Hips, trips, training and getting kids outside!
Life sometimes just gets in the way and finding the opportunity to get outside can sometimes seem impossible. We had a lovely sunny holiday in Cuba over Christmas. Coming back to bitterly cold January, bugs, and the mountains of homework and commitments, the opportunity to get outside seemed non-existent. The everyday things and worry of…
A place to share with you what I’m currently loving this season, either things I’ve bought, come across or been given that I think deserve a shout out. With Christmas and a January birthday I’ve been spoilt with some wonderful presents from my family. If you’re looking for something to treat your outdoor loving Valentine…
We’re back from a recent trip to Holguin in Cuba and here are 5 things not to miss when you visit the city. Hire a Cadillac If you can, you absolutely have to ride in an old American car, as your tour parts of Holguin. Cuba is famous for its old American cars and there…
How do Speed boats, horse riding and jeeps sound? We recently spent a week in Holguin Cuba over Christmas. It wasn’t all lazing by the pool, Margarita, in hand though. I find that ‘R’ word, really hard to do, what is it again? Oh yeah, relax!! With the opportunity to go out explore and have…
Happy belated New Year! Sorry I’ve been missing in action, pre-Christmas exams kept me busy and then we spent Christmas in Cuba, which was amazing. I’m sure they’ll be a blog post about our adventures there, it wasn’t all sitting by the pool and we had an exhilarating adventure involving speedboats! 2018 had amazing adventures,…
I was gutted to miss the press night at Lotherton Hall for their Christmas Experience, but we were kindly given a press pass for another day to visit. We’ve visited Lotherton Hall a few times, and so I was looking forward to the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas Woodland Walk’ and Enchanted Fairy Dell. We unfortunately…
I recently enjoyed blog posts from fellow outdoor bloggers, Splodz and The Urban Wanderer, with their ‘A-Z’ list of themselves. It was interesting to learn a few things about them, and so I decided to attempt my own. So, here goes, an A-Z of Hip2trek A – Acting! For the past few years I’ve worked, very…
Walking in Autumn doesn’t always go to plan, the weather and lack of daylight being just a few of the major factors. It doesn’t stop my family getting outside though, even if it’s not a huge exciting adventure. This weekend I had a real need to get some fresh air and stretch my legs. I’m…
Every time we drive past the signs for Castle Howard, I always say “Ooo I really want to go there”. It’s a fabulous stately home not far from York and has acres of park and woodland, along with lakes, fountains and formal gardens. Just the sort of place to go if you fancy getting outside…
I recently walked two stages of the Calderdale Way with a friend, over a weekend. In my last post ‘Calderdale Way Part 1’, you left us at our overnight accommodation tucked up in PJ’s after a pint and meal. We woke up to more rain, well I say woke up, we had been disturbed during…