Alastair Humphreys Adventurer | Author | Motivational Speaker

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Posted
11 March 2010 @ 9am

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Lists

Finish the sentence

One of my most popular blog posts was when I asked you what books you were reading at the moment.
Today I thought I’d canvas your opinion again. All I’m asking you to do is to copy and paste these four sentences in the comments section and finish them off:
I am inspired by
I regret
I am [...]


See Imitation as a Compliment, Competition as an Incentive

My advice for people who are trying to make their way in a niche, whatever the niche may be.


- don’t be jealous of the success of others. Give praise where it is due and set about working even harder to catch them up.

- don’t big yourself up more than within the acceptable bounds of necessary [...]


16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in a Slump

I couldn’t be bothered to write my own list today so here’s someone else’s tips on what to do when you’re not feeling motivated!
1. One Goal. Whenever I’ve been in a slump, I’ve discovered that it’s often because I have too much going on in my life. I’m trying to do too [...]


Wild, wonderful places to sleep

In praise of the humble bivvy bag: some of the stupid (yet wonderfully memorable and uplifting) open air places I have slept.
- On a swimming platform out in the bay in San Sebastian
- On the terraces of Biarritz rugby stadium (a bit of fence climbing required here!)
- In a (new) sewage pipe in Turkey and [...]


Yet another list of Top Travel Books!

I wonder how many years I will need to wait until I ever get myself onto somebody’s list of Top Travel books?!
A long time, I fear, if I am competing against books as good as these.
Whoever picked these books for the Telegraph chose well.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning [...]


Top 10 books from the Travel Bookshop in London

The Travel Bookshop in London (as seen in the film Notting Hill) has come up with their Top 10 Travel Books.
I have read 6 of their suggestions. I agree that a Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, The Kon-Tiki Expedition and The Places In Between all deserve to be in the list. However the [...]


Explorers share their Inspirations

I spend a lot of my time speaking in schools, trying to encourage young people to indulge in a little bold dreaming.
One question that I am often asked is what inspired me to begin travelling and living the way I do.
My answer is that I enjoyed reading books of great journeys (in particular Living Dangerously [...]


Posted
6 January 2010 @ 9am

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Kit, Lists

Top 3 Camping Stoves

Continuing my occasional series of inviting gear geeks to review kit on my site (because I don’t know a lot about kit!): here outdoor enthusiast Eric Tomczak shares his thoughts on his favourite three lightweight camping stoves; the MSR Whisperlite International, Jetboil and Snow Peak Gigapower.
MSR Whisperlite International
The Whisperlite International has set the standard for [...]


24 Photos of great Camping Spots

I am rarely happier than when living the way of the English Wildman. To give you a flavour, here are 24 photos of great camping spots I have enjoyed.
Sunset in Anatolia

Pitching the tent in a region forbidden to foreigners, Ili Valley, Xinjiang, China

The SOUTH office. Summit of Pen y Fan, Wales

Playing at Robert Jordan after [...]


The Ten Best Books of the Year

Ten of the best books I have read this year. Perfect for Christmas presents.
innocent – our story, and some things we’ve learned
The Way of the World – Nicolas Bouvier
Waterlog – Roger Deakin
Lucky Jim – Kingsley Amis
Wind, Sand and Stars – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Annapurna – Maurice Herzog
In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging [...]


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