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AtlanticRow AlastairHumphreys.com – 5th phonecast
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Dipping into the November archives
The best bits from a year ago
8 Popular Pieces: Best Blogs, Best Books and The Men who Don’t Fit In
8 Popular Pieces from the archives: Best Blogs, Best Books and The Men who Don't Fit In
Those Who Stay Home and Those Who Do Not
Pinned above my desk, back in my old bedroom at my mum and dad’s house, is a scrap of paper. It must have been there since I was revising for my A-Levels. I don’t remember putting it there. There are two types of men in this world: those who stay home, and those who do [...]
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August’s dip into the archives
August 2010′s most popular posts. -The Iceland expedition begins - On the new craze of riding round the world as fast as you possibly can - A snapshot of a wandering wildman - Walking the Amazon – an epic journey is complete - Pecha Kucha slideshow: why do people go on expeditions? DON’T MISS A [...]
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Learning to fly and the Canon 5D Mkii
Here’s a few of the highlights from June last year: Photo shoot at an elite cycle race How to build an igloo – a video from the Arctic More Arctic videos and photos. Expedition Photography Composition Tips Learning to fly with a paramotor Account of my flight in a fighter jet with the RAF Innate [...]
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To be one of the hard men
Some of the most popular posts from May last year. We were born too late to be explorers. To be real explorers. To be one of the hard men. Living in a multi media age. The fine line between foolishness and bravery. The Hemingway Code Hero. Make a living doing what you love. Ten Impossible [...]
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Two Upcoming Speaking Events
Tickets still available for Surrey (Friday) and Edinburgh (June 13th)
Say No to Stuff, Yes to Trips
Physical goods tend to lose their appeal, experiences pay dividends over time.
Boy Scouts: a Badge for Video Gaming
and the average American boy spends 7 hours a week playing video games.
The World’s Best Boss
The World’s Best Boss, writes Seth Godin, is you: Even if you’re not self-employed, your boss is you. You manage your career, your day, your responses. You manage how you sell your services and your education and the way you talk to yourself. Odds are, you’re doing it poorly. If you had a manager that [...]
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I’m no Tree Hugger but… Save our Forests
The government is planning a massive sell off of our national forests. They could be auctioned and fenced off, run down, logged or turned into golf courses and holiday villages. We can’t let that happen. We need to stop these plans. National treasures like the The Forest of Dean, Sherwood Forest and The New Forest [...]
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Start Something You Love
I am talking at an event in London on Wednesday night on the topic of ‘Start Something You Love’. It’s a brilliant, direct, simple call to arms from the guys at Escape the City. I spoke at their launch event a year ago and it was a great party. I’m delighted that they have asked [...]
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Comments Build a Community
Snippets from interesting comments posted on my blog recently.
Keep your promises
We were all taught as youngsters to keep our promises. Most of us do keep most of our promises most of the time (politicians and football chairmen excepted, obviously). It is important to keep the promises we make to other people. They are a crucial weft in the fabric of a functioning society. For example [...]
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Remembering last year: Anne Mustoe, Round the World Cyclist
Here’s a couple of nuggets from the blog this time last year: Remembering Anne Mustoe, Round the World Cyclist Photo Friday – Above the Clouds Get rid of 10 things Bicycle Porn – 20 pictures of bikes 15 tips towards finding expedition sponsorship Poll – Living the dream or selling your soul? DON’T MISS A [...]
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Favourite Photo Friday – Sumo, Samarkand and the Northern Line
Continuing my round up of my most interesting photographs, according to Flickr. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
