I love to get out in the fresh air no matter where in the world I am so I was delighted to find a few slightly unusual places to take the air on a recent city break to Berlin. Hike to a disused, graffiti covered radar station Deep in the western suburbs of Berlin, not…
Mountain of the month May 2019: Dartmoor wild camp
Something a little different for mountain of the month in May. What Dartmoor lacks in mountains it makes up for in ancient by-laws that permit wild camping. For someone as outdoorsy as I may appear to be I had never been wild camping before. I’d wanted to go for a few years but the time…
Mountain of the month April 2019: Goatfell, Arran, Scotland, UK
“We’re going to Scotland, not Sicily” was the final word in the great suncream debate of this years Easter weekend. Oh how little we knew! For international readers UK bank holidays often seem like a magnet for bad weather, just as you are getting excited for the long weekend the forecast gets worse and worse…
Adders, ale and airy scrambles on Arran
Any trip is usually improved by the addition of a ferry. It makes even close by places seem exotic. Simply crossing even the smallest stretch of water cranks the adventure factor up a notch. Arran is an island of 5000 permanent residents. It covers an area of 423 square kilometers. It’s main port is Brodick…
Mountain of the month March 2019: Mam Tor and the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Peak District, UK
After a couple of snowy outings for #mountainofthemonth in January and February spring had definitely arrived as we frolicked like new born lambs in the sun around the Peak District and Sheffield.The Peak District lies between Manchester, Sheffield and Derby and ideally for us is less than 3 hours drive from Bristol. Its landscapes are…
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