Author Archives: Nikki Fotheringham

About Nikki Fotheringham

Nikki is an author and writer specializing in green living ideas and tips, adventure travel, upcycling, and all things eco-friendly. She's traveled the globe, swum with sharks and been bitten by a lion (fact). She lives in a tiny town with a fat cat and a very bad dog.

Adventure Travel in Finnish Lapland

Around about this time of year, the winter blues set in and your misguided optimism about ‘embracing the cold’ has petered out. You’re watching reruns of Jeopardy in your jammies while wondering what flavor of pizza you will be ordering (Hawaiian) and scoffing the Valentine’s chocolates you bought for special someone. Well not this year adventure seeker—grab your snow pants and get off the couch because we are going to Lapland!

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Ranulph Fiennes: Adventurer, Explorer, Badass Extraordinaire

The Guinness Book of World Records describes Fiennes as the ‘World’s Greatest Explorer’ – them’s fightin’ words but they do have a point. Sir Ranulph has broken more world records and traveled to more remote destinations under extraordinary circumstances than any person in the history of adventure travel.

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Are you Gluten Intolerant?

Are you gluten intolerant

Gluten, gluten everywhere and the effect it’s having on our bodies is astronomical. The increase in hamburger buns, pizza dough, unhealthy snacks and processed bread in our diets has introduced more gluten than our poor digestive tracts can manage.

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Is Work Making you Sick?

green your office

Feeling tired, moody or like you're getting the flu? Poor indoor air quality in your office may actually be making you physically ill. Take green living to the office with you with these tips on how to make your office a healthy environment.

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How to Make a Traditional Snow Quinzee

Quinzee how to

The quinzee is a snow home extraordinaire. Faster to make than an igloo, a surprisingly warm abode for winter camping, and more fun than a barrel of monkeys, the quinzee is the king of natural winter retreats. Our green adventure team has made one for your edification (and of course theirs).

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