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It's here, the December 2021 issue of Adventure She magazine was uploaded earlier today. So if you're dreaming of travel and adventure, how about turning those dreams into goals, but not just goals, but SMARTER goals. Yes the theme this time around is SMARTER goals. The adventures are from places as far flung as Mali and Uzbekistan, Brazil and Romania, and Wales and Scotland! Seriously, as always it's packed of stories that empower, educate and entertain. There's tips on safe open water swimming, navigation tips, goal setting tips. There's travel, there's adventure, there's inspiration. But the best bit, is the feature length interview with the founder of Bradt Travel Guides, Hilary Bradt. She's a legend in the travel business and a brilliant story teller. So if you have already subscribed to our 2021 issues, enjoy. If you haven't already subscribed, you can still do so for all of the years we've covered, including 2021. Simply go to www.adventureshe.com/subscribe It's only £15. Where else would you get so much for so little for remember, it's not just a travel or an adventure magazine, it's a magazine that in a very entertaining easy to read manner, aims to empower and eductate us to be our best possible self. Enjoy everyone and remember, don't forget to subscribe www.adventureshe.com/subscribe Jane Founder and editor Adventure She magazine www.adventureshe.com

It's that time of year again, the time when we hit the shops or press click on our phones, tablets and computers, the time when we go searching for gifts be it for Christmas or another festival. Here's some reading ideas we have for gifts this December, gifts people can curl up and indulge during a horrible storm, gifts to inspire future travels, gifts to learn about other lands and cultures. Yes the first one is Adventure She magazine, but scroll on down for other recommendations. 1. Adventure She magazine It can be a subscription to our 2018, 2019, 2020 or 2021 issues, or a subscription to all of them. They are all still available. That's the joy of publishing digitally. If you have missed an issue, you can catch up. Shop here www.adventureshe.com/subscribe or at ISSUU for single issues. Here's the front covers of the issues published to date. 2. Roam Alone If you've already read all of our issues, why not treat yourself to more inspirational short stories in the form of Roam Alone, tales of lone travelers. Publishied by Bradt, whose co-founder Hilary Bradt we've interviewed for our December 2021 issue, which will be out in time for Christmas. bradt.co.uk #Bradt 3. A Connemara Journey Hilary Bradt will probably be the cover person of our December issue, pictured on a pony she borrowed to do a mammoth unsupported horse ride in Ireland. That story is the subject of her book A Connemara Journey bradt.co.uk #HilaryBradt 4. Amazon Woman One of the best books I have read. You can read the full review in the September 2020 issue of Adventure She magazine. #darcygaechter #amazonwoman 5. The Breakaway Reviewed in our June 2020 issue, with women having their own version of the Tour de France in 2022, now is a good time to read, or reread this book by Nicole Cooke, the Olympic gold medalist who won the women's version of the Tour de France twice, before it was cancelled for so many years. She spares nothing in her description of what it was like as a women in a sport where women appear to have been treated as being insignificant when compared to men. #nicolecooke #womencycling Finally Just as we love supporting authors and publishers of books that back empowering, educating, entertaining women, we would love it, if you too support us this Christmas. So: If you are looking for a low cost gift that gives and keeps giving way beyond Christmas, why not gift your loved ones a subscription to Adventure She? If you are looking for a Secret Santa gift with a difference, why not gift a subscription to Adventure She? If you are looking to treat yourself and haven't already subscribed to our magazine, go on, gift yourself a subscription to Adventure She.? After all, it's only £15. You'll get immediate access to all of our 2021 issues published to date, plus access to our totally bumper December issue, in time for Christmas. Or, subscribe to one or more of our others years, for yes you can still read them too. See you soon, meanwhile, let's keep empowering, educating and entertaining each other. #christmasgifts #holidaygifts #gifting #thischristmas #birthdaygifts

In honour of the world's most amazing trail running festival, the one and only UTMB week, we've put together a special issue. In this issue we've amalgamated all our past UTMB stories, including a big one from our just pubished August 2021 issue. We've also added an extra photo gallery, with loads of photos which we just couldn't fit into our regular issues. It's only £3 or free, if are already a paid up subscriber to our magazine. If that's the case, let us know and we'll make sure you have access to it. 2021 subscribers should in any event already have access, as it's in the 2021 section of our website. The cover person is New Zealander Ruth Croft, who won the OCC race at UTMB in 2019, and who came 2nd at this year's Western States 100 mile Endurance Run. Coincidentally, Beth Pascall who came first at Western States this year, is the subject of a whole article in this special issue, as we interviewed her the day prior to the 2019 UTMB race. It's not all about the sponsored athletes though, there's plenty of coverage and photos of people who were at the tail end of some of the races. Mind you, if trail running is too tame for you, even when over the Alps. check out the article on the PTL adventure running race which is the longest race at UTMB week. So sit back, read and enjoy and if you happen to be entering the ballot for next year, or have been asked to crew for a friend or a family member, we really hope these 120 plus pages will be of value to you. #utmb #utmbweek #ruthcroft #bethpascall #courtneydauwalter #ultrarunning #ultrarunners #mountainrunning #mountainrunners #womenrunners #runningwomen

