There’s nothing quite like spending time outdoors…underground….that’s what we did on our mining adventure, a more relaxed version of caving at Devonshire Mine in Matlock. Mainly because we…
I can’t tell you how dark that pitch black is. Not many people will have truly experienced the surreal darkness of total pitch black. You can when you…
We went canoeing on the River Derwent at Matlock in the Peak District. We should have known a lot better, should have known we would have ended up…
I said that Mrs Cook was going to get sore and scraped knees for our wedding anniversary and we’ve made it happen by going weaseling in the Peak…
It was supposed to be cycling on the green trail, the family friendly route for people of all abilities, nice, flat, unassuming, gentle cycling among the beautiful Nottinghamshire…
The realities of van life and life on the road laid bare before you. Having spent a whole 3 nights days in a campervan in some pretty atrocious…
Well it might be over 700 years old with a layout as lawless as an open plan prison riot, (let’s not forget the funfair free-for-all fisticuffs of the…
Now I’m stood on the edge of a bridge ready to jump off, with a crowd of onlookers ready to fair me well on my short journey down…
I’m not sure the world is prepared enough to see me in a skin tight wetsuit, but it’s about to happen. Sorry, but it’s quite necessary as we’ve…
We’ve gone glamping in Grantham, glamorous camping. Our first glamping v camping comparison. We’ve both done a fair bit of camping in our time, Sam thanks to her…
Modern life is rubbish, so we’ve come to the woods to get back to basics with a bit of bushcraft. This is the sort of thing that survivalists,…
Today, we’re going on Zombie Apocalypse Training. You read that right. The way I see it, you have two choices, you can join the ranks of the undead…
Wanting to get some relief from the hell that is surviving Christmas, we thought it might be an idea to head to the Nottingham Winter Wonderland, have a…
This is it, my first travel video, my first proper attempt with music and cuts to the beat. It should be more accurately titled How Not To Make…
We’ve been beginners caving in the Peak District and its been ace! I’ve been accused in the past of being a cave dwelling uneducated troglodyte, so what better…
I don’t know a Bhuna from a Balti, so that’s precisely why we’ve come the Manor School of Fine Cuisine at the Nottingham School of Cookery to get…
Much to Mrs Cook’s disappointment, I’m not very good with my hands, so we’ve come to get some instruction. Except this time I’ll also be getting them wet…
Christmas comes but once a year, even though it seems to start in August. Nothing says Christmas like a 6 foot plastic tree in your front room (and…
They say that electric vehicles are the future so we’ve come to find out with a sedate Segway adventure in Sherwood Forest. To call it a Segway safari would…
It is described as “60 seconds of fun” which would seem quite appropriate as this experience is to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Mrs Cook states that most experiences…