Try food I’ve never had before from a new restaurant

I had a £10 off voucher for Just Eat, so this seemed like the perfect chance to try something fun and new. I had a look online and discovered this local restaurant, which offered delivery. I ordered the following items (see links for further details of what these are): Bamieh-o-Badenjan Kabuli-Pulao Salata Firni Nan-i-Afghani Thanks … Read more

Fly in a hot air balloon

This side-quest was a large part of the inspiration for my holiday to Türkiye. Awesome experience and I got to do it in one of the best places in the world for it – Cappadocia!

Listen to 3 full albums I haven’t heard yet

I love to enjoy and discover new music. Here are the 3 albums I’d previously never listened to before. Loudon Wainwright III – Last Man On Earth Awesome album. I already knew and liked quite a few of Loudon’s songs but hadn’t heard many from this album. The few song on this album I had … Read more

Walk 50 miles (80km) in a week

I’m counting this one as completed, although it may have been slightly less than 50 miles. I did a total of 108,202 steps whilst wandering around Istanbul and Cappadocia, which the internet tells me is approximately 45 to 54 miles (depending on my stride length). My stride length is fairly long, so it probably is … Read more

Donate to Charity

I donated to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, as part of the Taskmaster fundraiser. “Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity stops at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer. Together with our incredible supporters, we fund groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, child-centred facilities and vital support for … Read more

Do clay sculpting and pottery painting

About 18 months ago my sister got me and Hilde a clay sculpting and painting kit for Christmas. Since then it’s just been sitting in a cupboard, waiting to be used… UNTIL NOW! Behold the fruits of our labour: Hilde’s figure (on the left) remains unpainted, as she had to return to the Netherlands whilst … Read more

Master a new recipe

Every so often I crave Japanese food. I spent 2 years living and working in Japan, which was an amazing and life-changing experience. Nowadays I’m vegan though. which often makes buying Japanese food a challenge. One of the main things I’ve been craving over the past year has been Takoyaki – Fried octopus balls. I … Read more

Visit a museum I’ve never been to

Whilst we were camping we found a great little museum in Skipton. It was free and had over 60000 artifacts to appreciate… including one of Shakespeare’s first folios. It was also the place where we managed to find and buy Skipton/Yorkshire Dales fridge magnets for our collection.