Wander Woman Episode 7 – now live!

April 24, 2020By Phoebe SmithNews

Episode 7 of Phoebe’s Wander Woman Podcast “In Search of Silence” is now available to listen to online or download for free. In her monthly, audio travel magazine she takes you to off-the-beaten track places, reveals wild spaces in unlikely destinations, discovers the world’s best wildlife encounters and meets the unsung heroes behind conservation efforts and grills … Read More

Seabirds to South – begins!

November 18, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

Phoebe has begun her Antarctic-style first right here in Britain, while crushing stereotypes with each footstep. Teaming up with her polar teammate Dwayne Fields they have decided to work together to change society’s image of the typical explorer and crowdfund to take a group of young, underprivileged people to Antarctica in 2021. “For different reasons … Read More

Phoebe helps Visit Wales launch global trends for 2020

November 7, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

The outdoors. It’s everything that’s not ‘indoors’, so it should be something open and accessible to all kinds of visitors. In fact, outdoor experts have found that the outdoors hasn’t always been enjoyed to its full advantage by women. In 2020, that’s set to change as more women are embracing the benefits and dispelling stereotypical … Read More

And she’s off: Night Vision Challenge

September 29, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

Phoebe has, this evening – Sunday, September 29, 2019 – set off on her 300-mile night kayak with her friend and co-conspirator in adventure Dr John Pike. They left from Benson in Oxfordshire bound to follow an anti-clockwise route around the waterways that make up the entire patch that Thames Valley Air Ambulance (who John … Read More

5 Best Winter Wild Camp Spots

January 30, 2017By Phoebe SmithGuides

When temperatures start to plummet and the threat of frost and snow lingers in the air, most people pack away the tent. But not me…Hoarfrost coated my tent like an alien exo-skeleton, criss-crossing the green nylon in a web of ice. At the foot of my porch door my hiking boots sat, frozen to the … Read More

Kit List: What’s in my Go Bag?

January 30, 2017By Phoebe SmithGuides

Always packed and ready for an adventure by the front door – pack your Go Bag, watch the weather and remove any excuses to keep you from heading out for a wild night…I’ll never forget the first time I was packing for a solo wild camp. My living room floor was covered in every single … Read More