Microadventures: Local Discoveries For Great Escapse

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Refresh your life with a tiny little adventure that's close to home & easy on your pocket. Inspiration is abundant in this brilliant & beautifully-illustrated guide, perfect for summer holiday activities. What exactly is an adventure? Something that's new & exhilarating. Something that launches you from your comfort zone into a different place altogether. An adventure changes you & how you see the world. & while we can't all be Bear Grylls, what an adventurer really needs is bags of enthusiasm & boundless curiosity. Let Alastair Humphreys introduce you to the exciting world of microadventures – adventures that are close to home, cheap, simple, short, & yet very effective. A microadventure takes the spirit of a big adventure & squeezes it into a day or even a few hours. The point of microadventures is that you do not need lots of time & money to meet a new challenge. Go on a night hike; follow a nature trail; take the plunge with wild swimming. This practical guide is filled with great activities & days out, & over 150 stunning photographs, plus tips & advice on safety & kit. Whether it is sleeping on a hilltop, cycling a lap of the Isle of Wight or walking home for Christmas, it's time you discovered something new about yourself & the world outside your window. Adventure is everywhere, every day, & it is up to us to find it.