The grown-up version of the den, wild version of the house, human version of the nest - who else loves a characterful cabin? Below are some snapshots of the handcrafted homes seen on our month-long cycle down Patagonia’s westernmost road, the Carretera Austral. There is...
Bikes “Hey, I like your bike!” - I got a few comments from bike-lovers for treating this old lady to an adventure in the Patagonian mountains. She’s a vintage Ridgeback (Ridgeback was the first company to manufacture mountain-bikes in the UK), christened the “Iron Maiden” thanks...
Hooray it's done! Setting a challenge to swim in 50 Snowdonian lakes and rivers by December 1st definitely helped to keep me motivated through the bleaker months of the British calendar. We swap hemispheres for a different challenge tomorrow so I thought I'd quickly share...
There is something primeval about watching a campfire. It's like a lifeline to our forgotten roots in an overconnected yet disconnected world. The hypnotic glow and cosy warmth encourages story-telling, which is, of course, what separated us from the rest of the animal kingdom in the first...