Short on time but wanting a big adventure? I read a lot about micro-adventures: a short, local adventure that doesn’t take up too much of your precious leisure time but gets you outside of your routine. I’m definitely a big fan of seeing what’s on your doorstep, but what if...
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Flights of Fancy: a walk on the mind side
The road to enlightenment. My friend has just set off on the Camino del Norte. She's been suffering burnout at work and I wondered if the time-honoured road to enlightenment could help ease mental exhaustion from post-pandemic modern living?While she’s not expecting to reach the holy grail of Santiago de...
Going Solo: Can you ever eat out alone on Valentine’s Day?
I was visiting Dorset and taking part in a self-made experiment I wasn’t even aware I was participating in. Until I clocked all the couples sitting at other tables. I had wondered why it had been tricky to get a table at the (chain) pub I was staying in for...
Flights of Fancy: Who you travel with matters
Mexico: a tale of two travels Have you ever been on holiday with friends only to discover you’ve spent a lot of money to do something only they enjoy? That your friends like laying by the pool while you like exploring? You want to get up and go while they...
Going Solo: Starting to Go Solo in Dartmoor
Going on holiday by yourself can seem really daunting. What if you’re lonely? What if you hate it? Will everyone see you alone and cast their pitying eyes over you? A really simple way to dip your toe into the world of solo travelling is to add a day or...
First Impressions of… Lincoln
What to do, eat and drink if you are passing through Lincoln It was a sunny Monday in May and we’d taken a ‘leisure drive’ out to Lincoln to mooch and lunch. As you well know, Monday is not the most auspicious day to get a brace of high...
Flights of Fancy: Winter Swimming
The eternal New Year’s question was rattling around in my head: how to start the year with a bang? My partner, Paul, does not love making a plan, so we had nothing organised. He values spontaneity and lives by the motto “there’s always tickets” which doesn’t necessarily wash with me. I...
Going Solo: Dartmouth
“Oh shame” my friend said when I told her I was going to Dartmouth alone for a mini-break. The general consensus in society is that we’re losers if we travel alone; that we can’t find anyone to go with us, we’re weird or must have failed at life. I don’t...