You can definitely get carried away with hiking gear. There is a lot of choice and a LOT of technology to consider. I mean there’s raincoats now with seemingly more technology than my first mobile phone! Don’t get me wrong, there’s some quality products out there that’ll keep you safe and comfortable – especially during […]
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10 Reasons to Travel Your Own Country
The world a big place. There is so much to see and experience, and it’s relatively easy, cheap and fast to get anywhere in the world. So naturally, most people are looking to visit the faraway and the exotic. In my home country of England, people tend to want to escape to the sun and […]
Pendle Hill | The Spookiest Halloween Destination in England (2022)
What Halloween means for people in England seems to change as you grow up. As a kid, it’s all scary masks and knocking on doors ‘trick-or-treating’ to gather a treasure load of sweets. As a teenager (or certainly in the suburban London area I grew up in), Halloween essentially turns into a day of anti-social […]
A 30 mile Hike on the Lancashire Coastal Way
This article contains affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. The commission is paid by the retailers, at no extra cost to you. After a month of work after Christmas, through the dreariness of January, I decided to take a random day off. I wanted to take the […]
Climbing Whernside | Yorkshire’s Highest Peak
Since moving north from London to Manchester almost four years ago, I have met many Yorkshire folk, and there is always a fierce pride on show if the Yorkshire Dales come up in conversation. “…far more beautiful than Lancashire” they would claim, occasionally a reference to “God’s county”, the Mancs would sometimes bite back but […]