From field notes to photos, adventures can be recorded in many ways to aid the stories you share on your return. Guides Sian and Telly share just some of their memories and highlights guiding the Baltic Lakes trips in Lithuania with this field note style blog post. Food Lithuania, not expected to...

Well now that we have returned home and our shoulders no longer ache. The flow of photos from the other members has started to circulate. Its time to reflect on our time in the Greek Sporades. After a long journey to arrive at Alonissos, travelling from Lanzarote always proves a challenge in...

Istanbul! Great capital of commerce and culture, city of the Romans, Constantine and the Ottomans, the gateway to Asia, the pearl in Europe's crown! Like Sydney and San Francisco it's built around a great natural harbour, and like them it's blessed with a sunny and welcoming...

Fancy a summer filled with moonlit swims, wild camping and seashore foraging? The latest in the best-selling Wild Guide series features more than 1000 hidden places to explore, camp and eat at in southern and eastern England, from Norfolk to the New Forest and the Cotswolds to Kent. Here,...

I stood on the balcony of my room looking out over the waters of Lake Lusiai suddenly hit by the journey that was ahead of me. A month before I had been studying for my finals when my phone rang and my friend Shona was on the other end. Shona is one of the life optimistic folk, always positive...

We are very happy to partner with KitBrix to bring you a SwimTrek branded SwimBrix which has been designed, like all the other KitBrix range, to fit all the required kit you need for a individual training at the pool, lake or in the sea, a team weekend away or for competition day. In your...

A while back SwimTrek asked on Facebook “who goes swimming on their Birthday?” fast forwarding a few months and our guide Bronwen got in touch about how she celebrated her Birthday. Rather than indulging in a few beers and a curry, Bronwen took on a solo swim of the Rottnest Channel following her...

How to make the most of your SwimTrek holiday, a guides perspective. A large quota of job satisfaction comes with the role of being a SwimTrek guide. Every trip is full of moments where we see swimmers smile, achieve and relax. Keep these points in mind to get the most out of you holiday. •...

This year we have a new Italian trip to the Tremiti Islands on the western side on the Adriatic. For a new twist why not combine one of our Croatian trips (Dalmatian Coast, Long or Short Swims) on the Eastern side on the Adriatic with a week in the Tremiti Islands on the Western side and explore...

So, you’ve taken the plunge and booked and confirmed your swimming holiday! Hooray! Now to think about what you’ll need to bring with you… But packing doesn’t need to be the boring old cliché of the past. We love the excitement that comes with planning for our next trip and packing is the final...