We are so excited about our soon to be published August issue, which includes articles as varied as an interview with round the world solo sailor Pip Hare, volunteering in Serbia, and waka canoeing in New Zealand. Our theme this time round is 'control' as in 'controlling the controllable'. Our editor has personal experience of this,. Having freaked out whilst mountaineering in New Zealand over 20 years earlier, how would she control her fear of falling whilst doing via ferrata in Spain? The answer, by focusing on taking control of her thoughts and her breathing. It really helped her and instead of having a terrifying experience, she had a hair raising but fun adventure. We really hope that this issue will help you discover tricks that might work for you, as you too go about controlling the controllable in your life. Remember you can still subscribe to all of our 2021 issues, and even all of our back issues. Simply go to the 'subscribe' tab.

What do we want, what do we need? That's a question I, Jane, Adventure She magazine's editor, have been asking myself. I would like to be free to travel the world, to cross Australian deserts, to hike Welsh mountains, to cycle Alpine cols. Then when exhausted, I would like to recuperate by an infinity pool that overlooks a beach with thick white sand. I would like be free to visit family and friends wherever and whenever I want. For far too long has passed since I saw so many of them. I would like to be physically fit enough to do all the adventures on my wish list, rather than nursing what I hope is merely another injury, rather the impact of advancing years on my body. I want all of that. But which of those do I actually need? I am lucky, for I have some close family and friends nearby, who I can see. I am lucky, for I have taken to Zoom like a duck to water, and so I can catch up with family and friends further away. I am lucky, for I've even managed a couple of short road trips when I caught up with a good friend to climb a mountain, to view wildlife (albeit in a park) and to visit an UNESCO World Heritage site. When I think about it, what I actually need is far less than I would like to have, or want. I am lucky, for I am happy with what I have. For that I am so grateful. For surely, when we are happy, then we have what we truly need, for happiness is something that no amount of travelling, adventure, or money, can buy. Now I come to the key word in this blog, namely 'grateful'. When putting together the June 2020 (yes last June) issue of Adventure She magazine, I noticed a common theme amongst the articles. I noticed how so many of the writers lived with a sense of gratitude and I noticed how that sense of gratitude appeared to help them be happier, more successful and more rounded people. So I started to experiment. When I went for walks I started saying things like "I'm grateful those flowers are so beautiful." "I'm grateful there's so little traffic that I can hear the birds sing." "I'm grateful I have access to a park." You know what, those little statements, those mini expressions of gratitude, they made me feel happier, more joyous, more hopeful about life, despite the pandemic. Those little statements of gratitude made me realise what I want, doesn't really matter. What matters, is what I need. Clearing my mind of the junk about 'wanting' has helped me cope with this last year and the uncertainty for the future. Who knows when or if I'll ever be able to fulfill my wants. I can certainly still work towards them, e.g., by doing rehabiliation exercises for whatever is the latest injury I'm carrying. Whether or not my wants however come to fruition, is largely out of my hands, for to a large extent they depend on the opening of certain international borders. What I do know, is that by having an attitude of gratitude, it's helped me distinguish between my wants and my needs, and for that, I am very grateful. If you would like to read more about gratitude, why not check out the June 2020 issue of Adventure She magazine. Yes you can still subscribe to our 2020 issues, even though it's now 2021. You can of course also subscribe to our 2021 issues. Simply go to our subscribe page.

