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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Is writing a book on your bucket list?
Tomorrow, I am launching my third self-published book, 'Walking the Camino: A Journey for the Heart and Soul'. One of my friends recently...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 30, 20224 min read
'Why on earth would you want to do something like that?'
I stepped out of my lovely warm car and immediately started to wonder what I had let myself in for. The cold wind whipped around my legs...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 13, 20222 min read
5 Tips for Fastpacking Land’s End to John O’Groats
Is fastpacking (running while carrying your kit) Land’s End to John O’Groats on your bucket list? If so, read on for Jon Doolan’s top...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Oct 7, 20227 min read
17 essential tips for walking the Camino
In the summer of 2022, I walked the Camino Frances from Villafranca Montes de Oca to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain - around...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Who needs a 5-star hotel?
I didn’t want to go to sleep last night. I was layered up in thermals, sleeping bag and bivvy bag, snug as a bug in a rug, watching the...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Sep 8, 20227 min read
17 essential tips for your RYA Competent Crew sailing course
Mike and I have just completed our RYA Competent Crew sailing course. Here are 17 things I was glad that I knew – or wish I had known...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Are you at a crossroads?
Henrietta’s face dropped. She looked down at the table before raising her eyes back to mine, looking morose. ‘What am I supposed to do...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 8, 20212 min read
The power of reflection
Reflecting on your bucket list achievements can give you new insights into both yourself and the world around you. During her late teens,...
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Would you go to the theatre on your own?
On a balmy summer’s evening a few months ago, I was sitting in the woods watching the flickering flames of a campfire and talking to my...
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