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School's out and our month of road trips and the great outdoors is drawing to an end.
Over the last week alone, I've sweltered in an Italian heatwave, shivered through Slovenia and dodged hailstones the size of golf balls and a flash flood in Austria. One thing we can say about Mother Nature is that there's never a dull moment.
One of our authors who knows far more about adventure than that is Johno Ellison. An explorer and adventurer, he has visited more than 80 countries and once travelled around the world in a vintage London black cab, setting Guinness World Records for the Longest and the Highest Taxi Journey Ever.
Yet his upcoming title looks at travel in a different way.
He decided to return to his roots and walk the entire length of the River Wharfe, the Yorkshire waterway beside which he grew up.
In Walking the Wharfe, Ellison retraces the steps of Victorian author Edmund Bogg to investigate how the riverscape and its communities have evolved during the intervening 120 years. While wild camping, meeting modern-day Vikings, wartime ghosts and the fearless ‘Dales Dippers’, and learning how not to deal with a herd of over-inquisitive cows, Ellison encounters a microcosm of English history and culture.
And if you're longing to hear about adventures further afield? You only have to wait until next week when August arrives and we start talking about Africa and safaris.
Until next week,
Cheers, Abi
Camping in Estonia offers wild and wonderful views like this
Why you should go camping in Estonia
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Camping in Estonia opens the door to a world of natural wonders. Forests cover more than 50% of the land in this small Baltic country and as a result, it’s quickly becoming a hotspot for campers looking to explore its wild countryside and coastline dotted with more than 2000 islands.
Estonia offers two primary camping choices: wild camping, also known as free camping, or staying at established campsites.
With wild camping, you have the freedom to set up camp in nature away from designated areas, but it’s crucial to abide by local regulations and practise leave-no-trace principles.
Alternatively, established campsites offer a range of facilities, including picnic tables, shower blocks and sometimes additional amenities like free Wi-Fi and cosy wooden cabins.
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