It's been a while since I last blogged, and a lot as happened in that time, including travel. In the summer, we spent 3 weeks in Lombok and Sumbawa, my first experience of Indo and something I'm yet to write about; partly because whilst we were there, the area suffered 2 devastating earthquakes and it … Continue reading Norway: Snowboarding in Sauda for the day
The third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is steeped in not only Greek Mythology and Roman history but has a complex political history which has seen the country split in two (or 3 if you include Akrotiri in the south, owned by Great Britain). Divided by a 300km long UN Buffer Zone or The … Continue reading Mythical Cyprus – Outdoor Adventures Around The Akamus Peninsula
The Vale of White Horse is sandwiched between the North Wessex Downs and the Cotswolds and connected by the bustling towns of Swindon and Oxford. Within a 15 minute drive of either the M4 or M40 you can be deep into the Oxfordshire Countryside; the natural cotswold-stone villages tucked in to the green rolling hills … Continue reading UK Weekend Breaks: Vale of White Horse… By Bike
March is always a busy month, with both Mother's day and Mum's birthday. For the past few years I've treated her to a spa day, always somewhere different and a good way to spend some time together and treat ourselves. Last month, I happened to stumble upon a fabulous deal, '80 rooms for £80' at … Continue reading UK Weekend Breaks: St. Moritz Hotel & Spa, Polzeath, Cornwall
When we're not seeking adventures in exotic countries we spend a lot of time exploring our own beautiful country. Many say I don't write enough about our Great British adventures, so here's the first for 2018. So far, it's been a LONG, cold and quite wet winter. But any sign of the sun and we … Continue reading Rambling around the Chew Valley, North Somerset
A large enjoyable part of travelling for me is trying out new restaurants, dishes and cuisines. It's always an adventure exploring places you expect to be great, only to find they are an utter disappointment, to finding the gems you'd not normally look twice at. Fuerteventura can be very much like that. The main strips … Continue reading Best Places to Eat and Drink in Northern Fuerteventura
I've said it before; often the best adventures are those you have at home. This weekend did not disappoint! Taking advantage of the very unfamiliar snowy weather, we hopped across the Severn Bridge to the snow capped mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Here, along with many others (not that our photos would show), we … Continue reading Winter Wonderland – Brecon Beacons
The start of October saw the WSL Quiksilver and Roxy Pro surfing comp held in Hossegor. Last year, this also happened to coincide with #womeninsport week back home in the UK. Seeing the publicity around the event but being at the heart of the surfing competition in France got me thinking about how the WSL … Continue reading 4 things pro cycling could learn from pro surfing
In search of quieter waves than those in Popoyo and surrounding Rivas region, we'd read about the little surf town of Las Peñitas, 210km north and 20 minutes from the university town of León. (Looking for great surf? Jump down the page to Miramar & around) The drive unfortunately doesn't track the coast, but instead heads … Continue reading Nicaragua: Las Penitas, Leon and Miramar
If you haven't heard of Popoyo, then you're probably not a surfer. Tucked on the south-west Pacific coast, a 2.5 hour drive from Managua, it's one of the most accessible waves in the country. No wonder then, besides a brilliant break that it's fairly popular. Which is why we'd originally only booked to stay here … Continue reading Surfing Pacific Popoyo – South West Nicaragua