Tin Mine Terror
Moments of terror and magic marked the achievement of another bucket list dream - and the end of 2022. Visiting a Cornish tin mine has...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
'Why on earth would you want to do something like that?'
I stepped out of my lovely warm car and immediately started to wonder what I had let myself in for. The cold wind whipped around my legs...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
Unmissable Malvern Hills
There are so many wonderful places to visit on and around the Malvern Hills. I don't expect you want to still be reading this blog...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
Lessons from a long walk: Keep the weight of your pack down
While walking the Camino this year, I gained the trail name 'Snow Light'. The 'light' part came from the fact that I had considered the...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Oct 29, 2022
- 4 min
8 Tips for cycling technique
Are you a novice cyclist planning a bike-packing trip? If so, I have created this list just for you! These are some of the key lessons...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Oct 26, 2022
- 3 min
10 favourite finds near the South Wales Coast Path
The South Wales coast is incredibly varied and littered with interesting and beautiful places. These are 10 of my favourites. What would...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
One ring to rule them all
After defeating the Welsh in 1282, Edward I, King of England, immediately started to build a 'Ring of Iron' around the historic Welsh...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
5 Tips for Fastpacking Land’s End to John O’Groats
Is fastpacking (running while carrying your kit) Land’s End to John O’Groats on your bucket list? If so, read on for Jon Doolan’s top...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Oct 7, 2022
- 7 min
17 essential tips for walking the Camino
In the summer of 2022, I walked the Camino Frances from Villafranca Montes de Oca to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain - around...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Who needs a 5-star hotel?
I didn’t want to go to sleep last night. I was layered up in thermals, sleeping bag and bivvy bag, snug as a bug in a rug, watching the...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Sep 8, 2022
- 7 min
17 essential tips for your RYA Competent Crew sailing course
Mike and I have just completed our RYA Competent Crew sailing course. Here are 17 things I was glad that I knew – or wish I had known...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Are you at a crossroads?
Henrietta’s face dropped. She looked down at the table before raising her eyes back to mine, looking morose. ‘What am I supposed to do...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Twelve Blogs of Christmas - and Financial Freedom
This Christmas, be your own true love and give yourself the gift of greater financial freedom. Can you commit to investing just 17...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Riding the storm
Have you ever been completely knocked off course by one of life’s storms? Do you ever wonder how you would cope if you were? Last year,...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
The power of reflection
Reflecting on your bucket list achievements can give you new insights into both yourself and the world around you. During her late teens,...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
What is ESG investing?
Would you work for a company that poured a chemical soup into your local river, killing fish and harming local people? Would you buy from...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Would you go to the theatre on your own?
On a balmy summer’s evening a few months ago, I was sitting in the woods watching the flickering flames of a campfire and talking to my...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
Is property a good investment?
In this week’s blog, we tell a few stories about our own and other people’s experiences of buying and renting property to illustrate some...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
The Live Your Bucket List audiobook is live!
The Live Your Bucket List audiobook is now live across multiple platforms! You can now buy and download the audiobook in whatever package...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
How to Manage Debt
In our blog about financial wellness last week, we talked about the importance of not having too much debt. This week, we want to explore...
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