Talented chef Zoe King, owner of POTENCY whose unbelievably delicious, healthy and moreish delights I have been lucky to experience on two private Mad To Live Retreats projects, with Seafolly in Salcombe and The North Face in Croyde, is a woman with a knack for the extraordinary when it comes to food.
Read MoreMy snow fever has gone to another level now, I am so stoked to see new all-chicks snowboard movie Listen To The Eyes featuring two of my all-time favourite riders, Hana Beaman & Leanne Pelosi with Mary Rand.
Read MoreIn September I was proud to share the announcement of a brilliant project which would enable 6 women to come on a very special adventure with me to a place which has long held meaning in my heart…
Read MoreI am so stoked to share that I have been announced as a face of the new The North Face “New Explorer” campaign. What is especially exciting is that through this campaign, we have announced now that I will be taking 6 women on a very special retreat to explore Putsborough, a surfer’s paradise and location very close to my heart.
Read MoreAs any surfer might tell you, a highlight of any surf trip is often the post-session feasting which will typically transpire after a long surf, the result of which being a ravenous appetite. One of the joys of surfing is arguably experiencing the richness of cultures of the surf destination, and that experience is often characterized by the cuisine of that spot.
Read MoreWe recently spoke to the brilliant Dose Magazine who have featured an interview with Mad To Live founder Sophie talking all that is Mad To Live Retreats, foundations, burnouts, dreams and more.
Read MoreSophie Hellyer is a woman on a mission. The Westward Ho!, Devon raised surfer has been the poster child for British surfing during her career as a competitive athlete, contracts with global-leading surf brands, magazine covers and competition wins making for an illustrious career that has seen Sophie raise the profile of Britain’s surf industry and been a well-known, and liked, face of it.
Read MoreWinter's seminal spell has a relentless allure for explorers, professional and amateur alike, enraptured with the snow-capped peaks and array of winter sports Mother Nature delivers . But summer, with the emerald-rich tones of earthy-green forests, craggy peaks to explore, by hand, foot,on wheels, is a treasure trove of wild adventure once the ice melts.
Read MoreThe Azores islands, the Lost World-esque archipelago located in the bluey midst of the Atlantic Ocean somewhere between Portugal and mainland United States has a near mystic persona shrouded around it such is it's isolation and it's breathtaking volcanic creation.
Read MoreBig wave surfing has been thrust into the mainstream public consciousness in recent years in no small part due to an unassuming small Portuguese fishing town by the name of Nazaré. Visit this popular seaside town in a blustering Atlantic storm-saturated winter though, and you might bear witness some of the most unfathomably fearsome and shockingly enormous behemoths of waves ever recorded.
Read MoreI love that my job enables me to meet and speak to a kaleidoscopic array of brilliant women. Recently I sat down for a natter with my great friend the talented stick & poke tattooist and artist Ruby Ash for SurfGirl Magazine.
Read MoreA line-up of fresh & natural summer favourites.
Read MoreSwimwear favourites from Volcom, shot in Portugal.
Read More2018 is a whirring cauldron of topical discussions pertaining to women’s bodies. On the one hand, hot off the back of global movements like #TimesUp, the post-Weinstein landscape, and not just in Hollywood, is seeing a wealth of positive change and action. On the other side, the age-old double standard of women being branded with the word “slut” for sexual behaviours, when a man with similar behaviour may instead receive a pat on the back, and called a stud, is still prevalent.
Read MoreA recent challenge set by my friends at KEEN saw myself and buddy (and Editor of Cooler Magazine) Lou Boyd truss up our backpacks and shoes to see if we could find adventure with just a weekend to do it in.
Read MoreEarlier this year I met up with the righteous Sophie Tea to interview the artist and glittering girl-boss for Cooler Magazine.
Read MoreI was stoked to ask to be a part of a movement by The North Face spearheaded by their phenomenal athletes including climbing prodigy the incredible Ashima Shiraishi and ultra runner Fernanada Maciel (who recently ran up and down Kilimanjaro in just over 10 hours...) amongst other ground-breaking women. The campaign isn't just celebrating female explorers, but so to speak putting it's money where it's mouth is, supporting equal marketing spend between the sexes at the brand, product development for women, closing the gender pay gap amongst their athletes, and grants and charity partnerships to foster female exploration.
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