Category Archives: Travel

17
May
2011

Try Travelling With A One Way Ticket

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Posted in India, Travel
I don’t know where I am. My feet hurt. My shirt is heavy with sweat. It’s been a hard day. I have walked since dawn, about eight hours, down red dusty tracks beside the sliding green waters of the Kaveri River. I am hiding from the sun in the shade of a chai stall, enjoying [...]

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09
May
2011

Monty Halls – Adventures on Planet Ocean

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Posted in Guest Blog, Pecha Kucha, Travel
BBC presenter Monty Halls shares tales from his adventures round the world.
03
May
2011

Cricket, Curry and Terrorism

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Posted in Travel
Cricket, Curry and Terrorism were the three words that sprang to mind when a group of British teenagers was asked to summarise their preconceptions of Pakistan. Offscreen Expeditions, a UK-based not-for-profit organisation working in partnership with the British Council, took them on a visit to Pakistan to explore Pakistan away from the headlines and tell [...]

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01
May
2011

Adventure Will Change Your Life

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Posted in Travel, Writing
The world sounded a scary place until I stepped out into it. Sure, it sounded exciting. Exotic places like Pakistan or Guatemala or Syria: I knew they had fascinating cultures and people that I’d love to get to know. I’d seen beautiful photography of extraordinary places and read exotic stories of crazy, bold adventures. But [...]

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27
Apr
2011

Travel light, live cheap

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Posted in Kit, Travel
Really light. My suggestions are based on two key points:
15
Apr
2011

Cycling to the Ashes

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Posted in Cycling, Humour, Photo Friday, slideshows, Travel
The first talk from the Night of Adventure: Oli Broom cycled to watch England whup the Aussies at cricket.
06
Apr
2011

10 Top Tips for Travelling Light

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Posted in Lists, Travel
1. Ask whether you actually need to travel super-light at all. If shedding a few pounds is going to cost a lot of pounds I prefer just to have a slightly heavier pack and regard it as extra training. 2. Having said that, it certainly is nice to travel light. A great way to do [...]

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25
Mar
2011

The Allure of Distance Skateboarding (and why you should skate China)

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Posted in Guest Blog, Photo Friday, Travel
A guest Photo Friday post from adventurer @rob_thomson
23
Mar
2011

Keep Ithaka always in your mind

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Posted in Poetry, Travel
May there be many a summer morning when, with what pleasure, what joy, you come into harbors seen for the first time.
22
Mar
2011

In praise of wild camping. Or why tents trump five star hotels every time.

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Posted in Travel
I hate five star hotels. Actually, that not true at all. I love five star hotels. Actually, that’s not true at all. I imagine that I would love five star hotels. As a professional vagabond you don’t get much experience of them. But even when I become a millionaire I will still relish sleeping in [...]

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21
Mar
2011

How to Make a Living from your Travels

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Posted in Expeditions, Travel
How to Leave your Job and Make Being an Adventurer Sustainable
16
Mar
2011

The Gentle Art of Tramping

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Posted in Best Bits, Books, Travel
The Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen Graham is an absolute gem of a book. Dating back to 1927 it is a fabulous How-To guide to becoming a wanderer, a vagrant, a hobo. Chapters covering kit selection blend with others on the philosophy of travelling light, simple and slow, and doing it just for the [...]

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25
Feb
2011

Photo Friday Story – a Collection of Deserts

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Posted in Photo Friday, Travel
Photography from cycling experiences in deserts round the world.
28
Jan
2011

Photo Friday Story – in praise of Central Asia

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Posted in Cycling, Guest Blog, Photo Friday, Travel
The Photo Friday section on my site has long been a popular blast of vicarious escapism. I try to keep the idea fresh by changing it round from time to time. In its latest incarnation I am inviting people to tell a story through their photographs. To summarise a journey or an experience through a [...]

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13
Jan
2011

Thoughts after an Afghan meal in West London

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Travel, World Foods of London: A to Z
Whether it is a late night chat with a kebab shop owner about his native Istanbul, the surprised smile when you thank a waitress in a Vietnamese restaurant in her mother tongue, or the happy memories I associate with salsa picante and Mexican tacos, I feel a strong link between the foods of the world [...]

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15
Dec
2010

5 Things I Love About in Vietnam

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Posted in Lists, Photography, Travel
Vietnam is a beautiful, safe, colourful country that made me realise I need to plan a decent adventure around South East Asia. Here are just five quick reasons why I really recommend you should go and see Vietnam for yourself. Bikes, Motorbikes and Mayhem. I loved walking the streets of Ho Chi Minh late at [...]

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06
Dec
2010

Reflections after coming home

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Posted in Cycling, Guest Blog, Travel
Guest blog: To inspire others is one of the most gratifying sensations I have had on this journey. So let me close in this spirit, by reminding you that you, too, can dream it, plan it, do it!
15
Nov
2010

Likes and Dislikes of Cycling through Africa

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Posted in Cycling, Lists, Travel
There are so many great things about riding through Africa, which is certainly the most magical of continents. It’s also an exasperating place! Pete Gostelow has put together this excellent summary of it all. I’ve chosen some that really resonate with my own memories. Likes Arriving in a new country and trying a different beer, [...]

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03
Nov
2010

Sea Kayaking in Pembrokeshire: a microadventure

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Travel, Writing
I paddle hard as the wave catches hold of my sea kayak and sweeps me up onto the beach. My friends James and Rich swoosh alongside. We are the only people on the beach. In our red, yellow and blue boats we are striped like the Colombian flag.  Indeed the turquoise water, the empty swathe [...]

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17
Sep
2010

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be

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Posted in Motivation, Travel, Writing
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” - Douglas Adams I went round the world once. On a bicycle. I’m an ordinary guy who had an extra-ordinary dream. It took me four years to achieve my dream of cycling round [...]

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