Isn't it wonderful to once again feel the sun on our faces. After a long winter of almost endless rain, seeing the sun makes me feel like I'm on holiday. It got me thinking. How do we behave when on holiday, or when taking a day trip? Do we travel with regard for others including the locals, or, do we travel with ourselves the centre of attention, with our needs surpassing the needs of all others? Two days ago I stopped at a cafe next to a narrow country lane. They have a large private car park. I bought my takeaway (only takeaways are allowed here due to Covid-19 restrictions) and as the cafe was quiet, asked if I could please leave my car in their car park whilst I went for a walk? They were absolutely willing for me to do so. I suspected they'd say "yes", after all they'd said "yes" when I'd asked once before in busier pre lockdown days. You see, that carpark is fairly close to a secluded beach and several walking trails. The cafe gets business from walkers and possibly swimmers (though I've never seen anyone there in a bathing suit or wet suit). Walkers get to park their cars. No country lanes are blocked to through traffic, in particular, emergency services vehicles. Alas yesterday near a different secluded beach, I saw three cars parked on two different hair pin bends. Those bends are steep and tight. They used to be much tighter, almost impossible for bigger vehicles to get around. Thankfully now by widening the bends emergency vehicles such as fire engines can get through. But, vehicles such as a fire engine can only get through if the bends are clear. Yet some drivers have deemed fit to move the stones intended to deter drivers from parking, and now park their cars there before heading off to the beach. If a house were burning, it would keep burning, fire engines unable to reach it thanks to some beachgoers parking where they shouldn't. There are so many beaches in the UK, we are spoiled for choice, we really are. Some are packed, others busy, others moderately busy, others fairly quiet, others absolutely secluded. Some have parking, some don't. Some are accessible by bicycle or horse thanks to bridleways. Some are accessible by foot only. The chances are, if a beach is only accessible by foot, bicycle, or horse, there's another beach nearby that's got places to park which doesn't involving blocking gates, blocking access to houses, blocking fire engines and other emergency vehicles from navigating hair pin bends. As we venture out and explore, whether its close to home or further afield, let's think of others first and let's build relationships with locals by not blocking lanes, driveways and hair pin bends. After all, if it were your house that was burning, wouldn't you want the fire engine to be able to get there ASAP? Happy and safe beach going everyone.

It's here, a massive power packed first issue of Adventure She magazine for 2021. This is issue 13 and will be the first of 3 issues to be published in 2021. The cover person this time around is the subject of our big interview, it's Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand who was also Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for two terms. She also happens to be an avid outdoors women, and loves hiking, backcountry skiing and mountaineering. Our editor's interview with her goes from New Zealand to New York to Afghanistan. Of course there's lots of other amazing stories in this issue, including how bees are being used in Tanzania to help resolve human - elephant conflict, education and health initiatives in Nepal, and charity ultra hiking in Egypt. Then there's a great article by Mel Steventon about how she became the first woman to complete the Wainwrights, as well as stories about mountain biking the Trans Cambrian, cycling the Pan American Highway in Peru, running in Arizona, and lots more. Thank you also goes to Philippa Ball Lewis, who volunteer edited one of the articles and to Angharad Hodgson, who did the ground work on another article. Your help is definitely very much appreciated. I The theme for this issue is choice, and how we can choose to make the most of our life, or we can choose to sit back and let life pass us by. We very much hope you choose to subscribe (it's only £15) to our 2021 issues at www.adventureshe.com/subscribe Finally, if you've previously subscribed to any or all of our 2018, 2019 and 2020 issues, you can of course still access those. Remember, any problems, let us know. Happy reading, happy adventuring and most importantly, here's to wishing you, your family and your friends a safe, happy and healthy 2021. Remember to subscribe go to www.adventureshe.com/subscribe it's only £15 for a calendar year worth of issues. #undp #ultrahiking #wainwrights #ultrarunning #fellrunning #adventure_she #empoweringwomen #empowering #womenleaders #womeninleadership #womenadventurers #women #resilience #choice #empowerment #greatoutdoors #outdoorswomen #bikepacking #shepaddlescymru #canoewales

We have some huge news for you. News we very much hope you will love. Adventure She is growing in reputation. Women who have ranked as amongst the world's most influential, have agreed to give us interviews. What does this mean for the magazine? Our team is still tiny and we can't do everything. So we've decided to focus on quality, not quantity. That means starting in 2021, Adventure She magazine will be published three times a year, on 1 April, 1 August and 1 December. We'll still be bringing you lots of empowering, educating and entertaining stories about women, it's just a few of those stories will star women who are household names. Our first 'woman of substance' is former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who also held the number 3 job at the United Nations for 8 years, and who was a candidate for the UN Secretary-General. If you'd like to read our interview with her, remember to subscribe to our 2021 issues on the subscriptions tab. Remember if you haven't already subscribed, you can still buy our 2018, 2019 and 2020 issues. Simply go to our subscriptions tabs and select the year you'd like to access. Finally, if you were one of our original subscribers and have kept your subscription alive since then, we'll be writing to all of you individually over the next few weeks, to see if you'd still like to still subscribe, now the magazine will be published three and not four times a year. ​ Happy reading everyone and we look forward to catching up with you again on 1 April. Jane Editor and founder #helenclark #strongwomen #womenwholead #amazingwomen #primeminister #unadministrator #mountaineering #travelblog #travelmagazine #adventurereads #empowering #empoweringwomen #leadership #empower

