Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult (depending on fitness) Wainwright Guide: Book Two – The Far-Eastern Fells Fells: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts The Kentmere Horseshoe is one of the most challenging routes in the Lake District that you can undertake. At Read more…
Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult Wainwright Guide: Book Seven – The Western Fells Easily recognisable on the skyline at the Northern end of Wastwater, Great Gable is one of the most popular summits in the Lake District. As Wainwright so elegantly conveyed in his guide books, it is highly satisfying to complete the Read more…
Difficulty: Easy – Moderate (depending on route taken) Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius is one of the most famous volcanos in the world. The eruption that took place in 79AD descemated the city of Pompeii as well as other small townships in the surrounding areas such as Herculaneum and Oplontis. The Read more…
Coming to the end of our trip to Italy, mum and I were in desperate need of some relaxation in the sun. Sorrento was just the place to go! This is somewhere you could either easily spend the week or just take a day trip to. It is often regarded Read more…
Chiang Mai is THE city to be in Northern Thailand. With such a vast number of things to see and do you could spend weeks here and not get bored! Read on to find out more…
A day trip from Bangkok to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya made it onto mine and Chars to do list because we desperately wanted to escape the city, and we had seen a lot of Pinterest posts telling us that it should be done. Most people would say that it Read more…
Wow. Where can I even begin with Koh Phi Phi? This island is possibly THE most beautiful place I have ever laid eyes on. If you have time to only visit the one island, make it this one!!! Getting to Koh Phi Phi… To get here from Bangkok was quite Read more…
After the first long haul flight I’ve taken in years I was so glad to finally touch down in Bangkok, Thailand! With our 5kg backpacks in tow we headed out into the city for the biggest culture shock of our lives. Now the first thing to note upon leaving the Read more…
The final stop on the European portion of our backpacking adventure, following a fairly early departure from Bratislava, we finally arrived in my favourite city, Budapest. I am completely in love with the Hungarian capital and after reading this you’ll hopefully be able to see why! My trip with Char Read more…
The one everybody wants to climb! The Ranger Path may be one of the easier routes up the highest mountain in Wales, but the views it offers are truly phenomenal. Want to make it tot he summit of Snowdon and experience some spectacular scenery along the way? This is the guide for you!