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Lost Lanes Book reviews serve only two purposes: to encourage you to buy and read a book, or to caution you against doing so. Consequently they need not be very long. These days I shy away from book reviews on my blog […]...

An Interview About Crossing Iceland Crossing Iceland by foot and packraft was one of my favourite ever journeys....

On the Agonising Process of Sitting Down to Write a Book If you are interested in becoming an author I highly recommend her website as a great procrastination from writing and an invaluable resource. ...

10 Tips for Video Post Production A few editing tips for beginner film-makers....

Some Videos are Bigger than Others From the ice-age to the dole-age to the YouTube-age, there is but one concern I have discovered: Some videos are bigger than others.(with apologies to The Smiths). I have been working hard in the last couple of years to make […]...

Everything You Ever Needed to Know A few infographics which hopefully will serve to give people the prod necessary to take that first step for their first microadventure....

Legality and Safety of Sleeping Wild There are two answers: the lawful one which is "nowhere" and the practical real one which is "almost anywhere"......

Videos from the Night of Adventure For those unable to attend the recent Night of Adventure (which, incidentally had yet another full house (430) and raised piles of cash (£8500) for charity), Dylan Winter has uploaded all of the talks here. (A nice way of getting […]...

Ride off one Friday afternoon and don’t look back If you keep shelving thoughts of setting off on adventures, I urge you to act on them. You won't regret it. ...

Island Camp I decided to sleep on an island for a night. Whenever you think, "this is an exciting idea" and immediately follow that by thinking, "this is a very stupid idea" then you know you are on to a good thing and that you will surely regret it if you wimp out. So we swam....

An Impromptu Escape from the Office Don't wait until summer to get out there and try a microadventure of your own....

Weekly Poll: Greatest Adventures of 2012? A simple, but oh-so-difficult question today… What were the greatest adventuring / expedition accomplishments of the past year? I’md like to help spread the word about impressive achievements. They can be epic – this ascent of K7 West, for example. […]...

Public New Year Resolutions declarations of intent from readers of my blog....

Driving Fast, Windows Down It's hard, it's daft, the contest is only with oneself, and the reward at the end is small and trivial and yet satisfyingly sufficient....

£1000 Adventure Two things are responsible for quashing most dreams of adventure: time and money. If you are short of time you must do one of the following: Quit your job Cut out time-consuming stuff (TV, internet, IKEA, commuting, sleeping etc.) Have […]...

Speaking “Wonderful” – Google “An effortless 10/10” – Amazon “He speaks with wit and wisdom” – Facebook “Everyone really enjoyed it” – Twitter “Alastair exceeded all expectations! He was a hit!” – HSBC “Outstanding. You clearly inspired the audience. A truly […]...

How to get Started in Expeditions Be patient. Be impatient....

Home LIVING ADVENTUROUSLY PODCAST Alastair Humphreys is an adventurer, author and keynote speaker. Click the image below to watch a video introducing Alastair: As well as expeditions such as cycling round the world, walking across India and rowing the Atlantic, […]...

Go Somewhere New - explore your own country....

The Natural Explorer The art and skill of natural navigation is a lovely way for getting more out of any adventure and making even a short walk an epic adventure....

Halfway Round the World I'mm delighted to have reached the half way point in the A to Z of world food. ...

My Year Reviewed in 400 Seconds 2011 was my year of microadventure....

Planning for the Next Adventure I'mm going to row the Atlantic Ocean....

Top Trumps by Firelight Receiving emails like this make my whole Year of Microadventure experiment feel massively worthwhile. So every year when me and the family drive from home to the in-laws, we hit 140 miles I churn out, “Hey we’ve just covered an […]...

Dipping into the November archives The best bits from a year ago...

Grab a Map, Close your Eyes, Point, Go I wanted to explode some excuses with my year of microadventure. Here’s a few of them: You need a lot of time for adventures You need a lot of skill to be able to do them You need a lot […]...

Adventurer of the Year I'mm proud to have been named as one of the National Geographic Adventurers of the Year....

Roman Road Roaming A microadventure along a Roman Road....

River Swim A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to swim and stare and be surprised....

Bivvy Adventures on the Mountains of Britain Ronald Turnbull (author of one of my favourite books this year) encourages us all to get up onto the wild, beautiful hilltops of Britain and enjoy the world of the bivvy bag. Ronald’s book encouraged me to do this microadventure: […]...

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