Lauren & Luke – The Helpful Hiker
Sometimes it’s good to push yourself out of your comfort zone. It might hurt at the time (or even 2
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One of the many benefits of moving house last year is that we now have a much bigger garden. Not only that, but our garden is absolutely teeming with birds! We only moved to the next street, yet our old
Understandably, seeing the Niagara Falls is on a lot of hiker’s to do list. They truly are a natural wonder and because much of the surrounding land has some sort of protected status there are plenty of great trails and
You’ll always remember your first camping experience. Rising and retreating with the sun, the sound of zips at all hours, and being at one with nature. All these moments are made possible with the right tent, and you can be
I hate January. Once you’re over the euphoria of the New Year celebrations, and your commitment to your resolutions has waned, it really is a dull month! It’s therefore a great time to make some travel plans and plot your
When I started this blog I didn’t expect it to really go anywhere. I just wanted a record of our outdoor adventures to look back on in years to come. Along the way I’ve been lucky to pick up a
Despite a few reservations, not least about the cost, we recently enjoyed our first family holiday at Center Parcs. We went at the cheapest time of year and paid just £329 for a four night stay in a two bedroom
For quite some time I’ve been thinking about whether we should go on a family holiday to Center Parcs. The reason that we’ve never done it before is a niggling doubt at the back of my mind, it just seems
When I started this blog way back in 2013 on Tumblr (anyone remember Tumblr?) I had very little idea about blogging. I had never heard of SEO and I had no idea of the direction that my website was heading.
We don’t watch a lot of television in our house, but what we do watch is a lot of YouTube. To be precise, a lot of outdoor YouTube channels (and terrible parking/driving, children playing with toys and 80’s cartoons, but
Well, it’s been a strange year. The first half of the year was taken up with selling our old house, buying a new one and moving, and all the stress that entails. The second half of the year was taken
