London Bridge Challenge; a 30 mile adventure on the Thames
In between travels and adventures, I found myself in London for 3 weeks. While there I was staying in a relaxed hostel in East London, Park Villa, and my plan was to use the time to focus on blogging and meeting people. I didn’t want it all to be work though so...
What is it like to sleep in a snow hole
“You don’t sleep in a snow hole. You just wait for morning.” An experienced guide told me this once. I thought about these reassuring words as I dug away at my snow hole wondering if I could actually be bothered to spend a night in the thing. Get...
Freediving in Eilat: What’s it like freediving to 20 meters?
My duck dive wasn’t good but there was nothing I could do about it now. I kept my sight on the rope, avoiding the instinct to lift my head up and look at the just visible seafloor where I was heading. Remembering to equalizing my ears as I go before the pressure...
Because adventures are never flat
After following Anna McNuff as she ran the length of New Zealand, Elise Downing as she ran around Great Britain and Laura Maisey as she ran Home from Rome….it’s not surprising I have an urge to try a running adventure! When this idea came to mind, I couldn’t run more...
Hiking Acatenango volcano & seeing a lava eruption
It was 2am. I lay half in, half out of my tent, freezing cold and wrapped up in as many layers I had been able to borrow from my hostels ‘lost property’ box. Despite being tired from the gruelling hike to camp, I hadn’t slept for more than a handful of 10-minute cap...the Ordinary Adventurer
I love adventure! I've hiked over 1000km the length of Israel, crossed the Jordan desert, kayaked the width of the UK against plastic pollution and completed a world first kick-scooting the length of the USA.
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