9 Things We Are Loving Right Now
1. Mini Sawyer Filter Recommended by Johanna Symo "I've loved my mini sawyer water filtration thingimajiggy. Saved me a fortune over the last 6 months!" 2. Chaco Sandals Recommended by Vivian Vu "In LOVE with my Chaco sandals. Since I've moved back to sunny and dry...
My Great Escape…
I stood on the back of the flatbed lorry that was creeping around the edges of a gigantic, steep, green canyon, on a beyond rural dirt road in Guatemala. My hands gripping the top of the cab and wobbling as I tried to stay upright. I felt the wind in my hair and the...
Top Tips; Get Into Kitesurfing
My flatmates at University used to come home to hurriedly scribbled notes on the kitchen table: ‘I’ve gone to find the sea’. With no mobile and no real plan, off I’d wander to get a glimpse of the sea and feel rejuvenated again. In my University holidays, I would get...
Interview with Vix Harris; Walking Jordan Solo
Long time server of NGO's, Vix Harris, decided to take on an adventure to raise money for a charity close to her heart, Doctors Without Borders. Earlier this year she hiked the Jordan Trail - one of only a handful of people in the world who have done the whole trail....
A Scientific Expedition Planned on the Back of an Envelope
Iceland. The Nordic land of magic, fire and ice. This was my first time as a leader of a glaciology research expedition for Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol. I couldn’t have been more excited! Luckily I was heading into the field with a good team....
Coaching Tips for Adventure Planning
At an “adventure talk” in London a few years ago, a friend of a friend asked me what kind of adventures I undertake. I was somewhat taken aback at the question; I have always considered myself to have a sense of adventure but I couldn’t think of anything that I had...
Running the South West Coast – the Test Run
Back in March the lovely folks here at Love Her Wild put me in touch with my mentor, Elise Downing, and made my plan of running the South West Coast Path next year official. Since then I’ve been beavering away planning and preparing for the challenge to come. Having...
12 UK Weekend Adventure Ideas
#1 Cycling The Way of the Roses Days: 3 days but you could go for longer if you want to spend more time exploring the area. Note excludes travel time but any additional time for travel to the start and finish will depend on where you’re based Costs involved: * train...
From Heartache to Adventure Part 3
Read part 1 of Heartache to Adventure here and part 2 here. A New Life in Malaysia Having to pack all of your belongings into two suitcases and one backpack is not the easiest of things to do, despite my usual techniques of shoving, swearing and sitting on everything...
From Heartache to Adventure Part 2
Read part 1 of Heartache to Adventure here I Didn't See That Coming The cost of a wedding dress, flowers and fancy napkins bought me 2 months in India. Having ancestral routes from Goa on my great Grandmother’s side, it was a country that had always fascinated me. ...