You all know Jökulsárlón. It’s the glacial lagoon, the one with the icebergs floating around. Outside of the south-west, the likes of the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon, it’s Iceland’s most visited sight. In a very photogenic country, this is a particularly beautiful one. Let’s have a quick Icelandic lesson, because Icelandic words seem … More The Icelandic Guidebook: Jökulsárlón
Last year I went to Wareham, hired a rowing boat and rowed up and down the river for an hour. There’s something about rowing. Something of a long-gone world, carefree days with just yourself, a boat and the splash of the oars. Of course, I’m not an experienced or good rower and my carefree hour … More Canoeing is good for the soul
Two weeks ago, on my way back from Corfe Castle, I went to RSPB Arne, a nature reserve occupying an entire peninsula on the west side of Poole Harbour and while I was there, I spied a mention of a Halloween trail over the half term week. So on Saturday, its first day, I returned. … More Halloween at Arne
The other day, I went to Corfe Castle. I haven’t been since I was eleven or twelve, on Guide camp and all I remember of it is that I have the badge on my camp blanket as evidence. So it was definitely time to go back. Normally I’d park at Norden park & ride and … More Corfe Castle: 1000 years of history (and not in the right order)
Back in January, before 2020 really started, I went to London to cross some cathedrals off my list. The list started on April 16th 2019, when the Notre Dame fire made me realise that the great English medieval cathedrals might not be waiting for me to get round to them. Project #BeforeItBurnsDown kind of got … More On top of St Paul’s Cathedral
Portland Bill lighthouse is quite a significant lighthouse. It’s the 7th tallest in England and the 5th tallest still in operation – although, like all its siblings, it’s automated from Trinity House’s control room in Harwich. It’s the second tallest on shore, and while at 41m, it ties for top place in the tallest that … More I climbed Portland Bill lighthouse
I used to be more active than I’ve been in recent years. I have (had?) a friend who occasionally introduces me as “a keen hillwalker”, which I don’t think was accurate even in my most regular walking days. But I’d realised how inactive I’d become and so in 2019 I signed up to twelve monthly … More My exercise routine: 500km in 2020 challenge
Today I’m taking a break from travel and I’m going to show you how to make a mask. I made a few earlier in the year. There were some experiments that fitted nobody and then I got a shape that fitted me with elastic around my head so I made myself a couple which prompted … More How to make a mask
Last week, I finished my Dartmoor blog back at the car at Haytor, after a 10.13km round walk taking in Smallacombe Rocks, Becka Brook, Greator, Hound Tor and Saddle Tor, which is where I should have started. So let’s go back to the campsite. I mentioned that it was steep and it was basic. It … More Dartmoor: a warm, windy walking weekend (part 2)
I went to Dartmoor last weekend. I’d expected half the country to be joining me on my drive westwards on a hot September Friday but it seemed there was more traffic heading east and definitely a lot more caravans. Had Devon and Cornwall kicked out all the holidaymakers? I’d set off reasonably early in the … More Dartmoor: a warm windy walking weekend (part 1)
I Am A Polar Bear 