Here it goes, another mention of our summer challenge… but I promise you it will be a quick one! If you follow our blog you’ll know we set out to bag 20+ munros over 4 weeks with our son, raising money for Tommy’s charity – at the end we bagged 22 together, walked 104km with […]
Perthshire is known as Big Tree Country and with good reason. The area covers more than 200,000 acres of woodland, has some of the oldest and tallest trees in the country and has some great trails for family walks. Needless to say, it’s a beautiful place to visit at any time of year, but it is […]
We’ve just returned from a weekend away in the van around the Loch Rannoch area, somewhere we’ve been to many times before but there’s always little gems hidden away that we never can fit in for a short weekend. This time, we sought out the route to MacGregor’s Cave, a short walk through some woods […]
A few weeks ago, on a glorious September afternoon, my son and I went on a mini roadtrip to the Linn of Dee near Braemar for an early evening explore and to spend a short time listening to the sounds of the pine woods, as part of an event organised by artist Petra Vergunst at […]
The sleeping bag forms a key part of your sleep system when camping, and along with your groundmat will set if you are warm enough or kept awake with cold. Many children’s sleeping bags are not really warm enough in all but the most warm and settled weather in the UK. We have been testing […]
Here’s another blog about our summer fundraising challenge but this time, it’s all about YOU! The challenge was to bag 20+ munros over 4 weeks with our 5yo son, hoping to raise as much money as possible for Tommy’s to fund their research in to miscarriage, stillbirth and premature births. The team and the work they are […]
I have been a firm believer in decent boots for hill walking for many years, but have been wanting to try lighter footwear for a while as it is said that weight on your feet is equal to about twice or three times that weight on your back in terms of how tired it makes […]
Today we were really keen to get outside for a good walk, but were all feeling a bit tired and short on attention span. We had a hunt online for shorter walks with lots of interest and I casually suggested that we head to Maspie Den in the Fife Lomand Hills area starting from a […]
In a small campervan space is at a premium but having a washing up bowl is handy for many purposes. We use them for washing up, obviously, but also as a bowl for use as a water carrier, a bucket for pond dipping and collecting shells. For these reasons, we really wanted to be able […]
Scotland has recently been voted the most beautiful country in the world by readers of Rough Guides and it’s easy to see why. Rugged coastlines, craggy mountains, pristine beaches, beautiful glens and high mountain plateaus. What’s not to love? We moved to Perthshire just over 4 years ago and didn’t waste any time heading straight to the […]
