• Travel

    Experience Swallows and Amazons in the Lake District

    The books and more recently the film Swallows and Amazons is set in the Lake District, written by Arthur Ransome who lived and found inspiration from the beautiful Cumbrian countryside he grew up in.  The most recent adaptation of the…

  • Travel

    Get Outside and Head to North Norfolk

    Living in East Northamptonshire, I visit North Norfolk a couple of times a year as it’s only an hour or so drive away.  The main reason is to visit the seaside, but there are many other great reasons to visit…

  • Travel

    The Royal Observatory – Greenwich London

    On our last family trip to London we focused our efforts around the Greenwich area, an area which has been highly recommended on a couple of occasions and by different people but quite often not on the radar of visiting…

  • Iceland,  Travel

    Adventure Planning – Iceland

    A little while back I mentioned that I’m heading to Iceland to complete a 2 marathons in 2 days trek across the Southern part of Iceland in July.  Initially the plan was to head to Iceland on the Friday, complete…