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At the weekend, I started experimenting with creating a virtual walk. I have really enjoyed watching other peoples’ through the lockdown. It was a great way to get the feeling of travelling without leaving the house. Perfect for the majority of last year. Hale to Ashley Walk Over the bank holiday weekend, I fancied exploring…
One of the things I discovered during the lockdowns was a virtual walk. While we were limited to local walks and certainly no travel, it was fun to virtually “walk” anywhere in the world! It has become a staple piece of viewing for lunches at home on the weekend and has taken us to places…
This year looks like it will be the year of the staycation, which means taking a holiday at home. Or close to home, if travel allows. I think there are plenty of fun ways to make the most of a staycation, so thought I would share a few here. Planning your staycation Part of the…
During the brief adventure time, we had last year, I decided to take a day trip to Alton Towers. Not for the rides but for the gardens! The inspiration hit me while I was enjoying my weekly fix of Gardeners’ World. They visited Alton Towers to see the gardens there. I remember doing the rounds…
While staying with my parents recently on the Wirral, we did an Urban Rambles in Liverpool. This simple act turned into us being tourists in a city I know very well, and led us to having a great adventure! Tourist in my city One of the goals of this year is to be more of…
I probably mentioned in my post about celebrating Yorkshire Day that I would be sharing a video of the day too. If not, ta-dah! What a nice surprise. The 1st August 2017 was the first time I was celebrating Yorkshire Day. Judging by this one, I am sure that it won’t be the last either. Setting…
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…
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…
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!…
[GIFTED Buckt] One thing is for certain and that is that I am a very curious being. Whether it is nosing into a derelict building, wandering a side street or learning something new in a museum. I am on it! So when I found that there was a backstage tour of the Royal Exchange Theatre, I…
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…
It is so easy to overlook the little outdoor spaces that are near you and Foxdenton Hall Park was one of those spaces for me. I have hear of it, probably even driven past it and have had it in my awareness for quite a long time. But we had never visited. Even though it…
Last Saturday in the glorious cold mist and frost we took a walk up to Boggart Hole Clough up in Blackley. It is only a shortish walk from out house so nice and handy or a bit of exploring further to the north/east of the city. We have mentioned visiting Boggart Hole Clough many times in…
At the weekend, I started experimenting with creating a virtual walk. I have really enjoyed watching other peoples’ through the lockdown. It was a great way to get the feeling of travelling without leaving the house. Perfect for the majority of last year. Hale to Ashley Walk Over the bank holiday weekend, I fancied exploring…
It is so easy to forget about some of your favourite places when choosing a day out. Pictures on Instagram and Pinterest drawing your focus further afield. Lockdown rules easing making longer day trips more of a reality. Despite all of this, sometimes when things don’t go to plan, you end up revisiting an old…
Every time I am on the Wirral, I try to catch a Wirral sunset. It has become somewhat of a mini tradition of mine. One which I thoroughly enjoy. Of course, there is plenty of coastline to choose from and even a hill or two to perch on top. But I do enjoy it with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Exploring the small town of Ruthin in Dembighshire – the prison, the houses, the castle and the streets. All filled with history, heritage and stories. Carrying on from my adventures from last week, we now get to a bit of a short one – Ruthin. It has been a very long time since I…