Mountains are awesome. Not that that’s news or anything, but it’s definitely worth reminding oneself every once in a while. The last couple of months have been pretty hard at work, both mentally and physically. The stress of finishing my PhD…
Stunning Slovenia
An overview of our brilliant 5 day trip hiking around the Julian Alps in September 2015. The best laid plans…. “Come and have a look at this Janneke” Knut beckons me over to the map of the Julian Alps in…
A Cotswolds Day Adventure
After we spent most of our Saturday indoors, researching vans, insurances and other exciting things for our big trip next year, we needed to get out. So Janneke did some late night planning and we decided to take a train…
Are you mental? Chats about my Estonia Running trip
In preparation for my Estonia running trip here’s a little insight into the typical conversations I’ve had over the last few weeks with pretty much ANYONE I’ve spoken to about what I’m doing. So what exactly are you doing? I’m…
Circular Trolltunga Hike in Norway
The Trolltunga hike is billed (by basically every Google search I did) as a 22k out and back walk. Turns out it’s actually very easy to make this into a loop walk if you’re happy to camp, and don’t mind…
Who says you can’t camp in style?
Who says you can’t have an adventure and travel in style? Last weekend we were invited to an amazing wedding up in the Peak District. Our plan was to take advantage of the location the day after the wedding. So…
Kayaking in Finland
There are thousands and thousands of islands of various sizes in the Gulf of Finland. Sea kayaking turned out to be the perfect way to go and explore some of the islands close to Helsinki.
Rome Alone – a solo trip sightseeing and running in Italy’s capital
Rome has always been one of those places hovering on the edge of my list…My parents went about 10 years ago and got robbed twice in a weekend, which never really shouted dream destination to me. It’s also one of…
Winter Scrambling Weekend in Wales
Last weekend I was off to Wales for a weekend of outdoor adventures and birthday shenanigans (my climbing mate Ben had invited a couple of people out to his house in Wales for his birthday). Since it had snowed a…
Scottish Winter Climbing Adventures in the Cairngorms
For the fourth year in a row now I joined my university’s mountaineering club on its annual winter climbing trip to the Cairngorms. It’s my favourite climbing trip of the year. Scotland has a lot to offer in terms of…