Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
North York Moors: Escaping the rain in the Lakes
The bank-holiday weather forecast for the Lakes was pretty poor – continuous rain! So Laetitia spent some time looking around the country to see if anywhere else offered anything more appealing and discovered that the north-east was set to offer full sun all day Sunday, and sunshine and showers on Monday…
Tromso Ski Touring
Meteora Pebble Dancing & Shower Dodging
After our week in Manikia Jana and Laetitia had to head off back home to the Lakes. 🙁 But Nick had booked another week of lovely accommodation for us a few hours north in the utterly gobsmacking destination, Meteora. 😀 Meteora is like a scene from the movie Avatar. Incredible towers of conglomerate rock piercing …
Manikia Rock
Manikia is a newish Greek sport climbing destination, and it shows! I know it’s a bit of a cliche, but in Manikia’s case I think it’s justified to use, the place is totally unspoiled. There’s no litter, it’s clean, fresh, and very very rural. The place has a really fantastic vibe! Another cliche might be …
A Cheeky Weekend in Chamonix and a Missed Flight
Dollywaggon Pike Ski Tour
English Skiing
Knockinaam Lodge
As a very special pre-xmas treat Laetitia took us to the most amazing hotel for a complete five-star experience. Knockinaam Lodge is famed not just for its luxury accommodation and food, but also for its links to John Buchan and his book The 39 Steps; and to Churchill, who stayed here to plan parts of …