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Key Stats šLocation: Pwll Du, Gower. Wales. š”Sea Temperature:~8.9Ā°C (seatemperature.info) ā°ļø Time in the water: ~2.5mins (estimate) The Story I was back home in Wales for Christmas and managed to get myself down to Pwll Du bay for a swim on Boxing day. Despite spending my childhood exploring this part of the Gower, we took…
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This blog post is the third in a four-part series covering a journey bikepacking through Belgium. If you havenāt read the first three posts check them out here: Day 4 & 5: To Brussels and Back As the sun rose above the horizon, the sky was set ablaze with a pink hue in the north…
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This blog post is the third in a four-part series covering a journey bikepacking through Belgium. If you havenāt read the first and second posts check them out here: Day 3 – Ghent Despite a fun evening, the night was bitterly cold. Foolishly I did not dry down the inner pod of my tent, which…
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This blog post is the second in a four part series covering a journey bikepacking through Belgium. If you haven’t read the first post read it here: Bruges After a uneasy sleep, we woke up at 6am and quickly pack away signs of our inhabitation. My friend was keen to make some breakfast before we…
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Packed with our tents, sleeping bags and enough warm clothes to get us through the worst possible weather, we set our sights on Brussels and planned our route to the Belgian capital. We made our way, via train, ferry and bicycle, out of London, across the channel and through France.
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A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to stand in the presence of a true adventurer. I attended a talk in London hosted by the Scientific Exploration Society. The speaker was Lucy Shepherd, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a professional adventurer. At the age of 29, Lucy has done more adventures…
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The recent uptake in so-called “wild swimming” in the last few years has been phenomenal. Whilst I appreciate that my adventure-filtered newsfeed will be susceptible to a disproportionate amount of noise on the topic unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are likely to have come across the term. As someone who has grown…
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In my last post, I discussed how I fell out of love with London, the city I live in. I felt like I had become trapped in a rut with the same old routine. However, I found that instead of focusing on the downsides of London – no mountains, a surplus of people and limited…
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At the beginning of the summer of 2022, I fell out of love with London. I had become disillusioned with the place that at first had brought me so much exhilaration. I found that The City was no longer exciting me or bringing me joy. And significantly, I began to notice that my passion for…
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Key Stats šLocation: Nicholaston Beach, Gower. Wales. š”Sea Temperature:~15.4Ā°C (seatemperature.info) ā°ļø Time in the water: ~20mins (estimate) The Story I was back in my home country Wales this weekend and had managed to find time to go and explore my old stomping grounds. The Gower is where I spent a big chunk of my childhood.…