outdoor, travel & lifestyle blog for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be
If you work from home, you might be familiar with the following scenario. Not leaving the house for days on end. Not remembering the last time you had a face-to-face conversation. Finding yourself snacking more than usual and gaining a few pounds in the process. If you nodded to any of these things, you are…
What do you do when you need to travel to another town for something you’ve booked? Get there early and go for a wander, that’s what! Well, that is what I do and I recommend you give it a try too. The other month, I booked for us to see Beryl by the Bolton Octagon…
[GIFTED] I don’t know about you, but I hate having cold feet! There’s nothing which will ruin a long walk like freezing cold tootsies. Sockmine have a wide range of socks suitable for the summer and winter. As a new brand to me, I was curious to give them a try. If theme is one…
It there are two things I love, it has to be plants and cats. Combined together and you have a very happy Sarah. Valencia Botanical Gardens was just the space for me to get my fix! Valencia Botanical Gardens While Jit was at his conference, I had plenty of time to wander and explore. As…
Last week I was celebrating Yorkshire Day with Northern on a trip up to Ribblehead for a walk and picnic. Of course we went by train and it was full of surprises. A day well worth celebrating and one that I will remember for some time to come! White Roses As I arrived at Leeds…
Back in May we took a day trip to York. It is somewhere that I haven’t visited since I was about 7. I posted over on Facebook for recommendations and my cousin reminded me of our trip with our Aussie relatives when I was little. It reminded me that I was probably very unlikely to…
With Manchester being in such a central location with such great links around the North West, there are so many options for exploring and walking. As a fan of taking the train the train to take me to new places to walk, I thought I would compile them into one post to help you. So…
We recently took a day out to Forest of Bowlad by train and bus. Did you know that you can get to the there without changing from Manchester Victoria on Northern railway? I didn’t until recently when Northern got in touch. They told me that there is a bus service running over the summer that…
Before Christmas I attended the This is My Way event at Blacks on Deansgate and was lucky enough to win a £300 voucher! To make the most of it, as I have everything else I need, I treated myself to the GoPro Hero 7 Black. I have been experimenting ever since, by making micro vlogs!…
I honestly thought that trampoline parks were only open for children to use. That was until I found Jump Ninja inside my Buckt activity subscription box. I am working with them this year to share the experiences you get in the monthly boxes. So far I have been so surprised at how much fab stuff there…
I am not sure that there could be a more fun way to ease myself back into post-holiday life than axe throwing. Well, perhaps there could be. I am working with Buckt, the activities subscription box, this year and each month Jit and I get five activities to try out. Before we went to Barcelona…
I am a huge fan of experiences over things. My family and I enjoy finding experiences and activities to gift each other instead of stuff we don’t really need. For Christmas 2017, my parents bought us indoor skydiving at iFly Manchester. And before you ask, no I am not that far behind in my blogging,…
Those of you who have been around for a while know that I love nothing more than packing up some food and going out for a picnic. So when I realised that it was National Picnic Week (15th – 24th June) I had to write a post in honour! Here are some picnic food ideas…
What do you do when you need to travel to another town for something you’ve booked? Get there early and go for a wander, that’s what! Well, that is what I do and I recommend you give it a try too. The other month, I booked for us to see Beryl by the Bolton Octagon…
When visiting any city, I love to find somewhere high up to view the cityscape. I find that it helps you to get your bearings and to seek out interesting places to visit. For panoramic views of Liverpool, you need to head to Radio City Tower, or officially St John’s Beacon. Panoramic views of Liverpool…
Growing up on the Wirral, we visited Moel Famau a few times with school and Guides. Despite having been to Loggerheads, I kept promising that I would take Jit to the nearby “hill” Moel Famau. So one sunny day late last year, we made our way there. A bit of a hill Moel Famau is described as…
At some point this year I swear I will have caught up with writing up what we did last year! I feel like I’m going in circles like we did at Trentham Monkey Forest, but far less entertaining. Every year we try to have one stay-cation where we stay with my parents on the Wirral…
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…
It has been long in the making, but finally the Get Outside Day Activity Challenge Vlog is here! If you have no idea what I am talking about, you can also check out the blog post here. In short, Ordnance Survey host National Get Outside Day at the end of September. My friend Zoe, Splodz, is…
I headed down to Bristol early for my Refill team day so that I could spend time with my friend. Allysse and I are both lovers of wandering and finding out unusual facts. She suggested we take a guided walk, which turned out to be a brilliant start to my trip. We discovered lots of…
There is something lovely about looking back and remembering holidays gone by. Reflecting on how quickly the year has gone so far, what we have done and where we have been go me thinking about our Easter camping in Hay-on-Wye. Plus, I’ve been wanting to add some more of our travels to this blog and…
During the Christmas holidays we took advantage of being so close to Wales by visiting Coed Llandegla Forest for some walking in the trees. There are three walking routes as well as mountain bike tracks so there is plenty to see and do there. We only had time for a short wander as we arrived…
A few weeks ago for Jit’s Birthday I treated him to a weekend in Aberdaron. I have mentioned a few times on the blog about how we now like to go on trips for our birthdays rather than buying things that we don’t particularly need. (we do get some presents, but the quality time creating…