for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be
Did you know that it is “Shop for Travel Day” today? Well, you do now! As I am mid trip planning (we’re off to Valencia in February) I thought it would be fun to share my travel essentials. Whether you’re looking to shop for travel today or whether you’re planning to lighten your load for holidays too,…
I have seen quite a few posts with lists of activities, goals and resolutions which bloggers are aiming for in 2019. I thought I might jump on that wagon, but with something a little simpler. A “things I’d like to do in 2019” post instead. It won’t be full of marathon challenges, expensive or extreme…
Despite never having been skiing, I do have a thing for ski clothing. For years I wore a super warm and waterproof ski coat (in white, though?!) which kept me warm when I walked on crutches. I even had the chunky ski mittens to go with it. Fast forward many years and (thanks to the…
You might remember that I wrote a post about “How much can you do in a year” on our way into 2018. It was a post where I got to reflect on all the things I did and the places I visited. It might be a bit cathartic really, but I do like to look…
We were taking annual leave last week so the weekly vlog was mahoosive with adventures and walks. So I have broken it down into parts so as not to bore you completely! In this week’s vlog, we headed over to Wales for a walk at Erddig, made our way up the Great Orme in Llandudno…
We lived in Hulme for five years, not far from Alexandra Park, yet we never visited. On Saturday we decided to take our morning walk to see Alexandra Park in all its post renovation glory to see what it was all about. The total walk from our house, down to Moss Side and around the…
Have you ever discovered somewhere that you have passed by numerous times? At the weekend, while researching places to visit, I came across Astley Green Colliery. It is just off the East Lancs Road and around the corner from Bents, a garden centre that we have been frequenting for many years. There was also a…
As you might very well be aware by now, I love spending my time on the canals. So when the opportunity came up to ride a waterbike along the Bridgewater Canal, I was on it! Literally! The Waterbike Collective It is not every day that you get to ride a Schiller waterbike. I found out about…
If you have visited Dunham Massey, you will know how lovely it is around there. However, what you might not know is how nice it is outside of the grounds of the National Trust property. If you are yet to visit, I urge you to make the time to explore outside too. Villages and canals…
However much we would all love to go on an adventure every weekend, it isn’t always possible. Sometimes you have to adult and do house stuff, which is what we are doing now. However, you can do them both with a little bit of planning. Like making the most of an afternoon in Knaresborough while…
Last week I headed up the country to walk the Blackpool Northern Rail Trail. OK, so that doesn’t mean much, so let me explain what it is. I have recently been doing some work with Northern (rail company). We are showcasing the great places in the north that you can get to by train and…
While taking to a friend of mine in the early part of this year, he suggested a visit to Hull. He told me that “it is never dull in Hull” so after a minute on my phone booking train tickets, it was on. New to me To be totally honest, I knew very little about…
A couple of weeks ago, (ahem months…) it was the Outdoor Bloggers camping weekend up near Dalby Forest. After attending the one in Croston last March, I looked forward to the next one ever since. Even the torrential rain couldn’t stop us from having an amazing time! You would think that after a weekend of…
When you take a day trip to the Forest of Bowland by public transport because you find out how easy it is! We’ve been wanting to visit the Forest of Bowland for ages, but for one reason or another it kept slipping the list. However, I found out from my friends at Northern that there…
When you know of a place that feeds all of your favourite things, it is somewhere that needs to be visited! Yorkshire Sculpture Park is one of those places for me as an artist (and art lover), picnic fanatic and walking enthusiast. What’s more, it is under an hour in the car from Manchester which…
One of my favourite things to do is to visit places near to home. The misty views at Werneth Low Country Park was a real highlight of the weekend. We were expecting some snow, some ice and more than likely a lot of mud, but mist… Mist we didn’t expect at all. The drive through…
Out National Trust membership comes in so handy and we love having the choice of so many amazing places to visit around the UK without having to shell out any more money – it makes for a cheap day out, especially with picnic in hand. As part of our North Wales tour, we headed to…
There isn’t a better place to celebrate a Ruby Wedding Anniversary than on the Llangollen steam railway. Which is precisely where we had our family day out to celebrate with my parents for theirs. You didn’t think it was for me and Jit, did you? (kidding!) Last year when Jit and I were visiting Llangollen,…
Every so often, we like to take a nearly two hour drive to go for lunch at our favourite chippy (it does vegan battered sausage!!) in Llandudno and to make the trip just that little bit more worth while, we like to get a hike in there too. And a bit of urban wandering, of…