Episode 1: 'Trailer'

Welcome back to episode 6 of Read the Road! At the start of this episode I share with you my exciting last trip to Snowdonia and the Welsh Legend that I stumbled upon whilst climbing Moel Siabod. The main body of this episode is dedicated though to my ramblings on why I am so passionate about adults enjoying children's literature. Find out my top 3 reasons why this is something that you should consider doing and please do drop me a message on the socials to let me know if you do! Places I've Been - 'The Rocks' HostelMoel Siabod CafePages I've Turned -The Enchanted Wood: Enid BlytonHarry Potter: JK RowlingWolf Brother: Michelle PaverThe Land of Roar: Jenny McLachlanThe Star Outside my Window: Onjali Q RaufPrivate Peaceful: Micheal MorpurgoThe Skylarks War: Hilary McKayGoodnight Mr Tom: Michelle MagorianFloodland: Marcus SedgwickThe Last Bear: Hannah GoldThe Boy at the Back of the Class: Onjali Q RaufThe Arrival: Shaun TanWonder: R J PalacioThe Rhythm of the Rain: Grahame Baker SmithThe Lost Words: Jackie MorrisOther Useful Links -Waterstones Children's Book PrizeChildren's Laureates 

Happy New Year and welcome to my first episode of 2023!In this episode, share with me my last two trips of 2022, where I went on the hunt for snow and also enjoyed a wholsome trip to the Cornish Coast. Also, I'll take you on a recap of the lessons I have learnt from podcasting so far, my top reads of 2022 and find out about some of my exciting plans for the new year! As always, thank you so much for listening and joining me as I reflect on the places I've been, the pages I've turned and the conversations I've had along the way! Places I've Been:The Gwydyr Hotel - SnowdoniaHangin Pizza - Betws Y CoedCunninghams Outdoor StoreCornish Fisherman's Cottage - MarazionThe Ship Inn - MouseholePages I've Turned (or am about to turn!):The Draw of the Sea - Wyl MenmuirThe Perfect Child - Lucinda BerryThe Girlfriend - Michelle FrancisThe Daughter in Law - Nina ManningThe Guilty Wife - Nina ManningDark Matter - Michelle PaverWolf Brother - Michelle PaverA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J Maas Breathless: Amy McCulloch

In this episode, share my latest trip to the beautiful Welsh town of Llangollen with me where I have two wonderful interactions with complete strangers, a beautiful sunrise hike and add another novel to my 'storynirs' collection. Also, find out about the exciting read-along that will be happening as part of 'The Adventurous Book Club' in January of 2023.As always, thank you so much for listening and joining me as I reflect on the places I've been, the pages I've turned and the conversations I've had along the way! Places I've Been:The Hostel in LlangollenTy Famau Geo Lodges Pages I've Turned (or am about to turn!):Breathless: Amy McCullochThe Ladies of Llangollen

Hello again everyone and thanks for tuning in for episode 3, the first of my podcast episodes focussing more-so on 'the pages I've turned' rather than 'the places I've been'. I hope that you enjoy listening and, as always, I would love to hear your feedback/ for you to share any of your similar experiences or habits over on my instagram page: @bookworm_explores. I promised to list the books referred to in this podcast so here they are below! 'The Salt Path' - Raynor Winn 'The Quilt' - Valeriane Leblond'The Kid on Slapton Beach' - Felicity Fair Thompson'Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Tudors' - Terry Brevorton'Lanny' - Max Porter'Murder in Broadway' - Stephen Done'Dark Matter' - Michelle Paver Thank you again to everyone who is listening! Okay, thanks, byyyeeee! 

Thank you for coming back and for listening to the first full episode of 'Read the Road'. I'm excited to be able to share this episode with you from the stunning grounds of 'The Little Retreat' in Pembrokeshire, where the inspiration for this instalment came from. Tune in to find out all about the stunning accommodation here, the places I explored in the surrounding area and some musings that I have had about identifying when you need time to yourself with a few 'scientifically-proven benefits' thrown in for good measure. In the episode I promised to tag a few links below so here they are: The Places I've Been:https://www.littleretreats.co.uk The Pages I've Turned:https://www.littleretreats.co.uk/product-page/a-wellbeing-guide-to-wild-spaces - Find Your Feel Good Pembrokeshirehttps://brenebrown.com/book/braving-the-wilderness/ - Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown) Other Useful Links:https://www.sontronics.com - supplying my wonderful, no background noise, microphone!https://psychcentral.com https://www.verywellmind.com Thank you so much for listening and please do head over to my Instagram where you can catch up with what I'm up to in real time, check out the highlight from this trip and ping any questions or feedback my way! Okay, thanks, bye!

Welcome to the first episode of my 'Read the Road' podcast.Although this is *technically* the first episode (in the sense that it's the first few minutes of talking that I have put out there for the world to see) it's more of a trailer of what's to come. Find out why 'Read the Road' is the name that I went for and what you can expect from me in the episodes yet to come. Thanks for listening!