Why You Still Need Cash for Many Purchases in Japan
Japan has a reputation for technological advancement, but much of daily spending still runs on cash, often more than visitors expect. Coins and notes are the default at many restaurants, local shops, ...
Missing In Action
It's been some time since I have put something meaningful on My Outdoors. There has been a couple of reviews but these have been posted as I felt guilty that I haven't got any reviews published of the...
Top 10 Must-Have Outdoor Furniture Pieces for Your Next Adventure
Outdoor adventures are not just about the destination—they’re about the experience.
Starting Late: Finding My Place in the Outdoor Industry in My Mid-Thirties
My earliest memories of the outdoors are not especially heroic. I wasn’t a child obsessed with climbing mountains or poring over maps. I mostly remember being dragged away from my games console and in...
A New Dawn
If you've landed on this page there's a very good chance that you've noticed that the website looks and feels a little different. In early August our webhosts, where our website has lived for the last...
Make waves with Nomadix
Get ready to soak up some serious adventure wherever you are heading this summer, as British owned adventure retailer WildBounds, debut the latest travel towel and accessories collection from sustaina...
72 hours in the Jungfrau region
Some time, long ago, so the legend has it, a young lady from a nunnery above Interlaken ventured onto the hills and attracted the attention of an ogre living on a neighbouring hill. To protect the nun...
Switzerland - the continuing unexpected journeys of an adventure journalist.
Forget travel faff. No valley is too far, nor too steep or too remote if you’re travelling in Switzerland - using the swiss travel pass on the ‘Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen’ (SBB) trains or the bright...
