I spent most of my life believing – with some certainty – that the now demolished Ponsmere Hotel in Perranporth was the closest hotel to a beach in the UK. It was called the ‘hotel on the beach’, after all. A few have come close, but none could beat the cliff side views over the […]
It’s very, very rare I write rants on this blog, but this one is long overdue. A couple of years ago I wrote a post about why my blog and social media had been pretty quiet. The main reason for that post – in summary – was due to how false and inauthentic the influencer […]
This years ski holiday saw me venture to the sunny* slopes of Alpe d’Huez, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Up until last year, I have skied for at least once a week, every year since 2002. Aside from getting married, a big honeymoon to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and a big ski holiday back […]
People often ask me what my funniest travel story is. It’s difficult to pin point one, because there have been many…like, MANY…and I have the crows feet to prove it 🙂 But one story always sticks out in my mind because it happened in my favourite country: Colombia. Let me paint the scene. Colombia was […]
[This product was gifted from Westbeach, however all views below are my own. Happy reading!] When Westbeach got in touch with me, I have to confess, I’d never heard of the brand. No surprise, given they are based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I’ve been on the hunt for a new ski jacket for a while, […]
When the guys from LifeSaver got in touch and asked me to review their Liberty water filtration bottle, I gladly obliged, as it is one bit of kit i’m missing from my wild camping / backpacking gear arsenal. The LifeSaver Liberty bottle is designed for anyone that is spending a lot of time in the […]
SunGod have launched a new pair of ski goggles – the Vanguards! I’ve been waiting on my customised pair arriving in the post, so when they finally got delivered on Saturday, I thought I’d do a little video to unbox them, show you what they look like, do a comparison against SunGod’s other snow goggles, […]
Cornwall is one of my favourite areas of the UK. I’ve visited Cornwall every year since I was 8 years old, and absolutely love the Cornish surf vibe. There some incredible hotels and Airbnb accommodation in Cornwall, but with such a rich history and amazing coastal scenery I wanted to find some more unusual places […]
You’re a dad! Or soon will be, congrats! 🙂 Many new parents find out the sex of their baby at their 12 week scan. We didn’t. We figured you don’t really get many good surprises in life, so we never found out. Claire, my wife, thought we were going to have a girl, and I […]
