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Outdoor clothing shops – my guilty pleasure.

Trish Burgess Posted on15/07/201715/07/2017 Travel gear 7 Comments
Llyn Idwal snowdonia

Breathability. Fill power. Active particle technology. Do these phrases excite you? Is your guilty pleasure a penchant for Gore-Tex? I never used to pay much attention to all the technological terms associated with outdoor...

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Going for a walk in Bear Grylls’ trousers

Trish Burgess Posted on09/07/201730/01/2019 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Travel gear, Walking holiday 24 Comments
Dumfries and Galloway Balcary Bay

After traipsing around Snowdonia last Spring in either jeans or shorts, my man decided he needed a proper pair of walking trousers for our late summer trip to Scotland. Something more practical and waterproof...

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A Bank Holiday weekend with a Trespass jacket

Trish Burgess Posted on20/04/201715/07/2017 Reviews, Travel gear 4 Comments
Bletchley Park

What better way to test a new jacket than to take it away on a typical British Bank Holiday weekend. There’s bound to be a wide variety of weather conditions to put it through its...

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Why we’re converts to Pro Packing Cubes

Trish Burgess Posted on07/02/201715/07/2017 Reviews, Travel gear 5 Comments
pro packing bues 6 piece set

My husband Dougie is the designated packer in our house. Over the years he has taken it upon himself to turn packing into an art form. Old-style rolling method Dougie’s preferred method is to lie...

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In the Buff

Trish Burgess Posted on24/04/201615/07/2017 Reviews, Travel gear 15 Comments
in the buff

“Can I have a Buff?” “No, what’s wrong with a scarf?” “But look what you can do with them – you can wear them as a neckerchief, a headband, a beanie, a bandana –...

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