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You might think that the start of autumn is an odd time for a walking festival, but it really isn’t! The GM walking festival is an annual (perhaps twice per year) event encouraging everyone in Greater Manchester to get outside. With the global pandemic on us, the festival is virtual this time. That’s not to…
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In May last year, I made my way to Whitworth Park to take part in some walking and cycling photographs. Little did I know that it would also be the day that I got a feeling for two wheels again. Getting back on a bike Other than trying out the short-lived Mobike in Manchester,…
With the urban population of the UK at around 83.65% there are a lot of us living in cities. Many of us will dream away the week days with plans for country walks. Yet more of us enjoy the offerings we can find in urban nature. I love nothing more than noticing a petite flower…
When the bank holiday (or any weekend or day off for that matter) we love to get out and about exploring places. That and getting the train to somewhere which is surprisingly exciting for us. The past bank holiday weekend gave us the luxury of four days to explore and one of those was filled…
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…
We had a day off on Monday so decide to go loitering in Liverpool for the day. We love going to Liverpool, the city that saw a lot of my youthful mischief! Not only for the fun memories and stories that I can share with Jit, but also the art and vibrancy. Loitering in Liverpool…
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…
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!…
With the inevitable UK rain rearing it’s head every now and then I think it is handy to have a list of things to do in Manchester when it rains. You might have already seen my post on 10 free things to do in Manchester when it rains but I thought it was time to…
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,…
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…
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…
You might think that heading to the zoo is something you would only want to do in the summer. However, a winter visit to the zoo is great too. The animals tend to be more active when it is cooler, according to the staff, and we have found it to be true. Winter Visit to Chester Zoo…
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…
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…
You might well expect April showers when camping in the Spring, but our trip to Hay-on-Wye around my birthday in April had us experiencing absolutely every season in one day! Especially on our visit to the National Trust’s The Weir Garden where we were rained on, warmed by the sun, blown by the wind and battered…
As part of our altered holiday plans I got clicking around Pinterest for things nearby. I found the most stunning canal bridge and then to my surprise, found that it was the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Llangollen. Llangollen is a mere 35 minutes from my parents’ house so a perfect place to visit on a mini…