Category Archives: RoundTheWorldByBike

30
Sep
2009

Another audio interview about cycling round the world

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Travel
There have been a few requests for more multimedia use on this site. So I thought I would share an audio recording of an interview I did last summer. It was more fun than most interviews – we cycled a couple of laps of Richmond Park, chatting as we went. Here it is. One of [...]

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03
May
2009

Preview of my new book, Ten Lessons from the Road

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Posted in 10 Lessons, Motivation, RoundTheWorldByBike, Writing
After a lot of work by Jim, Eye Books and myself, Ten Lessons from the Road is finally finished and available. I am really pleased with it. It looks great (see the video clip above) -hardback, full colour- and it feels like something fresh and new. Fingers crossed the reviewers will agree! The idea was [...]

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15
Mar
2009

Photos from round the world

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Posted in Photography, RoundTheWorldByBike, Travel
Just found a way to put my Flickr photos onto a world map… DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
13
Mar
2009

Frequently Asked Questions

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Speaking
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 [...]

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18
Aug
2008

The Man who Cycled the World (…errr… not me!)

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Travel
The Man who Cycled the World. Not me – no, Mark Beaumont puts me to shame! What took me over 4 years to complete took Mark just 194 days, shattering the world record for cycling round the world. I don’t envy him his ride or record; I did my ride for different reasons. But it [...]

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14
Aug
2008

Free books! Why give them away?

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Writing
I have been asked a few times why I give my books away for free. For me there is no question about the benefits of doing this. I make little money from writing and am more focussed on the potential benefits of getting my books out to as wide an audience as possible. If a [...]

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14
Aug
2008

A hopeful person

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike
Some of the early reviews for Thunder and Sunshine have been really encouraging, which is a big relief! Here’s a nice one from the US. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
12
Aug
2008

The Bike Show – a podcast

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike
I was recently interviewed for the Bike Show, a really great London radio show that’s interested in all aspects of cycling. I had a really interesting chat with Jack as we cycled a lap of Richmond Park together. You can here the rolling interview here.Resonance 104.4 fm is London’s first radio art station and is [...]

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29
Jun
2008

Alastair Humphreys RGS lecture online

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Speaking
The lecture I gave at the Royal Geographical Society is now available for members to watch online here. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
20
May
2008

Speaking at the RGS

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Posted in Expeditions, RoundTheWorldByBike, South Pole, Speaking
Be careful what you wish for… Years ago, when I first attended a talk at the RGS, I was mesmerised by the history of the place. The history of the Society enshrines such famous names as Livingstone, Stanley, Scott, Shackleton, Hunt and Hillary. As I sat there, the idea of trying to cycle round the world [...]

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21
Apr
2008

Riding to Write. Or Writing to Ride?

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Posted in RoundTheWorldByBike, Writing
The challenges of finding a publisher
21
Apr
2008

The Wind of God’s spirit and Cycling Round the World

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Posted in Motivation, RoundTheWorldByBike
I received this very interesting (and kind) response to my first book. Hi Alastair, Just finished reading ‘Moods of Future Joys’ today and thoroughly enjoyed it and in some ways was challenged myself. As a cycling expeditioner myself at one time (though on a much smaller scale), I always like to read others’ stories of [...]

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29
Nov
2007

Thunder and Sunshine

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Posted in Books, RoundTheWorldByBike, Writing
My new book, Thunder and Sunshine* is finished at long last! There has been a fair amount of sweat, stress, late nights and espressos involved to get it done, but done it is and happy am I. Relieved anyway. I’m looking forward to having a life again. People talk about that ‘tricky second book’ so [...]

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25
Nov
2007

An interesting interview (for once)

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike
I recently had a long and interesting chat with an artist named Brit Hammer. Her really interesting website has lots of interviews and I was fortunate enough to do one of them. Read more here. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad [...]

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25
Oct
2007

The Long Way Down (and Round)

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Posted in Cycling, RoundTheWorldByBike, Travel
I am not really into motorbikes or giant media expeditions, but I shall be watching Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Down programme on BBC 2 in the autumn, beginning this Sunday. Video captures the atmosphere of a place in a different way to books or film and I will enjoy seeing again the [...]

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12
Oct
2007

Cycle Show

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I’m talking at the Cycle Show in Earl’s Court this weekend: come along for a chat if you can… DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
07
Oct
2007

RIDE: Images from the Road

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About a year ago I decided to try to put together a collaborative book of photography to raise awareness for Hope and Homes for Children. Generous people, impressive photographers, veteran travellers: so many people have chipped in to help and share their photographs for this book. Here is a brief sneak preview of the book. [...]

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04
Oct
2007

Round the World by Bike photographs

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Posted in Cycling, Photography, RoundTheWorldByBike, Travel
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03
Oct
2007

Moods of Future Joys

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Posted in RoundTheWorldByBike, Writing
Now you can read ALL of ‘Moods of Future Joys’ here. Free and easy… Click here or, if that does not work on your computer click on this: MoFJ Complete Text. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.