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The Most Extreme Places I have Visited
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Category Archives: Travel
Thoughts on Running Across the Sahara
Is running a race across a desert just a physical challenge, or is it also a worthwhile "travel experience"?
My Top Tips on Travelling Light
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 usually 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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In praise of terrible places
Today I am going to say “yawn, yawn, yawn” to all the usual backpacker highlights.
The World’s 10 Greatest Roads to Ride
The very best, most exciting, most beautiful roads to ride in the world.
Try Travelling With A One Way Ticket
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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Monty Halls – Adventures on Planet Ocean
BBC presenter Monty Halls shares tales from his adventures round the world.
Cricket, Curry and Terrorism
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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Adventure Will Change Your Life
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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Travel light, live cheap
Really light.
My suggestions are based on two key points:
