A Simple Life of Luxury

Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means

Category: Camping

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Camping / Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales

Solo Wild Camp Among the Arenigs

Things seem to have been a little hectic lately, and there doesn’t seem to be much chance of that changing in the near future. But last weekend was, at least, a quiet one. With a good weather forecast, it was also a good chance to get out into the hills and tick off a few...

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Camping / Hiking / Travel

The Hebridean Way – Stage 9 & 10: Lewis

Onto Lewis After a comfortable night at the hostel and a scrambled egg on toast breakfast, I was feeling revived, clean and ready to go. So I was soon on my way, following the main road above the loch and crossing the border into Lewis. Although geographically a single landmass, Lewis and Harris are often...

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Camping / Hiking / Travel

The Hebridean Way – Stage 7 & 8: Harris

A Damp Start and the Battle with Midges It rained most of the night. I don’t get much sleep at the best of times, even at home in my own bed, but in a tent with the wind blowing and the rain lashing at the sides, there’s no hope. The wind did ease overnight though,...

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Camping / Hiking / Travel

The Hebridean Way – Stage 6: North Uist and Berneray

All Alone It was all change today, as Anna would be heading home. We were, of course, up and ready to go earlier than we needed to be, but there wasn’t much point hanging around. We headed off towards Lochmaddy so that Anna could drop me off where I’d finished my walk yesterday. This time,...

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Camping / Hiking / Travel

The Hebridean Way: A Simple Hike Made Complicated

My Next Long-Distance Thru-Hike: The Hebridean Way My next long-distance thru-hike is going to be the Hebridean Way, from Vatersay in the south of the Outer Hebrides to Stornoway in the north. As usual, I’ll be doing it a little differently—and despite it only being in Scotland, the logistics seem to be more complicated than they should be....

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Camping / Lifestyle

Bell Tents and Birthday Cheers: Sophie’s 50th at Mwnt

Following a busy start to the weekend, we enjoyed a more relaxed Sunday and Monday. We’d been invited to Sophie’s 50th birthday party (she’s the wife of Alan’s friend Dennis—and has therefore been a friend of ours for a while too!). The party was being held at Mwnt, just over an hour down the coast...

Sunrise and developing fog on the tops 1

Camping / Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls

Nuttalls and a Wild Camp in the Berwyns

With another bank holiday weekend on offer and the weather looking good, it was time to head to the hills again to bag some more Nuttalls. I wasn’t working on Friday, so it was a long weekend for me and there was no rush to get started. I headed out for a little mountain bike...

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Camping / Wales / Weather

Amber Warnings and Whiteout Nights: A Wild-Camp in the Dyfi Hills

I’d been meaning to get out for a wild camp for a while but hadn’t had the chance. So, when the forecast came in with amber warnings for snow and ice, it seemed like the perfect opportunity! Perfect, that is, with the relevant safety plans, backup strategies, equipment, and skills in place. I decided against...

Looking back at our campsite with Gjervica that we summited yesterday in the background 1

Camping / Hiking / Travel

Hiking in the Balkans – Day 5

Sunrise – yes, the sun! Having got up in the night to starry skies I was glad to see the fog had gone and we were treated to an amazing sunrise and expansive views of Kosovo in the morning. Our campsite choice was perfect. I’m not going to apologise for the many photos taken here...