When you go hiking, an important thing to keep in mind is what you eat- before and during. In my personal experience, it is very important to eat before you start a hike, no matter if it is a one-hour hike, a six-hour hike, or a full day trek. S and I usually eat an hour
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Kelly Kettle Review: The Best Way To Cook When Wild Camping
As you’ve probably seen in some of our posts recently, we’ve been wild camping in Dartmoor, and have been hiking in Snowdonia. Far away from hostels, B&Bs and hotels, we’ve spent some evenings curled up around a camp fire baking beans and sipping tea out of flasks to eventually stretch out onto our best camping cot.
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Wild Camping And Walking In Dartmoor National Park #ParadiseMoment
Last weekend S and I decided to go wild camping in Dartmoor – despite it only being up the road I’ve never been before. We headed up on Friday the 13th (Ohhh spooky!) because this was my last day working my normal 9 – 5 job! After making such a huge decision, and making a radical
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Mount Snowdon In March: Hiking Gear Checklist
You’ve probably (and if you haven’t, you can here) read about our long weekend in Snowdonia National Park early in the year. We had an incredible time exploring the area, and we’ve already booked our next trip, this time to Scotland to wild camp in the Highlands, explore the National Park and climb to the summit of
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My Summer Bucket List For 2016
Probably seems a little excessive to have a bucket list specifically for summer, am I right? Perhaps. I’m pretty sure that’m having a quarter life crisis – I’ve quit my job to go freelance (more on that soon), I’ve decided sleep is for the weak, and I’ve changed my diet. I don’t think I’ve completely lost
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Our Road Trip To Snowdonia National Park
Last month I felt like a challenge, and decided to climb Mount Snowdon – the highest peak in Wales and England. After swooning over some images online, I got taken in by the beauty and it was only a matter of time before we set off! A couple of weeks before my birthday, I hopped on Airbnb and found
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Nordmarka Forest And Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park [Part 2]
Okay perhaps I was a bit ambitious to think I’d get around to writing part two of our holiday in Norway within the next couple of days. If you didn’t read it, head back a week or so (or click here!) to read about the rocky start to our holiday in Norway. It definitely gets better,
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The Perfect Winter Hiking Holiday Destinations
A lot of people head to warm, sunny locations when the winter starts to take hold. But why not head to a location where the winter creates incredible scenery? Last year I went to Iceland just before Christmas and it was absolutely magical! Here are a few bucket list ideas for your perfect winter holiday destination.