Mini Adventure Blog Posts

November 18, 2024
I grew up like that, I have always felt free and alive when I am in nature - At peace with the world and with oneself. I came to myself and realised: This is actually life!
By martin wilkins August 27, 2024
Possible one of the most beautiful hikes I have been on. Hiking from Poncebos to Bulnes and back.
By martin wilkins August 12, 2024
6 days in the Pyrenees with a hiking group from Murcia
By martin wilkins July 29, 2024
Mini-Adventure series With more time than money A campervan journey from High Wycombe to Murcia Spain via Gex France. .... Continued from the first leg:- https://www.losttraditions.org/back-on-the-road
Campervan road trip
By martin wilkins July 10, 2024
With more time than money. A journey from High Wycombe to Murcia Spain via Gex France. A delightful sequel to Spain in a campervan. Mini-Adventure series.
Transit campervan and Dometic driveaway
By martin wilkins August 17, 2022
A week in the lakes, hitting the mountain bike trails and hiking Old Man Coniston. With wild camping spots.
Snowdon miners track
By martin wilkins April 10, 2022
A visit to Snowdonia, hiking the miners track and returning down the Pgy track. Then hitting the road South, looking for more adventure...
By Martin Wilkins January 23, 2022
Charging the power station from the leisure battery in my campervan or from 110 W solar panel. To be a little self-sufficient when wild camping. Also, allows me to charge laptop and the phone for working remotely on longer trips away.
Cuba cycling
By martin wilkins October 17, 2021
The world crisis we are all going though, will bring suffering and hard-times. This will bring a brilliant opportunity, from a good kick up the back-side to get people to work and build a better life. As we become in-tune of what's really important, we will not be able to rely on the health care system, people will have no choice but start to take care of themselves. Things will get better, but not the same as before, we will see less plastic rubbish being brought from China and more quality goods made locally.
Merrick Trail
By martin wilkins September 30, 2021
First trip to Scotland, based at Loch Ken 1/2 hour drive from Castle Douglas. Visiting 4 of the 7 Stanes; Kirroughtree, Dalbeatie, Glentress and Mabie, plus a days hiking up the Merrick trail.
Local trail rides
By martin wilkins February 10, 2020
Cycling can change your life Cycling trails is one of the most spectacular activities you can do, for total enjoyment, fitness and living in the moment by not having a care of the big wide world, all with a big sense of achievement.
Travel more, buy less
By martin wilkins January 28, 2020
I urge each of us, to invest in experiences instead of more stuff. We are living in the golden age of debt 'monotonous life' yet the world has so much to offer 'experiences'
Brush Hill The Chilterns
By martin wilkins January 15, 2020
High Wycombe, almost the centre of The Chiltern Hills, close to the River Thames, is where I can explore my backyard from.
Hiking Monachil Los Cahorros
By martin wilkins December 11, 2019
Discover the known and unknown beauty that makes Spain a true hiking paradise. With our local guides, you will have a true travelling experience.
By Martin September 23, 2019
Returning to Cruzy, situated in the real South of France. To help on a very interesting project, to turn a 1850's house in to a cycling retreat.
Paleo Curry With Cauliflower Rice
By martin wilkins April 7, 2019
Cooking for yourself is one of the simplest steps to improving your health. It was only after I started traveling I got a real interest in cooking, especially the food's I had eaten from around the world, I wanted to recreate them.
By Martin April 5, 2019
If you fancy going on a real adventure this year but you're tight on time, come and explore Spain with us. For over five years now we've been taking epic journeys deep into the Spanish mountains and remote villages, on a trip that is truly unlike any other... Thanks to our unique contacts in the country we can show you raw beauty. By getting off the beaten track with us and discover legendary Spanish mountains, villages and traditional food.
Work away Ibague Tolima Colombia
By Martin January 5, 2019
Getting out of the city, North & South from Ibague. To see the mountains, coffee farms, rivers and waterfalls.
Front touring bike rack
By Martin November 27, 2018
Building an Expedition bike, Genesis Fortitude Adventure steel frame and hub gears. Build, ride and maintain. If you are going to tour for longer, then you will need a custom expedition touring bike that is built using high-quality parts that can handle tours of over 6 months of riding and carrying all your gear.
By Martin November 15, 2018
invited me to stay and experience the beautiful Central Eastern Alps. In return for building two new mountains bikes and some general repairs to the Wood Yard Chalet.
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