Sustrans 68 Bikepacking along the Pennine Cycle Way

With my brother having a milestone birthday to celebrate; I initially suggested a trip away down to our old stomping ground in the New Forest to look at racing motorcycles at the Sammy Miller Motorbike Museum. It was a positive response around going away although back to the drawing board for ideas on a destination. Feedback… Continue reading Sustrans 68 Bikepacking along the Pennine Cycle Way

Fastpacking around Norfolk, the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coastal Path

The aim was to travel light, move quickly and have some long days on foot in Norfolk.  This would be a chance to revisit some of the places from my childhood memories; including walking sections of the coastline along the mashes and birdwatching with my grandfather along with digging in the sand at with my… Continue reading Fastpacking around Norfolk, the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coastal Path

Top Tips For A Family Trip To Fontainebleau

I wrote the following guest post for: https://www.chrisensoll.com/chris-ensolls-blog Over the years I have had many a good trip to the boulders of the Fontainebleau Forest which is around 50km south of Paris. Over recent years I have been over to climb there with my children and have found it is a great place for all… Continue reading Top Tips For A Family Trip To Fontainebleau

Bank holiday weekend Fastpacking the Sentier du Nord in Luxembourg

This was an amazing trip to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The plan was simple, as I had been working in Brussels rather than go home for the August Bank Holiday, to head into Ardennes and do a multi-day long distance path. As much as the path was marked on the ground with diamonds I… Continue reading Bank holiday weekend Fastpacking the Sentier du Nord in Luxembourg

Fastpacking the Northumberland Coast Path over a long weekend

After booking our accommodation and after packing our small running rucksacks night before our alarm went off and it was time to head down to the train station to get the train first to Newcastle and then on to Almouth. This was our first attempt at fast packing between accommodation and we had decided to… Continue reading Fastpacking the Northumberland Coast Path over a long weekend

Langtang, Helambu and Gosainkund Trek in Nepal

“Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely.” Becky Aligada After all our preparation we stepped out of the land cruiser at Syabru Bensi and with our guide and porter we headed towards the Langtang valley. After a year… Continue reading Langtang, Helambu and Gosainkund Trek in Nepal

Preparation for a family trekking holiday to Nepal

Lao Tzu  said that ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ This post covers some of my thoughts on how we took that first few steps preparing for our family trekking trip to Nepal. Nepal has always had a special place in my heart and the idea was hatched to go… Continue reading Preparation for a family trekking holiday to Nepal

Introducing my children to wild camping in the UK

“The best adventures, big or little, are those shared with the ones you love.” – Clangers, episode 32, `Granny and Small’ Some of my favourite adventures have been wild camping in the mountains, sleeping with the sound of a stream and waking up to amazing views, and feeling connected to nature. Once my wife and… Continue reading Introducing my children to wild camping in the UK

Packing and travelling light, the kit list I still use

‘Where is started for me’ As I was preparing my presentation for a work conference in the USA and then putting my thoughts to what I needed to pack for my trip a work colleague suggested that as I was changing flights, just taking hand luggage would improve my chances of all my luggage arriving… Continue reading Packing and travelling light, the kit list I still use