Travel should feel worth it. Whether that’s something adventurous or simply being in a city and taking in things that don’t feel touristy.
We started This Expansive Adventure originally because we couldn’t find the kind of travel guides that we wanted to see. This, at the start, was more focused on the outdoors and adventure alone. A lot of things out there were quire macho and just didn’t make us feel good getting outdoors.
As our passion for the outdoors and adventure developed, so did our love of exploring the places nearby when we were traveling. Cities also sparked something in us, so doing both felt right.
Now, This Expansive Adventure focuses on real travel and adventure guides for people who want more than ‘it was fine’. Whether that’s city destinations, adventures in more wild places or gear reviews for products we actually use.
We believe that travel and adventure, and even weekend hikes that are closer to home shouldn’t feel generic. We all want to have experiences in our free time that feel memorable.
Your time is limited, that’s why we take the responsibility of everything we recommend in our first hand, experience led guides seriously.
We’re not here to help you tick boxes, we’re here to help you create trips, adventures and time away that feel how you want them to.
We are based in the beautiful Lake District National Park and spend our time when not traveling hiking and making the most of the incredible mountains and lakes that are on our doorstep.
This has led to years of practical, outdoors led experience in mountainous terrain which contributes massively to the outdoor learning guides we produce too. As a result of our time in the Lake District, we also own All Things Lake District, our sister site focused entirely on easy to follow Lake District walking routes, things to do, places to visit and everything you need to know, no nonsense.
A little about us
Hi, we’re Fay & Matt Doyle. Whilst adventure, spending time in nature and exploring other cultures plays a big part in our lives now, we haven’t always been outdoorsy or traveled like we do now.
Until about nine years ago, we’d both spent most of our careers so far working in London in photography, film and advertising.
This high pressure environment wasn’t a great recipe for our general health and so in 2016, we started urban walking after work as a way to help us deal with the stresses we were both experiencing at work.
This was a revelation, and it wasn’t long before we started going further afield to go hiking and exploring. One thing led to another, and we found ourselves living a very different life to the ones we had been.
That contrast, from lives centred mostly around work to discovering what else was out there, really spurred the passion behind what we do now. We don’t want mediocre trips, they should feel worth it.
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