It won’t be long now before I begin the long drive up in to the north-west of England. In all my ten years of walking, I’ve never once set foot in the Lake District proper (unless you count a stop at Tebay services on the way up to Scotland back in June…). This trip could be interoperated as a bit of a celebration for my decade of hiking around the UK.
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5 Tips for Walkers
5 Tips for people who may be new to walking and exploring the outdoors (UK).
Recently, I was tagged in another YouTube video to share my five tips for people who might be new to this world of walking, hiking, camping and the outdoors.
I’ve already uploaded my own video response to this but I thought it might also be useful to get some things down on paper (or screen).
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This week’s #adventureprompts piece is all about an adventure that didn’t go as according to plan… Which for me, is going to describe my first proper “adventure” as an adult. I thought I’d written about this before but cannot find it on these pages.
‘Tell us about an adventure which didn’t go to plan, but perhaps was all the richer for it.’
My First OS Map
With thanks to fellow outdoor blogger Emily Woodhouse, this is my first response to what will be a series of daily prompts for this week. Not being able to get out or travel far often can leave bloggers with a lack of impetus to write. You can follow Emily’s work at Travelling Lines.
Walks With Olly 