travel is starting to open up again. Well, I guess it’s been open enough for a while. For the avoidance of doubt, … More I want to do the Laugavegur Trail again (and how I’ll do it differently)
With half of Devon and Cornwall to choose from for my first day out on my Cornwall/Devon weekend away, I dithered over the guidebook for all of breakfast. There’s just so much to see and do and none of it quite on my doorstep, except Launceston (which I did last time I was in the area) … More Port Isaac and Port Quin | Glamping at Launceston 2021
I’ve just watched someone in all seriousness tell a fairly large following that you can use Google Earth to plan a hike and therefore I need to announce categorically that no, you cannot! And thus here is how to plan a hike.. This is about the route, by the way. It’s not about equipment, experience, … More How to plan a hike
I didn’t know I was going to Tintagel or I’d have 1) booked tickets to the castle 2) read my guidebook about the village 3) taken the Once and Future King with me. But I thought I was having a weekend walking on Dartmoor so I didn’t do any of that! It was my birthday … More An unexpected day at Tintagel | Camping on Dartmoor July 2021
In mid-June and late July, I went camping just off the edge of Dartmoor. It was supposed to be two weekends in June but the campsite was booked out and so I had to change my dates (and got a free night thrown in). I’d like to talk about the campsite but I have such … More Oaktree Lane Dartmoor campsite review | Camping on Dartmoor July 2021
It occurred to me this week that although I travel and camp and hike and generally adventure solo, I don’t talk about it much, not about the actually solo aspect of it. It occurred to me because Cat Higgy was asking for advice on Twitter, about the South West Coast Path and about hiking and … More How to camp and hike solo
Well, there’s nothing like Lyme Regis on a stormy day in what should be late spring/early summer. I like Lyme Regis. It’s my first port of call if I decide to go fossil hunting and I’ll look for fossils even if I only went there for the fun of it. The two go together like … More Lyme Regis on a stormy day
My experience is that most people do a “life update!” as an explanation for a long absence but I haven’t been anywhere. I’m not going anywhere either. But things are changing behind the scenes and I thought I’d do a post about them. So, you may have noticed we’ve been living through a plague. I … More A life and blog update
It’s been years since I’ve been to Monkey World and so naturally, the moment it closed down for the plague was the moment I really wanted to go again and at last I have. First things first. Yes, Monkey World is a tourist attraction. No, it’s not a zoo. It’s not a safari park, a … More Dorset Staycation: Monkey World
I Am A Polar Bear 