Choosing the right running gear for the darker months of the year can be tricky… On the one hand you want to avoid danger, but you also don’t want to look like a luminous traffic cone running down the road. So how do you stay safe and retain the cool factor? Out on my usual route the other evening, I realised […]
So you wanna start snowboarding?
A week of snowboarding in the French Alps, staying in a gorgeous wooden chalet, sipping a little Après-ski after a full-on day on the slopes, enjoying some winter sunshine… All sounds so tempting, doesn’t it? So you’re contemplating dipping your toe into the world of snowboarding, but you’re not sure if you’ll spend seven days cruising down the slopes looking […]
Review: The best camping breakfast ever
Have you ever woken up and in your sleepy haze thought grating some carrot on your muesli or chopping some beetroot onto your granola would be a brilliant idea? Sounds a bit crazy, right? Well, not if you do it Primrose’s Kitchen style. Their Raw Carrot, Apple and Cinnamon Muesli and Raw Beetroot and Ginger Muesli have won awards for their […]
Review: 2 hours on Go Ape’s new Zip Trekking Adventure
So you like flying at high-speed through the air with a bit of thick rope wedged up your bottom, getting smacked in the face by branches? If that’s you, then you’ll love Go Ape’s new Zip Trekking Adventure in Cumbria, Lake District. Just kidding, it’s nothing like that. But it is amazing! Since the age of about […]
Review: Gelert hiking trousers and jacket
I like a good hiking adventure and although it’s pretty cold at the moment, the winter months can be a beautiful time to get up into the mountains. It’s often just a few degrees colder up there, which means at this time of year you’re likely to find a bit of snow lying on the […]