Last weekend, I went off to Paris. Because these days I occasionally take inspiration from people rather than throwing a dart at Google Maps, this was inspired by Brogan Tate, who went to Paris earlier in the year for a press trip and put a picture on Instagram of her with Notre-Dame in the background. … More I went to the restored Notre Dame (don’t bother trying to reserve tickets)
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to take you along to Knowlton Church, which besides being the most haunted Church in Dorset, is also one of the most interesting churches in Dorset. Today, it’s a ruin. The church that became the ruin was built in the 12th century in the Norman style, somewhere … More Knowlton Church: the most haunted church in Dorset
If you’re looking for an easy hike in Iceland with something worth seeing at the end, you’re spoiled for choice. A popular one is Stuðlagil, which is about a 6km round trip from the lower, eastern car park and is pretty much flat and paved all the way. But today we’re going to a more … More Easy hikes in Iceland: Svartifoss
Imagine the shock I got on Monday night, lounging in the bath after walking a mile uphill from Rangers to be greeted on Instagram by an announcement from an unknown Earth Lagoon in Iceland. A new lagoon? How did I not know it was coming? The mystery was quickly solved: after 21 years in business, … More Mývatn Nature Baths becomes Earth Lagoon and other changes in Iceland’s lagoons
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
I Am A Polar Bear 