This blog is taken from an email I wrote in July 2011 the day after I was mugged whilst in the Seychelles for a friend’s wedding. It has been edited and slightly expanded upon, to make it clearer to read. Oh my goodness, where do I start? It’s ok, don’t worry, I’m fine honest, shaken yes, but safe and unharmed. You see, Saturday, yesterday, I got mugged by a man wearing a balaclava and brandishing a machete in a threatening manner. The last I saw of the police etc, there were quite a few of them by the roadside, the police dogs had just arrived, and 4 armed army guards from the presidential palace had already set off up the hiking trail to one of two peaks that overlook Victoria, the capital. So to backtrack, I’d hiked up the rough trail highly recommended in the guide book. I’d peered at the view from up top. I’d said hello to two older tourists (a man and a woman). I started the descent. Shortly after a metal via ferrata without the ropes type ladder, there’s an old signpost. I needed to veer right. I did. Then I saw him. It didn’t register. I saw him, the balaclava, the machete. I think it was only when he demanded money and my camera whilst waving a machete, that I realised I was his victim, that I realised what was happening. He came towards me, his machete held threateningly. He wasn’t going away. He said “Money”. I said “no”. I still can’t believe I said “no” but that’s what I did. He said “camera”. My camera was in my hand. I knew I had no choice about this. I agreed he could “have” it. I couldn’t quite comprehend I was handing him my camera. What’s more, I still can’t believe I did this, but in the process of passing him my camera, I removed and pocketed the memory card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Again he demanded money. By now I knew he was serious. I knew I had no choice. This wasn’t a game of chicken. I indicated it was in my bag (day pack) and I had to take it off. I did so, I dug into it, I found my purse (for once quickly), I opened it and pulled out a wad of notes. I handed him the notes not knowing what I was “giving” him. I saw Euros in his hand. Maybe other currency too. I think I lost 150 to 200 Euros, a few US dollars (less than 20) and Seychelles rupees. I’d just been to the bank and had withdrawn a whole load of Seychelles rupees. I didn’t know how many were in that bundle now in his hands (turned out most of the rupees and my credit and cash cards were still in the purse – mega major phew). He asked for more money. He asked for my bag. Why do I say ‘ask’? He demanded whilst waving that horrible machete. I have no idea why but I wouldn’t give him my bag. I write ‘said’ but everything I said was screamed, for I didn’t want anyone coming across us by accident. I wanted people to either hide and stay safe, or to knowingly come and try and help me. I didn’t want any other ‘hostages’ for company. I knew there were still those two tourists either on the summit or else nearby. I wanted them to make an informed decision, if of course they could hear me. I begged to be let go. I screamed “water, I need my water” when he demanded my bag. He’d been getting progressively more threatening with his machete. I was really really really scared. I was begging him (at a scream) to let me go. He made a different sign with his machete as if he wanted to take off my head, at least that’s what I thought. I couldn’t believe it, that this was it, here on this walk. Oh how could it be? He’d gradually been moving around me by 90 degrees. Now he was by the signpost and just without warning, stepped a tiny bit further away from me, turned and headed off onto a kind of abandoned path. I didn’t hang around. I couldn’t believe my luck. I was out of there. Fast hiking and when the terrible rough root strewn terrain permitted, jogging. Fortunately I was wearing my trail running shoes. We know each other well. They and my body behaved. I was wearing a watch with heart rate monitor (I wonder what the rate was during the ‘incident’). I got out of there, fast. The guide book had said to allow 2 to 3 hours return. The whole thing, photo stops and mugging included, took me 59 minutes and 16 seconds. The post mugging descent - a 1.2 kms one on a rough rough rough, steep narrow path intersected by tree roots galore - a mere 15 minutes. The mugging seemed like an eternity, but I guess it could only have lasted 5 or so minutes. As I ran down that path I was terrified he’d reappear, possibly with friends. Gradually though my focus changed. I became obsessed about saving the other two. I had to. I couldn’t let him mug them, I couldn’t let him wield a machete on them. It would take too long to drive to a police station, the mountain road was far too twisty. Anyways where was the nearest police station? I reached the road. I couldn’t believe that I’d made it and so quickly. I found my whistle (I’d looked for it during the mugging but dug into the wrong hip pocket on my day pack – possibly for the best, as who knows what the sound of a shrieking whistle would have done to that evil man). I blew it, again and again and again. But no one came from the nearby house, only their dogs barked in the driveway. I heard traffic. From both directions. I stopped it all. I ‘explained’”. Ok, maybe the word explained is not quite accurate. Anyways, they knew there was something badly wrong. One of the vehicles was a mini truck with loads of people in the back. Some of them wanted me to lead a whole load of them back up the mountain. I’m not sure if it was meant to be a rescue mission for the two whites, or, a vigilante mission against ‘him’. No way was I going back up there. Absolutely not. I was waiting for the police, for I was trying to get them to call the cops. I excused myself explaining I was spent after what had happened. Was I being a coward? I hope not. But it was a long hard