Travel Food Inspiration

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New to blogging

I'm new to all of this blogging lark and I was wondering how I can get people to look at my blog? I'll need to do some research. I thought there would be a search facility on the front/home page or something, but I can't really find anything. How do I search out other peoples blogs?

Well, I've not booked the flight and some accommodation for the trip to Poland for walking in the Polish Tatras. Flying with Ryan Air - from Stansted flight at 6.10am. Leave Horsham at 1am - great! Booked the flight direct on the Ryan Air website -coming in at about £71, only to have to add on another tenner as I wanted to take luggage! Honestly! Why didn't they mention that in the price to start with, cheap airline? Watch out! British Airways were only £30 more expensive and that was from Gatwick - crap flight times though. The accommodation we booked through www.hostelbookers.com and chose the cheap, but well rated Seventh Heaven Hostel in Krakow. will let you know what it is like when I am back.

It's useful having your own outdoor gear website, as I've been reading that you need to take a lightweight sleeping bag, I'm taking a Rab Quantum 250, lucky me, and a karrimat to sleep on in the mountain huts if there are no beds. I get the pick of the outdoor gear. That'll do me. I like Rab Sleeping bags, they are the best, well made and lovely to sleep in. (I think it is a fabric thing, goes well with the silk liner).

Mountain Leader Training

Has anyone out there done their UK mountain leader training? I was wondering how beneficial you found it. I'm thinking of doing mine and trying to squeeze it in before I take my Scouts to Poland trekking in the Tatras Mountains. Main reason for this is because I was on an Expedition Medicine Weekend (run by Forest Knights in the sunny West Sussex countryside) and the guy who was running it asked me if I had a lost person policy and plan, i.e. what I would do if I lost one of my Scouts when I am out. In the mountains I imagine this could be quite important. So you learn how to deal with this on a Mountain Leader Training Course? Group management - I hope so. I think I'll do some reading up on it.

I'm also thinking about what kit I'll take and there will have to be a confidence rope in my day pack as well as the usual suspects of an Expedition First Aid Kit, survival bag and a group mountain shelter.

New Outdoor Products and Poland

Life is quite exciting at the moment, my website is doing well; www.walkandtravel.com and I'm introduced some great new products! Have you heard of Rab Sleeping Bags? These down sleeping bags are are some of the best in the world and sexy as hell! The down bags that I am stocking at the Rab Quantum Range, both for men and women. They are ultralight and have an excellent warmth to weight ratio. Have a look at the Rab Quantum Sleeping Bags.

While all that is going on, I'm still helping out with running an Explorer Scout Unit in Horsham in the UK, it's coming up to summer expedition time...how cool! We are planning to go to the High Tatras Mountains in Poland and trek to the highest peak Mt Rysys over four days staying in the mountain huts while we are there. Naturally there will be some time to experience the Polish culture in Zakopane and Krakow and hopefully, if we can sneak one in, a cheeky Polish Beer. Anyone had one? Is it good? If anyone has some travel tips for Poland and High Tatras mountains it would be great to hear them.

Bye for now!

G