Adventure gifts – give the gift of adventure There is no greater gift than the spirit of adventure. It truly is a gift for life. And you can give it in a thousand ways. There’s a growing body of science which tells us it’s important for kids to regularly get active, outside and in touch [...]
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An unexpected cultural education: Vaisakhi Southall
An unexpected cultural education: Vaisakhi Southall Driving back from our Twin Theme Park Adventure we stopped at some traffic lights in Southall, West London and ended up involved in one of the largest Sikh festivals of the year. After days spent visiting Legoland, Star Wars and Harry Potter, it was quite a contrast and proved something of [...]
Counting Sheep in Cumbrian Dialect
Counting Sheep in Cumbrian Dialect Counting sheep here in Cumbria isn’t just something you do to get to sleep. Sheep are not just part of the landscape, they’re part of the local economy. So if you’re a sheep farmer counting sheep is a bit like counting money (although they’ll probably tell you not very much [...]
Bushcraft expert shows how to light fire without matches
Lake District Bushcraft: Friction Fire Lighting As part of our Family Adventure Capital Season we’ve been investigating Bushcraft in Cumbria. This week we were lucky enough to meet and talk with Ben McNutt, owner of Cumbrian Bushcraft experts Woodsmoke who showed us how to light fire without matches, despite the damp weather! How to light a [...]
You’re in the North East now laddie… at Beamish
You’re in the North East now laddie… Beyond the edge of the Pennines, the C2C drops down into a different world, a world dominated by its’ industrial heritage, as we found out as we rode on towards the C2C finish at the North Sea in Sunderland. After days riding over moorland we find ourselves at [...]
Imagine an Adventure Island…
Imagine an Adventure Island We knew the kids gap hour was going well when they rang up and asked for extra time. At least they didn’t ask for money. They may have missed Adventure Dad Charley Boorman‘s talk but they came back laden with leaflets, stickers, sweets and their own ideas for incredible adventures. Relaxing [...]
An graveyard adventure in the community
It’s National Geography Awareness Week this week and families around the world have been challenged by National Geographic Education to get out and have a geography related adventure in their own community. A graveyard adventure in the community Never one to turn down a challenge Stuart decided upon a life or death mission; to visit [...]
Lessons learned from travel? Well…
Lessons learned from travel? Over the last week I’ve been taking part in the BootsnAll 30 days of Indie Travel Project over on our Facebook page. Each day brings a new travel related theme to explore and it’s been fun taking time out each day to think back on our family travels in different ways. So [...]
High and dry at the end of our family sailing school
High and dry at the end of our family sailing school Life on the ocean waves Day 5. High & dry in Largs Day 5 is cancelled. Well all tuition and sailing are anyway. Breakfast is however served in the marina café. Scottish sausage, bacon and eggs. It’s never tasted so good. Over coffee Simon [...]
The (alternative) treaty of Waitangi
From: Kirstie Date: 12th April 2005 Subject: The (alternative) treaty of Waitangi Place: Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand While in Waitangi it seemed only reasonable we should try and give the kids a history lesson, explain the significance of this place, in terms they could understand, perhaps [...]
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