way up there. Vigilante is not my style. I hoped the police would be there soon, really soon. I hoped they would be young and fit and ready to rescue the others. I stopped another vehicle, a man working for a tour company (in a company car). He spoke good English. I truly explained to him what had happened. He called the police immediately. Everyone was so kind to me, they were concerned for me. They wanted to help me. I just wanted the police. Some were on mobiles. I was told there was an army post just a few minutes up the road and we needed to go there. They’d go with me. No, I’d drive myself, alone, but following them. I locked the car (and I never do that, ok, only once ever when there was a weirdo at some traffic lights). There was more chatting, one of them and an army guard. The guard spoke into the man’s mobile. It went on for a few minutes. I just stood there. Then it was agreed I return to the trailhead to await the police. I started driving off. The army soldier and a colleague flagged me down. They jumped in with their huge guns. At the trailhead after a quick debrief as to where it had happened, they were off onto the trail, me reiterating about the white couple. Then two more soldiers appeared (with a kind of police van). Another briefing. They headed off onto the trail. Then the tourism police arrived. Another briefing. They asked me how many soldiers had gone in. I said four, two armed then two more but I couldn’t see any guns and I didn’t know if those two were armed. The police told me the soldiers were the presidential guard and they’d be armed. More police arrived, with (apparently though I didn’t hear them) dogs. I negotiated I could leave. They gave me a form to complete, a statement to the police. It was agreed they would collect it from my hotel. Then, a cry from one of the policemen, the tourists were on the trail, almost at the trailhead. I asked them how they were. Fine. They were shocked to hear what had happened. They’d heard and seen nothing. They were so sorry for me. I was so relieved for them. They’ve been to the Seychelles many times, this their 6th or 7th visit. They said it was getting worse. Someone said there had been another mugging I think they said last week, two people and a guide. Apparently a few days ago, some woman had her handbag pinched while walking the beach my hotel backs onto. Incidents kept quiet for fear for damaging the tourism industry. Incidents put together it appears are however being taken seriously. Tourism is too important to the Seychelles for it to be seen as unsafe. One of the soldiers was visibly very frustrated to hear the man had been wearing a balaclava. I’m ok really, shocked at times, yes, teary at times sure. But I’m fine too. Unharmed. He never actually touched me, mercifully never tried to. I still can’t believe it. Maybe by writing about it in such detail, I can make it sound more like a novel or a bad film, rather than an actual experience. The worst part was I guess I expected him to vanish immediately after getting my camera and money. I hadn’t expected him to hang around for a while trying to get more. What made him change his mind and leave? Yes he’s a bad man for doing what he did. Yet again, I don’t want bad things to happen to him. I just want him caught so he can be rehabilitated and others are safe until his rehabilitation is complete. It could all have been so much worse. You know I’m not a bible basher, but oh how I thank God and Jesus for seeing me safely through today. They were really watching over me (yes I know that sounds like bible bashing, but it’s just a quiet thing inside me). Maybe today will ensure I listen to my intuition more than ever. For, I almost didn’t get out of the car to do that walk, for I felt at the start of the walk it was lonely, and rough and if I were to fall it would be a hard hard hard way back for help. Last night I was still in a bit of shock I think. I can’t believe it happened to me, it’s as if it was a film, someone else. I was shocked, angry, scared, and then really really really scared, I feared this was it. I couldn’t believe that’s how I was going to go, hiking in such a place at the hands of some horrible man. Again I don’t wish him ill, but I do hope they find him and lock him up until he has been rehabilitated, for it’s not fair on others to possibly have to encounter his evil doings. Postscript Anyways this morning [July 2011] I had a pre breakfast walk on the beach followed by a swim and no nightmares last night. This afternoon [July 2011] I walked past the police station in Victoria as I went from my friend’s wedding back to my hire car. As I past the police station I heard a shout of “hello”. It was a man in plain clothes on the station’s steps. I looked at him, confused. He seemed to know me. He reintroduced himself, explaining he was one of the [uniformed] policemen from yesterday. No they hadn’t caught my mugger, but the army was camped up there now and they were going to find him. He blamed the mugging on drugs, explaining the mugger would have needed money for drugs. Why share all this? Please please please, listen to your intuition. If I had listened to mine, I wouldn’t have been mugged and I wouldn’t feel shivers crawl up my spine whenever I see a machete, be it in a newspaper, on the news, or in person (think farmers in developing countries cutting crops). Whether intuition is there to help us when travelling or closer to home, it is there for a reason. Intuition isn’t a refusal to face up to and overcome irrational fears, intuition is different. So yes let’s face and overcome our fears, but at the same time, let’s also learn to identify the difference between irrational fear and intuition. #mugged #seychelles #robbery #touristmugging #intuition #riskassessment #backpacking #travelblog #travelwriting #islandholiday #travelsafely

