Diary of a Detour

Scooters, street art and travel stuff

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Hi, I’m Ali and I love to travel and take nice photos. Whether that’s on one of my scooters, to street art locations or on holiday adventures worldwide. You can read about it all here!

In 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, which I also write about honestly to try and break the taboos of this subject.

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The Art of Travel: Finding Inspiration in Every Corner of the Globe

There’s something about leaving home that instantly sharpens the senses. A new setting, unfamiliar sounds, different food — it all hits differently. Travel often brings a fresh rhythm to everyday...

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22
Dec

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Fitness challenges for all abilities

A fitness challenge can kick start a boring exercise schedule, give you renewed energy, improve your health and be extremely satisfying. What’s more, if you do it with a friend...

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21
Dec

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30 Day Squat Challenge

My 30 day squat challenge is a great way to strengthen your legs, grow lean muscle and burn calories all day long. Benefits of squats Here are some of the...

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12
Dec

Monthly fitness challenge

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A monthly fitness challenge for all abilities – get motivated now!

Following my last monthly fitness challenge blog post I’m going to be writing in more detail about each challenge I’m doing to hopefully inspire more people to get moving and fit...

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15
Oct

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Woolacombe Scooter Rally 2025

Disclaimer : I drove my car to this rally. I know for some people there will never be a reason to not go on a scooter but I have arthritic...

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23
Sep

A turquoise wooden upside down house on the prom at Brighton. The house is literally on its roof and inside all the furniture is stuck to the 'ceiling' which makes it a really quirky thing to do as you can take photos and turn them upside down.

<img decoding="async" width="645" height="400" src="https://diaryofadetour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brighton-upside-down-house-645x400.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A turquoise wooden upside down house on the prom at Brighton. The house is literally on its roof and inside all the furniture is stuck to the 'ceiling' which makes it a really quirky thing to do as you can take photos and turn them upside down." srcset="https://diaryofadetour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brighton-upside-down-house-645x400.jpg 645w, https://diaryofadetour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brighton-upside-down-house-300x186.jpg 300w, https://diaryofadetour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brighton-upside-down-house-600x372.jpg 600w, https://diaryofadetour.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brighton-upside-down-house.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px" />

Fun and quirky things to do in Brighton

As a frequent visitor to Brighton I’m always looking for fun and quirky things to do there. It’s such a cool city and there’s plenty of things to do which...

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01
Sep

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Isle of Wight Scooter Rally 2025

Once again we headed to the island on the Thursday and Lee very kindly cleaned my scooter while I watered the plants. We took our usual route to Pompey avoiding...

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26
Aug

Overhead shot of a smoothie bowl on a wooden background, with fresh fruit, coconut and berries arranged beautifully on the top.

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What are acai bowls and where can I try one?

Açaí bowls are my latest obsession although they can be tricky to track down in the UK so I thought I’d share everything you need to know about açaí bowls and where...

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24
Aug