A simple yearly ritual: making my own calendar
A simple DIY calendar to capture small joys and big moments before they quietly slip away.
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How to have an adventurous year without leaving London
What do you want this year to be? To kick off the new year I want to share with you a London outdoors and sport calendar, or 12 ideas (one for each month of the year) to have an adventurous year without leaving the British capital city. It may seem counter intuitive but it’s during…
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Cycling London to Paris in 3 days
A staple challenge for British cyclists, a stunning destination and a 3 days journey, just as beautiful.
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Why I love cold water swimming
One of the reasons I started to cold water swimming this winter was try something different. I sticked to it for the quiet, the pause and the reset it gives my body and my mind.
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A beginner’s guide to cycling your first sportive
If you have decided to cycle a 100km event or longer, find in this beginner guide tips about how to choose the event, what gear to use and how to train.
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How to complain about the quality of your gear
Broken backpack straps, headlamp that stops working, leaking tent, broken zipper, holes in shoes? It usually happens at the worst time, and that’s why you should always be ready. On the moment, the only thing you can do is to try to save the day with a trick. I did my Salkantay trek with duct tape around…
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I tried ski touring and this is why you should too
The wind blowing in our face is getting stronger and stronger the snow starts to fall again, our progression in the powder snow is getting slower. Off the beaten slopes, I am ecstatic: I am getting my own mini feel for a polar expedition. We are ski touring on the swedish fjall, these old middle mountains…
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Gifts that travellers and outdoors lovers actually want
I can’t believe it is already this time of the year. The darkness and the cold -though never an excuse not to enjoy the outdoors-, the frost and… the panic to find the perfect gifts before Christmas… (Yes – how fortunate we are to face such a problem that can keep us busy for the all…
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Travel with older loved ones
Travelling with older loved ones isn’t about ticking places off a list, it’s about creating memories you’ll carry long after. This is a sign for you to book that trip.
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Packing tips for active travelers
The road is the best teacher. During my 7 months of travelling in South America, I have been packing/ unpacking what seems to be ten thousand times. I got a rid of a few things, lost a few others. In this post, I am sharing my “packing learnings and tips” for the active traveller, getting…
