As the Women’s Adventure Expo team maps out a banner event to honour female explorers next June, Rosemary Brown pays tribute to world traveller Nellie Bly on the 128th anniversary of the day she voyaged out of America… and into history. Exactly 128 years ago on November 14, 1889, crusading journalist Nellie Bly left New York Harbour to…
“Accelerating social and environmental awareness and change through remarkable and responsible adventure” With such a fantastic statement from Adventure Uncovered, how could Women’s Adventure Expo not get super excited about their exciting new event! Adventure Uncovered Live is at the ICA in London on the 30th of October. Yes, just less than a week away,…
Outdoor Swimming - A Gateway to Positive Change It’s 1.15am and pitch black, apart from the flashing lights attached to my swimming cossy and hat. The gate to the back of the fishing boat is opened and I sit down, dangling my feet above the ‘tropical’ 16 degree Celsius English Channel, about to jump in…
An endurance test like no other, raced by people like you… The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an epic eleven-month adventure taken on by amateur sailors. Racing across the world’s most challenging oceans, crew circumnavigate the globe on board a fleet of identical Clipper 70ft ocean racing yachts guided by a professional skipper.…
What makes the best #SwimSelfie? Win a years subscription to Outdoor Swimmer Magazine and a kit bag full of swim gear from Zoggs. A Lotus Rises is the swim blog for women who love open water and we’re very excited to be delivering our Guide to Open Water Swimming at WAExpo 2017, the annual flagship…
WAExpo have entered a boat in this year’s Bristol Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday 18th June to help raise funds for local Bristol charities. As many people head down to the harbourside with a picnic in tow to sit beside the water eating, drinking and watching the races, we thought we would ask Jyoti from…