I bought a new jacket to wear in Iceland. It’s a lightweight stuffable warm down-filled jacket and I’ve never owned anything quite like it. I did have something puffy in purple which I wore in Finland in 2014 but 1) I’m pretty sure it wasn’t actually down 2) it didn’t stuff down into a tiny … More £27 Uniqlo down jacket vs Icelandic winter

So, you’ve just got a GoPro and you plan to make some amazing videos of your travels, or take inspirational photos of your adventures. But what mount should you get? There’s a dazzling choice of mounts and that’s just among the official GoPro products. Dive into the world of the unofficial and there’s a whole galaxy … More Which GoPro mount should I get for travel?

For years, I’ve idly dreamed of having a tablet with a reasonable-sized screen that I can use as a blogger on the road. Something I can actually write on, as someone who doesn’t get on terribly well with virtual keyboards. Something smaller and lighter than a laptop, something more spontaneous than a laptop. I’ve had … More Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite review: is it a good travel laptop replacement?

Two surprising things: a new installment in the Useful Travel Items series and… raving about Crocs. Yeah, I’m a convert. I never thought I’d be telling the internet how much I enjoy my ugly plastic clogs but here we are. On one main condition, anyway. They’re not my favourite shoes ever but Crocs are the … More Useful Travel Items: Crocs, the best glamping shoe

One thing I seem to have done in 2020 is switch over from liquid shampoo and conditioner to the solid variety. I have quite a lot of hair and it needs quite a lot of conditioner. There’s a reason you normally see it in plaits and that’s because it very easily gets in a state. … More Useful Travel Items: solid shampoo & conditioner

Back in December, our chief accountant came into work wearing her birthday present – a battery-powered coil-heated jacket. I’ve dreamed about owning such a thing ever since Artemis Fowl wore a full body suit in his Arctic Adventure (that’s a non-Amazon affiliate link, in case you want to read it) and now suddenly I found … More I own a heated jacket – do I like it?

About this time last year, I bought an Osprey Farpoint 40, every travel blogger’s favourite backpack. I bought it because I didn’t really have a good-ish bag for shorter trips, that could be easily and conveniently transported, and also because I saw far too many people raving about it for a really long time. So. … More Review: every travel blogger’s favourite backpack