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Buying a new family tent

Family Camping for Beginners โ€“ A Guide to Buying a New Tent

Posted on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by Henry Elliss

After nearly 10 years of faithful service, our trusty Zenobia 6 tent looks like it might be on its way out. On our most recent trip, not only did we find quite a bit of rain coming through the roof at night, we’ve also got a couple of tent poles that needed drastic running repairs….

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Family Camping for Beginners – The Ultimate Guide for first time campers

Posted on July 5, 2020August 19, 2022 by Henry Elliss

When I first started sharing camping tips on this blog, a couple of years ago, camping was pretty low on most people’s holiday wish list. While there are many camping lovers out there, when you tell people that you’re heading on a camping holiday, you’d often be met with puzzled looks or faces of pity….

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Fatherhood: A Grown-up guide to Snapchat

Posted on April 5, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With Snapchat growing more popular by the day, many parents (and bloggers) are joining the service to “see what all the fuss is about”. And more than a few of them are left scratching their heads. Since I myself struggled when I joined, I decided to write this guide as a helpful companion to those…

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A few photos from my slightly hair-raising morning A few photos from my slightly hair-raising morning walk. Some lovely sunrises, lots of ice on the canal and a couple of rivers and lakes that were quickly merging together, at the expense of the newly-laid track. At least my wellies stayed strong!
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A photo from my Thursday morning walk. One good th A photo from my Thursday morning walk. One good thing to come from this weekโ€™s rail strikes (and the subsequent week WFH) was my daily sunrise walks - something I really miss when I have to go into London. Fingers crossed that 2023 allows for a few more of them.
Merry Christmas, instagram family and friends. Ple Merry Christmas, instagram family and friends. Please enjoy this photo of our beautiful but low-key Christmas decorations, hung in the splendor of our delightful Tudor home.
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