Susie Moss

Susie has travelled the world working as an anthropologist, filmmaker, adventure holiday guide, and writer.  She now works as a freelance journalist and chef, and lives with her family in south Devon.


Whether home or abroad, Susie seeks a wilder life. She writes about travel, food, and adventure activities, and focuses on issues on parenting, travel with family and environmental topics.

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Dukes Journey and the Kindness of Strangers

“She’s a manual?! So she goes pretty well!” the burly hitcher we’ve just picked up is surprised. In the fifteen minutes he’s been with us we’ve learnt a little of his home town (there’s nothing to do), his work out on factory fishing boats (it pays well), and how impressed he is by our car. That soon changes. We’ve bought a white 1979 Mercedes and called it ‘ The Duke’. We chose to buy it as it seems sturdy, spacious and strong despite the rusty paintwork, and it’s cheap. It looks pretty cool..
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Are the kids bored yet?

I think we live in a time of excessive parenting. I’m sure we don’t care any more or less than our parents in the 70’s but there is a lot more pressure on parents of today to be doing the ‘right thing’. So often now every part of a child’s day is neatly planned and portioned; school, after school clubs, and ‘play dates’. Fewer and fewer kids have the chance to just kick about outside, head off and explore, or simply get bored.
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From single mum to co-parenting

When we later got together I was not just surprised but really nervous; I had to deal with our age gap (that amazingly seemed to worry me a lot more than him) and to introduce him as a boyfriend to the kids. I was sure they would like him but didn’t want him to become a big part of their lives until I was sure we would last. I hoped he would like them but was nervous of his reaction once he realised they were a constant part of my life and indeed dominated all my free time.
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Fishy Business

A personal favourite of mine, sea horses, are one of more than 100 sea animal species killed as by catch in the modern shrimp industry. Shrimp trawling devastates seahorse populations more than any other activity. (Little aside…I know so many marine animals are incredible and don’t have the friendly features of the sea horse but sea horses have such endearing habits worth noting. For a start they are monogamous for life and the males have the babies. They also begin the day beautifully – how I wish I did too!
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Grasp the Nettle - soup & neighbours

We had our first taste of spring nettles last night cooked into a simple nettle soup.  I love nettles, they are so rich in nutrients and goodness, so versatile and so prolific. They are found everywhere, especially favouring wasteland,disturbed soil, and my own not so tidy garden. Around now they are at their best; the leaves are young and tender, a fresh vital green before the mature darker (and more stingy) leaves of the summer.