Category: tips & opinion
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Trespass: Review of the seawater lightweight jacket
I have been testing out the Seawater Waterproof Jacket from Trespass* over the past few weeks and found that it has lot to offer for a lightweight waterproof jacket for this time of year. First thing’s first though, let’s talk about the features of this Womens Lightweight Waterproof Jacket with Hood: Waterproof rating – 3000mm…
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3 big challenges for my 40th
We’re not a family who gives any thought to New Years resolutions, but 2020 is a big year for us so it’s feeling a little different. Don’t shout it out loud but I’m 40 at the end of the year and have been mulling things over about how best to celebrate. Keith’s also 40 this…
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What I learned from getting outside
I know what you’re thinking….here goes another blog banging on about how great it is getting outside, research says this, grandma said that… Well, I don’t think you’d be far wrong… kind of I’ve been having bit of a tough time of it lately. I haven’t been feeling myself for a few weeks, which really…
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Why we chose to spend our shared parental leave in New Zealand
When we had our son last summer, we decided to make use of shared parental leave, taking three months off at the start of this year. We were wanting to go on an adventure, take in the views, go on hikes, lounge on beaches and do a spot of wildlife watching while we were at…
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Wildcamping at 32 weeks pregnant
This time last year the UK was basking in glorious sunshine. Think along the lines of long summer days where the temperature regularly hit the mid to high 20’s…. Pretty good for Scotland! But at 32 weeks pregnant with ankles the size of an elephants and a bump to rival any baby elephant bump, I’d…
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Safari Walk in Wester Ross – blog by our son
*** A short blog by our son on a little walk near Gruinard bay towards An Teallach It was really hard first. There were lots of vines, even more bog! There was some stunning views of waterfalls. We didn’t manage to get to the end. There was a lot of rock climbing. It felt…
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Bothy adventures
We have been based in Scotland for around five years now and have to admit that despite all our outdoor adventures, we had not spent a night in a bothy. A bothy is a free basic shelter that is open to anyone. They are often old estate houses that have been left open and a…
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Getting dirty with history on an NTS archaeology dig
At the weekend we headed to Dunkeld to do something a bit different for us; we went on an archaeology dig on the battle site dated 1689 when the first Jacobite rebellion lost to the red coat soldiers. The event was organised by the National Trust for Scotland who had already set out the grid…
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Flexibility is key to adventuring with kids, so is having the proper kit!
We had plans for today… we’d been keeping an eye on the weather forecast which looked incredible for bagging a munro… low wind, great visibility, no rain forecast but very low temperatures. Nothing awful. So we packed our bags yesterday, all except the jackets we’d used in the snow as they were drying out. We…
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Family roadtrip around Iceland
Iceland is one of those places which seems to seep into your mind as a destination for a holiday, with amazing images of glaciers, mountains, hot springs and volcanoes everywhere. There is also the possibility to journey to the centre to the Earth! We’ve been wanting to visit for a while, but have been put…
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