for curious minds and wandering feet wherever they may be
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…
[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…
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 think springtime at Tatton Park is almost as lovely as Autumn. Almost. The low sunshine is a thing of beauty along with the colour burst of the Rhododendrons in the garden. They almost mirror the golden hues of autumn. With being so busy recently, we have been opting for a local walk for at…
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…
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…
So often overshadowed by the Lake District, Cumbria offers so much more than it gets credit for. Plus, it is so accessible by train from Manchester so you can make a day of it whenever you fancy. I spent a day in the autumn sunshine in Arnside and Morecambe Bay. The most glorious of days…
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!…
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…
It seems like ages since I have posted on the blog and that is because I have been sorting out some hosting and getting the back end of things sorted so that I can make the blog look nicer and run smoother – what do you reckon so far? Anyway, that’s not really what I’m…
So you might be starting to notice a theme in my posts this week – lots of video if you’ve missed it. I think that it is a fun way to show you the parks and places to visit without wasting the time that you could be out there exploring! So with that in mind,…
Being members of the National Trust certainly has its benefits. One of which is being able to visit and walk around Quarry Bank Mill. A local place, but sometimes it is the simplest of pleasures. Quarry Bank Mill It seems that it has been a very long time since I last wrote about a visit to…
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 think springtime at Tatton Park is almost as lovely as Autumn. Almost. The low sunshine is a thing of beauty along with the colour burst of the Rhododendrons in the garden. They almost mirror the golden hues of autumn. With being so busy recently, we have been opting for a local walk for at…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…