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GEAR REVIEW – ALTRA LONE PEAK 4.0 WOMENS
Gear Review after 600 miles! After watching endless YouTube videos I was hooked with the Altra Lone Peak 4.0’s so I purchased a pair in May 2019. Since then I have walked two long-distance trails. The Camino (in the pouring rain through the Pyrenees) and The South Downs Way (on chalky clifftops and hard ground). …
BOOK REVIEW – My MIDSUMMER MORNING
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure by Alastair Humphreys Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never…
TREAT OF THE WEEK | SOLAR POWER PACK
Treat of the week When Jason joined me on the South Downs Way I had “gear envy” as he showed me his new solar charging pack. This thing was heavy and I initially dismissed it for any type of backpacking trip, but when he charged his own phone and numerous of my gadgets and it…
TREAT OF THE WEEK | MIDORI TRAVEL JOURNAL
Treat of the week I have been a fan of writing a diary or journal since I was a teenager. I have a whole range of different sorts of journals until two years ago when I stumbled upon the Midori Journalling world. I say world because it is a whole world. Just type Midori Journal…
BOOK REVIEW – WHAT THE PSYCHIC TOLD THE PILGRIM
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago In this wickedly funny account, Jane Christmas describes her pilgrimage along Spain’s infamous Camino de Santiago de Compostela in celebration of her fiftieth birthday. Somehow she finds herself leading fourteen squabbling middle-aged women—until she…
TREAT OF THE WEEK | BEAR NOTE TAKING APP
Treat of the week As many of you may know, I enjoy documenting my travels and recording the stories and ideas as they happen. When I am walking, endless ideas pop into my mind and I find that I am constantly having to stop to write notes, or worse, I decided that if it was…
TREAT OF THE WEEK | EKSTER SMART WALLET WITH CHIPILO TRACKER
Treat of the week – I’m Now Super Smart! After my wallet was stolen at a Madness concert a few weeks ago I was on the hunt for a new wallet that was a little techier (is that a word?) My new wallet needed to include a tracker (mainly because I waste so much time…
BOOK REVIEW – TWO STEPS FORWARD
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Projectcomes a story of taking chances and learning to love again as two people, one mourning her husband and the other recovering from divorce, cross paths on the centuries-old Camino pilgrimage from France to Spain. “The Chemin will change you. It…
BOOK REVIEW – Peas and Queues (Unabridged Audiobook)
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there’s a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught. Thankfully,…
TREAT OF THE WEEK | BACKPACK RAIN COVER & AIRPORT BAG COMBO
Treat of the week – Not just a rain cover… This little product is wicked! No longer do I need to carry cling film with me to the airport or pay for expensive wrapping service to protect my backpack when flying. The Highlander Combo is both a rain cover and a duffle bag which only…
BOOK REVIEW – I’M OFF THEN, LOSING AND FINDING MYSELF ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction I’m Off Then has sold more than three million copies in Germany and has been translated into eleven languages. The number of pilgrims along the Camino has increased by 20 percent since the book was published. Hape Kerkeling’s spiritual journey has struck a chord. Overweight, overworked, and disenchanted, Kerkeling…
TREAT OF THE WEEK |THE WORLDS THINEST TRAVEL ADAPTER
Treat of the week – A New Travel Adapter I think I am the only person who will get excited when a bit of gear gets broken. When I discovered that my 4 way USB travel adapter was no longer working I spent a little bit of time on YouTube and Amazon researching for a…
