Sometimes you don’t have to go far to see some spectacular stuff – you can just be in the right place at the right time. I’m camping on the north coast of Wales tonight – only twenty minutes from The Cottage. Got a real show from the tent door as the sun went down!  Read more

Decided to stretch the legs today with a trip over to Craig yr Ysfa in the Carneddau. We wanted to move fast and not carry too much weight, so strimmed down our kit down to the bare essentials. The Glyders were stuck in the grip of clouds, but over east, the mountains were cloud free Read more

Was a hazy one in the hills today. Nipped up Moel y Ci in the afternoon, but the evening really cleared up beautifully.  Went skateboarding along the cycle track in the evening. Super chilled. Quiet and solo. An amazing sunset and some smooth Tarmac were good for the soul… Read more

Back from the alpine meadows late last night. Took a walk out from The Cottage this morning to find that there’s plenty of colour along the tracksides here too.  Then spent a very relaxing afternoon and evening soaking up some sun at the beach, as well as spotting a few more flowers along the way.. Read more

The day dawned clear. After a hearty hut breakfast, we set off into the cool of the morning, on our last day of Dolomiti Trekking.  Having gained most of our height yesterday, today we could enjoy the views without anywhere near as much sweating as the path was mainly flat or downhill. The tail took Read more

A journey through the Kingdom of Fanes – through forests, over deep ravines, across high alpine meadows and with a very close encounter with a thunder storm!  Having packed up our base camp in Cortina d’Aprezzo, we set off carrying small packs with sleeping bags and overnight gear for a stay at the Fanes Refugio. Read more