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The river Kaveri is one of the 5 great holy rivers of India, revered by pilgrims for centuries. From its source amongst the coffee and cardoman plantations in the cool hills of the Western Ghats, the river flows 500 miles across southern India towards the hot plains of Tamil Nadu and the Bay of Bengal.
I [...]
A few countries with good food…
Argentina
Georgia
Japan
Lebanon
Mexico
China
What have I missed out..?
My first book has loads of recipes in it. Check it out here.
Wise words from Marcus Aurelius:
“Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, at the seashore, and in the mountains; and you tend to desire such things very much. But this is a characteristic of the most common sort of men, for it is in your power whenever you will to choose to retreat into [...]
The opinion of legendary explorer Mikael Strandberg, and cautionary words for me!
“Our view of Adventure and Expeditions must be renewed. Firstly, there has to be an interesting story. The times are gone when a spectator finds it interesting to listen to the hackneyed theme of ”anything is possible”; a story centered around dirty underwear, heroic [...]
“Here’s the thing. Admission into time and space requires a belief in limits: a belief that both time and space are real; that you can therefore have and have-not; that love can be lost or found; and that you are what your physical senses show you and no more.
These illusions immediately lead you to believe [...]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks so just a speedy, inelegant update before I head to India on Monday morning.
I have been giving plenty of talks in schools over the past few weeks as part of a national campaign to encourage 20,000 more school children to cycle to school. It’s been tiring on the [...]
“Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses; people have become woolly mice. They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights through a desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a one-hour bicycle ride. ‘Good for you‘. Instead of expressing their gratitude for the rain by getting wet, [...]
The questions I was asked most frequently in the 14 talks I gave for Sustrans this week:
How many punctures did you get?
Did you get sick?
How did you go to the toilet?
How did you take the photos?
Did your bum hurt?
Would you do it again?
What was your favourite country?
What was your favourite food?
What was your best moment?
What [...]
Alastair spent 4 years cycling 46,000 miles round the world, a journey described as "the first great adventure of the new millennium". He is currently training for SOUTH, the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole. Click here to read more.
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