Walking the London Underground
For the past year, I've been living in London and walking tube lines on occasional free weekends with my girlfriend, Jess.
How to… Have a citizen science microadventure
Science and adventure go hand in hand. In the same way that you don't need to fly to the other side of the world, climb mountains or row oceans to have an adventure. You don't need to lead an expedition to the depths of the unexplored amazon to do science.
An Island Microadventure
Our very own island, too small to notice on our hastily photocopied map and the perfect setting for an evening campfire
Fieldwork in the Scottish Highlands
It's remarkably easy to sit in a centrally heated office, cosily hatching plans through the Winter. Distances look shorter, methods seem simpler and the prospect of a summer of fieldwork in the hills sounds positively straight forward.
Trees for Cities
A London based charity that quite literally does what it says on the tin.
A Micro Adventure
Getting from A to B has never been easier, faster or lazier. There’s an awful lot of positives to that, but one niggling little flaw is all the places you miss on the way..
Imagine
Imagine, crawling on your hands and knees in the pitch-black confines of a tunnel, 80 feet below ground. Hours have passed since you last saw the sun and the sky, mud and rock surrounds you.
Sledges and the Countryside
Here in the UK we have huge sprawling cities, tens of millions of people and all the trappings of civilization. As such, I am hugely relieved that one can spend four days traveling, even with a car, and still regain that same sense of adventure that you might find half way around the world..
Akavas Gorge (barefoot)
Winding down towards the Western coast of Cyprus, Akavas Gorge is an artery carrying water and bringing life to a rich and verdant ecosystem. Besides being a botanists or geologists dream, it is difficult not to be impressed..
A Dartmoor adventure (with a purpose)
It's unusual to see students out and about at 8am, especially on a Sunday. Most would be tucked up in bed after a heavy Saturday night..