Fear was always a foreign concept to me, one I didn’t really understand because i never felt it as hard as most people do. I didn’t much like frogs or veins, but they were irrational and I knew it. Fear was never an inhibiting factor because it didn’t enter the thought process in anything I did.ContinueContinue reading “Fear”
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Camino de Santiago – Porto to Santiago 230km
Two pairs of socks pulled on over my iodine soaked and plastered feet. Runners stepped into swiftly – the faster I do it means the less pain I must endure. Laces looped and knotted up. Backpack thrown over my sunburnt back and clipped into place. Poncho and jumper hanging over the straps. Cap pulled downContinueContinue reading “Camino de Santiago – Porto to Santiago 230km”
Polarbears and Paddleboards
First published on Sidetracked online. Ideas for unique adventures to embark on are becoming increasingly difficult to unearth. However, we think we’ve come across such a one. A team of ten will attempt to Stand Up Paddleboard up the Sermilik Fjord in Greenland to reach the towering Helheim Glacier. A 100km journey that has neverContinueContinue reading “Polarbears and Paddleboards”
First warm water surf holiday
Slotted into a Ryanair window seat like a piece of tetris, burnt back against cheap leather, sunburnt thighs chaffing against my denim jeans, particles of skin peeling off my nose and a cracked collarbone tucked awkwardly beneath my skin. Salt and sand fall from everywhere as I squirm and toss to get comfortable. All areContinueContinue reading “First warm water surf holiday”
An interview with Simon Reeve
Check out my interview with adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve on Sidetracked online. Over the last ten years, author, adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve has travelled the world with a camera in tow to record his extraordinary experiences for shows such as Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Indian Ocean and nowContinueContinue reading “An interview with Simon Reeve”
#microadventure with Al Humphreys
In my years stumbling awkwardly around this planet, I have met many whom I admire. Some became heroes in my eyes. But I have always had a flaw in my way of thinking, I tend to put people on top of a pedestal so high up that even in all their apparent brilliance, they couldContinueContinue reading “#microadventure with Al Humphreys”
Interview with Cycle Africa’s Loretta White
Loretta White along with three others completed an unsupported journey by bike from London, England to Cape Town, South Africa in 2012 to raise awareness of the reality of children who are surviving on the streets of Africa. 1.Did your sponsors provide all the kit? We were lucky enough to be provided with someContinueContinue reading “Interview with Cycle Africa’s Loretta White”
#microadventure in Scotland
I write this on the train as I speed away from the freedom and the magic of the countryside, hurtling back to Edinburgh, back to the comfort zone. I’m acutely aware that my eyes might be glazed over as I think back on the weekend but I reckon for the moment I still remain farContinueContinue reading “#microadventure in Scotland”
Video: Longboarding around Edinburgh
A little video I made on longboarding in Edinburgh. Starring: Charlotte Workman and Amy McFarlane Music by: Heathers – Remember when
Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie
1.Do you still hold the record for the youngest female jumper? I still hold the record of being the youngest female BASE jumper, although now its fun to meet people who are younger than I am who are active jumpers. 2.Do you know what the age of the youngest male is? I believe the youngestContinueContinue reading “Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie”
Orla O'Muiri 