Sometimes even the most active and adventurous outdoor lover needs to enjoy the outdoors at a more leisurely pace. This is where the sunny gite holiday comes into its own. Find a group of friends in need of a holiday, find some accommodation somewhere sunny (I’ve found http://www.ownersdirect.com very good for France and Spain), book…
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Bringing the outdoors indoors
Sometimes life gets in the way of quality outdoor time. Instead of gallivanting up mountains my summer is rather full of revision and work. However the mountains are never far away in my mind and I wanted to put together a little post to share with you a few things that have helped keen me…
Guernsey: Beaches, Bikes and Gache
After a very delightful time at the Sark Folk Festival it was time to explore Guernsey. Somewhat larger but no less charming Guernsey has all the ingredients for a great holiday. As you may be able to tell from my blog title I love to be outdoors and active and that certainly doesn’t stop when…
Going Folk-al in Sark: Sark Folk Festival review and tips
It was a tough decision to write this blog post. I LOVED the Sark Folk Festival, so much so I almost feel like I don’t want to share the magic. However, I am one of life’s givers and I’m pretty sure you’d all love it too so here is my ode to the festival that…
A Herm-azing final few days in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
So many exciting things happened on this trip it would have been a disservice to condense them all into one blog post, so here is the final chapter so to speak. You might also enjoy my thoughts on Sark and our first few days on Guernsey. As you may be able to guess from the…