Alastair Humphreys Adventurer | Author | Motivational Speaker

Take the long and winding road

This month’s guest blog comes from Dan Harrison. Dan was a normal bloke with a normal job and normal life. Then he decided to cycle to Africa…
“About this time two years ago I glanced out of the window on the train to work and the idea hit me; cycle to South Africa. Now I’m doing [...]

Life in the fast lane

I’m in the fast lane of the motorway, zipping past all the souls in less of a hurry than me. The winter sky is blue and sharply cold. But I have the window wide open. I am relishing the noisy buffeting of the freezing air. The cold gale flays my post-race, glowing face and feels [...]

Audio book and travel photography (2)

I’ve added photographs from my ride round the world to short audio excerpts from Moods of Future Joys.
You can listen to them all here.
(apologies: the audio begins about 15s in)

Audio Excerpts from ‘Moods of Future Joys’ – 2 from alastair Humphreys on Vimeo.

Making a living from travelling

I asked Darren Alff if he would be so kind as to share some wisdom on how people can make a living from doing what they love. Here’s what he had to say.
Travel costs money… and depending on where you plan to go in the world, it may cost a lot of money! But [...]

Photo Friday – Christmas Morning in Nepal

Merry Christmas everybody!
A perfect Photo Friday today: Peter Gostelow watching the sunrise on Christmas morning high in the Himalayas. Follow Peter’s latest journey into Africa here.
Right, I’m off runnin’, swimmin’ and then lots of eatin’!

Reasons to travel or not to travel

I remember sitting on top of the Simplon Pass in the Alps. The view was fabulous, the world lay all before me. I loved my life on the road. I was good at it, it was comfortable and -at long last- I was earning a few hundred quid here and there with the occasional published [...]

Remembering Anne Mustoe, Round the World Cyclist

Anne Mustoe, a round the world cyclist, has died in Syria. She was 76. This is sad news for all fans of cycling literature, though there is consolation that she passed away whilst away on another grand adventure.
I have always enjoyed having Anne Mustoe in my armoury. She was a fabulous example to give to [...]

Photo Friday – the joy of the Mekong

Today’s Photo Friday comes from a river trip in Laos. Ben explains that the “photo was taken during our longtail boat trip 25km to the Pak Ou Caves down the Mekong River. The boy is jumping from a tree into the Mekong while our boat was passing by. I took multiple shots to capture his [...]

Bicycle Pornography: 20 pictures of bikes

I sometimes feel a bit guilty that, despite cycling round the world, I am not very interested in bicycles.
So here, to redeem my street cred amongst bikers, is my offering of bicycle pornography for your delectation.
Cycling through Siberia in winter

Filming rig for my bike

A proper cyclist

Girls and bikes in India

“Happy Birthday, Mum!” Xinjiang, China

Sunset [...]

Welcome Home! And what a wonderful home it is…

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
- T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding
Nick Hand has just arrived home after cycling over 4000 miles round the British coastline.
I have enjoyed following his journey, partly for witnessing his realisation that [...]