Food for Thought Archives - The SoloTravelless

Short Film: ‘Why Do I Hike’

Why do I like hiking, solo-hiking in particular, is a question I get asked quite a lot. If you read my previous post, you might have already picked up a few reasons I alluded to whilst sharing some literary treats. If not an avid reader, yet still intrigued and up for potential inspiration, here another […]

Old Habits Die Hard: Time to Pause and Read a Book?

In the midst of the pandemic, I finally found my way back to writing, a passion of mine that I pursued at the beginning of my career, but put on hold to dedicate my full attention to corporate clients, to be able to give them my all, while at the same time forgetting to leave […]

Short Film: A Canoe Adventure ‘Doon The Forth’

All this talk about Sir Connolly brought another short film to mind which made me chuckle quite a bit throughout lockdown thanks to its quirky characters, one of them also a Banjo player, just like the Big Yin, and both sporting an equally lovely Scottish accent I could listen […]

Polygamous, Monogamous, or Even a Bit Neurotic: What Type Are You These Days?

One at a time, or multiple here and there? Are you adventurous or tend to stick to a particular type? Do you tend to go through them rather quickly, and like to provide feedback and recommendations to others? If you ask Billy Connolly, he’d say he’s probably done all of […]

Short Film: ’40 Mile Birthday’

UK lockdown, are you over yet!? There’s light at the end of the tunnel, springy temperatures slowly emerging, but for some reason that cabin fever-feeling is real these days and starting to affect my creativity levels. One week passed by and I hardly put pen to paper, or digits to keyboard […]

A Waste of a Year? Richard, Kathy and Niall Disagree, and so Should You

Priming, coincidence, or serendipity even — call it what you like but this week something came my way again which I felt like sharing as it made me pause for a second and reflect how this might relate to current events, thoughts and the obvious one, my most recent post on books […]

Books, Books, More Books for Distraction and Inspiration

March already, can you believe it?! Time flies when you’re having fun… tucked away with a book on your lap embracing a bit of escapism while the weather is still getting its act together — heading in the right direction though, slowly. After another sunny weekend in the bag […]

Short Film ‘For the Love of Mary’: You’re Never Too Old to Be Running Up Mountains

Having recently rediscovered running as a great way to push through the dark days, to get that back-burner working when feeling stuck, and to simply keep moving, I came across this little gem which I thought might be a nice topical treat to share. Meet […]

Short Film ‘Liv Along the Way’: One Woman, One Year, Eighty-Two Summits

For the ones that currently don’t have the head space for a book but could still do with a bit of entertaining distraction and inspiration, here a short film I recently came across which left me in awe for this incredible woman as well as the scenery she ventures through — Tromsø’s Wanny Woldstad would […]