I stopped using my personal Instagram account years ago. A social media platform designed to share photos of what you’ve been up to with friends, it quickly became a way to compare your own life with others, most of who you don’t even know, often leaving you wondering why your own life wasn’t as excitingContinue reading “Social Media: A Reality Check”
Author Archives: Karl Percival
Change of Plan
I woke up yesterday morning to the most beautiful wintery mist. Thick and deep across the landscape, post-bonfire night. I really wanted to get out to take some photos but didn’t have time so missed out on this occasion. When I woke up this morning I was hoping for the same weather, the same mist,Continue reading “Change of Plan”
Cup of Tea Before Work
When I first made this website, I wanted to help guide other people on how they can spend more time outdoors. I shared this post about small changes you could make daily to get more time outdoors and in nature. One of those changes was taking your first-morning tea or coffee outside.
Bradgate Park: A Video
When I first started this blog, it was to hone my skills as a beginner writer. I wanted to develop my own ability, to the point where I would be happy to share my own stories with people, and hopefully, they might enjoy reading them. I thought writing was the process I wanted, but I’veContinue reading “Bradgate Park: A Video”
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 3
Norfolk Coast Path (cont) When we sat and ate breakfast the next morning, we planned out the day as we normally would. The problem is it’s hard to plan the day when you’re travelling. Some days your 10 miles in before you stop for 2nd breakfast, other days it gets to lunch, and you’ve onlyContinue reading “Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 3”
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 2
Norfolk Coast Path We got up early again the next morning and packed away well before 7 AM. After a quick stop off at the village hall to make the most of their picnic bench and running water whilst eating breakfast, we walked back down the road, past the pub from the night before, andContinue reading “Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 2”
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 1
Introduction Each year I try to get away for a week or two, seeking adventure in places I’m yet to travel to. From cycling to Paris, to camping up mountains. Thanks to travel restrictions over the past couple of years, those weeks of escaping and seeking out adventure have been dialled back to a moreContinue reading “Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path: Part 1”
Just Do Nothing
If you are anything like me, then it’s far too easy to get distracted these days. I can’t even sit and watch TV without checking my phone every couple of minutes and playing my Switch at the same time. Things get so busy, and there’s so much craving for your attention, that even 5 minutesContinue reading “Just Do Nothing”
Climbing
I started this blog to document my attempts to try and spend more time outside in the hope that it might inspire some other people to do the same. It’s ironic then that I have taken a sport, invented as a means of outdoor exploration, and started participating in an indoor version of it.
Escape to the Hills
Life has slowly gotten in the way again. Busyness creeps up on you, and without realising you are merely bouncing from one task to another without stopping between. So, when offered two days off work for a bank holiday, I decided to make the most of it, packed my tent into the boot of myContinue reading “Escape to the Hills”
Get Up Go Outside 