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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 15, 20226 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 10, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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 1, 20212 min read
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 21, 20211 min read
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 18, 20214 min read
Race to Zero – the adventure of our lives?
In these blogs, I tend to write about adventure and living an extraordinary life, including personal financial planning. Today, I am...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Reading and Dreaming
I have been spending far too many hours sitting in front of my computer recently instead of adventuring. I have started writing my next...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Financial Planning is Liberating!
Financial planning can change lives! This is the first of our blogs telling an in-depth true-life story about just how much of a...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 15, 20215 min read
Six essential lessons for financial security
In Keren-Jo Thomas’ thirty years of working with clients from all backgrounds and with different levels of wealth, she has only come...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Caving for beginners
The flow of water over the rocks was strong. We had arrived at the pool in time to watch the last person of the group ahead disappear up...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Cash - a safe bet or a risky business?
In Keren’s experience as an independent financial advisor, she has found that women generally hold more in cash savings and less in...
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