Northern Ireland

For women with a sense of adventure

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

coasteering_optHaving an adventure on holiday is such a subjective notion. The skydivers who recently completed the first ever parachute jump over Mount Everest spent 15 years planning and $24000 each to [...]

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Treeclimbing with Goodleaf, Isle of Wight

Monday, June 8th, 2009
Paul McCathie teaching tree climbing. Photo: Creditableimages.com

(first published in the column, My Life in Travel, The Observer, 8 March 2009)

Interview with Paul McCathie, recreational tree climber, Goodleaf Tree Climbing Adventures, Isle of Wight

 

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A greener shade of Wight

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

shack3Gone are the purple rinses, the Isle of Wight is the new black. Or should I say green. It surfs, it sculpts, it sings, and it’s shouts sustainability.  It was also the guts of a hundred quid to go there by car ferry on the weekend I wanted to travel, which certainly encouraged me to go green. It was cheaper to travel by train from

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