brasher's Inca sandals for women and Mayan for men offer a welcome alternative to your usual walking shoes whether it be for everyday summer use or for a holiday in sunny climates.

Mayan in Brunswick

The full grain uppers and adjustable Velcro strap provide a customised fit along with a Memory Foam footbed for additional comfort.

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Women's Inca in Honey (also available in mahogany)

The Cotswolds has lots to offer, and with the title of Area of Outstanding Beauty there is something for all visitors and those living in and around the area to enjoy.

The Cotswold Way which stretches from Bath to Chipping Camden is a 102 mile trail which passes many points of interest taking in some fantastic scenery.

Visit the Cotswolds Way website which is full of information ranging from walking routes, things to do, conservation advice and even offers courses for those who'd like to try their hand at dry stone walling.

For full details visit www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk

On Sunday 10th January, at around 9am, I was stood on the beach on Portsmouth Sea Front in the snow. I had a backpack on that weighed as much as a family car and a promenade of ice in front of me. It was an interesting way to start a walk clockwise around the entire UK mainland coast - 6,882 miles of cliffs, beaches, industry, coves, cities, towns, islands and a lot of ups and downs.

I am walking for three charities: The Mammal Society, The Stroke Association and Southampton General Hospital's Paediatric Physiotherapy Department. You can sponsor me, as well as read my latest blogs and see lots of pictures, here on my website:

http://natsevs.wordpress.com

I have had quite a few adventures so far and am only half way. I paddled across the River Dart on a surf board with Murray from BBC Three's Last Man Standing., I saved a horse from dying in a drainage ditch in Newport, I was treated to a four star luxury hotel for hitting my 100th day walking in Lancashire and I have been priviledged to see some of Britain's hard-to-see wildlife, including many otters.

I was also in the News of the World. I am not sure if that's a highlight or not.

I walk around 25-30 miles a day, rarely taking a day off. And most of the time I am camping out, though I do take advantage of the occasional B&B or friend's house if they live near.

There is a strictly no car usage however. I walk every inch of coastline, or as close to the coastline as I get. The many lifts I have been offered have been turned down. I will also walk over any bridge connected to an island, so Anglesey was rounded and Skye is set to be in the next few weeks.

It is often a lonely escapade but I have loads of support on twitter - (@nomads_land) and from people along the more popular stretches of coastpath. There are so many people out walking it is quite inspiring in itself. Though they do tend to be a bit older than me, at 24 I am younger by 20 years on average!

My kit has held up well, though my beloved boots have suffered and are being held together by super glue. Fortunately, brasher are sending me some new boots - Lithium GTX, as a gift for my travels - hence this blog!

I am currently in Knoydart, home of Scotland's remotest pub. The stretch from here to the Isle of Skye looks troublesome but enjoyable. After that, things become a little more straighforward again after the tribulations of the past month on Scotland's west coast  it has been very tough and remote.

It may come as a surpirise to some but the route up Britain's west coast will take me roughly 9 months, the route down the east coast only two and a half months. So when I round John O' Groats in August, I expect to be home by mid-November.

I will be sad to finish the walk but I have been privileged to see some amazing sites and I expect many more in the next few months. Britain has so much to offer and it's about time we got about enjoying it! 

brasher's recent SS11 product launch took place at Seahouses and Bamburgh, on the Northumberland coast.

The 2 day event gave us the opportunity to try out new and challenging activities. The sports tournament brought back fond memories for a lot us from our school sports days with the spacehopper and sack races proving a lot more difficult then we remembered.

We also got to try out Kite Surfing which was new to all of us. After a practice session using the power kites on the beach some of us had the chance to try out the kite with the board in the sea. It was hard enough controling the kites on the sand and even more difficult in the freezing cold North sea but several of the brave team gave it a shot.

 ...and the activities didn't stop there!

The afternoon saw us saddling up for a spot of horse riding. Kitted out in our riding gear we cantered around the obstacle course, weaving around cones before heading into the fields for a trot.

During the launch we were given a 'Striclty Come Selling' style presentation of the new SS11 footwear and marketing campaign with voting for the best presentation from our very own panel of brasher judges.

You'll get the chance to see the new products but will have to wait until February next year when the new range hits stores!

"On the evening of Saturday 17th April we arrived at Sedbury Cliffs, (myself, Alex and my dog) near Chepstow on the Severn Estuary, after completing the Offa's Dyke National Trail, in aid of The Multiple Sclerosis Society. Thirteen days earlier we had stood in Prestatyn, 185 miles away, on the North Wales coast, with our full backpacks and clean boots, ready for an epic adventure.

Disaster struck a week before we were due to set off when my trusty old pair of boots finally fell apart. Fortunately brasher came to the rescue and posted out a pair of new Supalite II GTX boots for me to try out on the trek.

The Offa's Dyke path weaves in and out of the England-Wales border, and is Britain's largest man made monument, built by Offa, King of Mercia from 757 to 796 A.D to try and create a boundry between his kingdom and the independent Welsh kingdoms. It takes in some wonderful and picturesque parts of the country-the Clwydian Range, the Severn Valley, the Shropshire Hills, the Black Mountains and the Wye Valley. We were lucky with the weather, with only one wet night of camping, in fact the only weather conditions we had not really prepared for was for glorious sunshine, which we had for most of the trip!

Our favourite day of the walk has to be between Gweryd Lakes, a campsite tucked away in the Clwydian Range and Llangollen. The day had an amazing array of scenery - moorland as we left the hills, lush fertile farmland, forest tracks through Llandegla Forest, more moorland, and finally scree on the side of a hill with wonderful views to one side and imposing rocky crags to the other as we approached the hilltop castle of Dinas Bran overlooking Llangollen.

The Supalite II GTX performed brilliantly, they were so comfortable straight from the box, and the weight (or rather lack of) is surprising. Despite being so light, I still had the support I needed, and several times during the walk the boots prevented me from twisting, or doing worse damage to my ankles.

In total we raised over £3800 for MS Society. Multiple sclerosis is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults and around 100,000 people in the UK have MS."