Author: Jude Brosnan

5 reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer

We asked the authors of Wild Guide Scotland to give us five reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer. Continue reading 5 reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer

7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador

You may know Ecuador for its volcanoes or the Galapagos islands, but there’s so much more to the  small South American nation than that! A spectacular cycle path, rival cities, Inca words mixed in with Spanish, popcorn with everything and a new president called Lenin are just a handful of other reasons to put this compact Latin American nation on your travel bucket list… Continue reading 7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador

Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota

Mary-Ann Ochota, the author of Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape tells us the history behind some things we might see while out exploring:

Most people have had the experience – peering out of a train or car window, walking across a field, or gazing at a hillside – of seeing something manmade and possibly ancient, but not knowing what it is they’re looking at. Continue reading Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota

Happy Easter Island

Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua) is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest continental land mass is over 3,700 kilometres away.

The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed on the Island on Easter Sunday in 1722 and gave it its European name. Continue reading Happy Easter Island

5 tips for the reluctant solo traveller by Hannah Stuart-Leach

Our April Book of the Month Roam Alone: Inspiring Tales by Reluctant Solo Travellers is a collection of travel experiences from cycling in Shetland to power cuts in Laos by a number of writers.

We asked one of the writers, Hannah Stuart-Leach to share some tips for the reluctant solo traveller: Continue reading 5 tips for the reluctant solo traveller by Hannah Stuart-Leach

Edwina Pitcher chooses her favourite wild places of Portugal.

Edwina Pitcher is the author of the latest compendium of adventures, from the best-selling Wild Guide series The Wild Guide Portugal. This guide to Portugal, one of Europe’s fastest growing adventure holiday destinations, explores the hidden parts of its better known tourist areas, as well many more remote regions, rarely visited by tourists.
We asked Edwina to tell us about her favourite wild places of Portugal.

Continue reading Edwina Pitcher chooses her favourite wild places of Portugal.

OS Walking Map Offer

We’ve gained a whole extra hour of daylight and are thinking of retiring our coats in favour of jackets. To celebrate this sudden turn of events we have a 3 for £20 offer on all Ordnance Survey walking paper maps so you can spend as much time as possible outdoors as possible. Continue reading OS Walking Map Offer