Our December 2020, or Issue 12 of Adventure She, the online magazine that empowers, educates and entertains through sharing stories of adventure, is now live on our 2020 tab. If you subscribed in 2020, go to the 2020 tab. If you are one of our original subscribers and have been subscribing since 2018, we'll send you your own personal link (yes, different IT systems, something we'll fix so you too can access it on website). This issue is HUGE. So huge, it almost blew up our system. It's over 140 pages!!! It has stories by and on women from places as varied as Oman, Malaysia, Poland, and Australia, as well as the UK. It covers places as diverse as the thin air at the summit of Mount Everest, to the coral reefs of Malaysia and the trains of China. The stories looks at a number of issues ranging from coping with fear, to dealing with risk, to what resilience can do for us. Remember if you haven't already subscribed, it's only £15 for all four of 2020's issues and you'll have immediate access to all four issues. So it will make for a perfect last minute Christmas present, if you find yourself short of a present. Alternatively, why not treat yourself. Jane Editor and founder

Our December 2020, or Issue 12 of Adventure She, the online magazine that empowers, educates and entertains through sharing stories of adventure, will be going live on 24 December. This issue is going to be HUGE. Covering women from places as varied as Oman, Malaysia, Poland, and Australia, as well as the UK. It covers places as diverse as the thin air at the summit of Mount Everest, to the coral reefs of Malaysia. It also looks at issues ranging from coping with fear, to dealing with risk, to what resilience can do for us. We love being relevant so we're making a few last minute changes, in order we can take account of the new more virulent strain of Covid 19, which has just been discovered and made public here in the UK. We very much hope that you too will agree, far better to include this major and sad change in the current pandemic, in our December issue, rather than wait until March. So hang on, and see you on the 24th December. Remember if you haven't already subscribed, it's only £15 for all four of 2020's issues and from the 24th, you'll have immediate access to all four issues. So it will make for a perfect last minute Christmas present, if you have found yourself unable to go to the shops for a paper book or magazine. Jane Editor and founder

Each month, the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) conducts a survey. Their May 2020 survey showed 41% of recipients experienced "issues with employee connectedness". It got the Adventure She team thinking. How connected do you currently feel, whether with family, friends, colleagues, your community or adventure buddies? If you were planning an adventure and had team mates / sponsors / backers / support crew, how connected do they feel toward you right now? Whilst Coronavirus has (depending on where you are located) put many adventures hold, we can utilise this time to keep connected with and even to strengthen our connections with our adventure team. Longer term, that strengthened connection could really help us. Think about it, when the new normal starts and some adventures are able to take place again, which adventurers will get the sponsorship deals? Will it be those who went quiet and didn't keep in touch, or, is it those who cared about their potential sponsors and who offered to help them and their employees during lockdown, whether by giving talks over video conferencing or in some other way? So go on, keep in touch, not just with your nearest and dearest, but with your colleagues, bosses, teams, sponsors and your other contacts too. #connectedness #connected #connection #kindness #sponsorshiptips #sponsors #women #Coronavirus #lockdown #adventure #empower #empowerment #leaders #leadership #leadbyexample #lockdowntips