Author: Jane
Britain’s Best Holiday Destinations
Forget that low-cost flight to Hotto-Cheapo you’re about to book. Britain’s best holiday destinations can, and do, knock the sandals off many other countries. You just have to know where […]
Getting Over My Phobia
A tongue-in-cheek look at my fear of water with ridiculous real life events including a circling shark to nearly crashing a yacht.
OS Maps App Review
I’d be royally lost without the Ordnance Survey (OS) Maps app. That’s not because I can’t read a map, but when doing a 3,500-mile hike, I’d be toting more paper than a […]
Sea to Summit – Britain’s Highest Beach in the Welsh Mountains
Watching from her vantage point, the lifeguard monitored the events unfolding below. A donkey was desperately trying to eat its owner’s ice cream, kids were resisting the temptation to knock […]
Walking the Timeline of Britain – The End
“What an achievement!” the policeman smiled as he eyed up my tragically battered backpack. Then, as though it was an impossible feat, “Did you really walk 3,500 miles?” “Yes,” I […]
Walking the Timeline of Britain: The Journey Part 8
The Winter’s Tale Winter’s icy fingers tightly gripped my feet; the only thing brave enough to touch them after so long in the same pair of hiking boots. I sighed […]
Trout Pout for Empowerment? Phaa!
I’ve just spent the past few minutes laughing at ridiculous Instagram posts. “Be yourself, be true, be natural” one says with a girl wearing make up, clad in tight leggings, […]
My Guilty Conscience
A pang of guilt jolts me as I look down at my backpack. Tucked into the straps is an environmental nightmare; a two-litre plastic bottle sits dented with its label […]
MSR Access 1 Review – Four-Season Tent
After using this four-season tent solidly from November to April in Britain, here’s my straight-talking MSR Access 1 review and accompanying video. Covering the pros and cons of the MSR Access […]
3,500-Mile Hike Q&A – You Ask, I Answer!
Eight months in to my 3,500-mile* hike through British history, I answer your questions from ‘the scariest moment’ to washing issues. *I initially calculated it to be 2,500 miles but […]