Rock and Cheese – A Weekend of Music
At the weekend, on Saturday I was lucky enough to see my all time favourite band, Green Day as part of their 99 Revolutions tour and then on Sunday a bit of a guilty pleasure was to see Olly Murs,…
Ben Nevis – Scotland and UK’s highest mountain
At the weekend I finally managed to climb the highest mountain in the UK – Ben Nevis. At 4409ft above sea level it’s not a particularly large mountain but still took 9 hours to ascend and descend (for me anyway!)…
Climb Your Mountain (CYM) – The Health and Wellbeing Charity
I’m often asked by people about the charity I go on trips with and help raise money for, here’s a little bit about the charity Climb Your Mountain (CYM). Set up by Charlie Wardle in 2008, He founded CYM following…
Interview – Bethaney from Flashpacker Family
Something a little different, here’s an interview with a lovely lady who’s kindly agreed to answer a few questions…I urge you to check out her blog Flashpacker Family and follow her and her family’s travelling adventures… Please introduce yourself and…
Travel Insurance for Everest Base Camp
When doing any overseas trip you should invest in travel insurance, this is to cover you for a whole range of incidents that may occur on your trip. When trekking over 5000m, you need to make sure that either your…
Should I buy new hiking boots?
I’ve been trying to decide whether I should replace my hiking boots which were a fairly cheap buy for when I did Kilimanjaro. At the time I didn’t want to splash out on a pair that I may not use…