MicroAdventures
🏰 Corfe Castle Weekend 2025 – Red Arrows, Ridge Walks & Hidden Gems
🏰 Corfe Castle Weekend – Red Arrows, Ridge Walks & Hidden Gems After seven incredible years of running this trip, Corfe Castle never fails to deliver a magical experience, and this year may just have been my favourite yet. With surprise air displays, hidden lakes, coastal cliffs, tea rooms, and the ever-watchful Corfe Castle towering…
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The Monsal Trail & Shacklow Wood 👣 6 miles | Highest elevation: 801ft | Total ascent: 1,244ft The one with… wild garlic carpets, echoing tunnels, and ice cream at the summit! ☀️ Another glorious day of sunshine, with temperatures climbing to 24°C. Plenty of stops were needed to drink water, reapply sunscreen… and eat ice…
Read MoreTRAVEL BLOG – CHATSWORTH SURPRISE ADVENTURE (DAY ONE)
Saturday, 10th May | Around 10 miles of joy, bluebells & cake The one with… a surprise view, canapés in hiking boots, and Sound of Music meadows 🐔 6:30am – A Noisy Start to a Beautiful Day The cockerels may have long finished their morning announcements, but the farmyard choir was in full voice as…
Read MoreISTANBUL 2025 – DAY FOUR
The one with… a sky-high dream, a bumpy landing, and an unexpected feast. ⏰ 5:30 am – The alarm blares, and I’m wide awake instantly. I shuffle to the window, pull back the curtain… and sigh. It’s pitch black, and sleet taps against the glass — it clearly snowed in the night. The thought of…
Read MoreISTANBUL 2025 – DAY THREE
The one with the cancelled balloon ride, otherworldly landscapes, and tunnels beneath the earth. ⏰ The alarm rang out at 4:30 am, and my heart skipped a beat. Today was supposed to be the moment, the hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia’s surreal desert landscape, rising with the sun. Clothes were ready, teeth brushed…
Read MoreISTANBUL 2025 – DAY TWO
ISTANBUL TO CAPPADOCIA – DAY TWO 🇹🇷 The one with bus karaoke, volcanic valleys, and a flaming dinner surprise ☕️ After a well-earned lie-in (our beds were very persuasive), we emerged around 9 a.m. and gathered for another glorious Turkish breakfast feast. I’m starting to think these breakfasts could be reason enough to return,…
Read MoreISTANBUL 2025 – DAY ONE
ISTANBUL – DAY ONE 🇹🇷 The one where we devoured a breakfast banquet, wandered beneath ancient streets, and ended the day with music, mezze, and maybe a little too much Raki… 🥱 After a long and rather chaotic travel day, we all collapsed into our beds and slept like logs. So, when morning rolled around,…
Read MoreDAFFODIL WAY AND MALVERN’S TRAVEL BLOG
The One with the Sea of Yellow, a Pink Church, and a Random Yacht (Oh… and Day Two in the Hills!) Alfie the Jackapoo and I rolled into the sleepy village of Dymock last night, Sid the Van came to a stop just around the corner from the rather lovely Dymock Church. I had…
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