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Making a Career out of Adventure – some Questions Answered Stealing an idea from Andy Kirkpatrick’s blog, I decided to answer this email I received in the public format of my blog. I get asked these questions a lot and hope they may help other folk. Please do add your […]...

As we destroy nature we destroy ourselves ‘As we destroy nature we destroy ourselves. It’s a selfish thing to want to protect nature. To do good you actually have to do something.’ – Yvon Chouinard Those of us who love adventure must, almost by definition, love the natural, […]...

Begin with Why Let’™s begin with your dreams. Allow me to guess a few easy ones for starters: To be less stressed by work and enjoy more time with your friends and family. To be fitter, perhaps lose a bit of weight, maybe […]...

The Changing Purpose of Adventure What is the point of adventure? Everyone’s answer is different, of course. But I have been interested to notice how my own personal answer also changes over time. Let’s start at the beginning… When I first got a taste for […]...

Walking Home for Christmas My first ever dabbling with the idea of seeking out short, local adventure wherever you happen to live began when I decided to walk home for Christmas. This year I am going to encourage you to do the same thing. […]...

Another List of Books that make Great Presents Last year I wrote a list of Travel books that make great presents (to supplement my Compulsory Adventure Reading List). As we approach the festive season I thought I’md offer some more ideas to help you buy your loved ones thoughtful, less-than-obvious […]...

“I love the adventures that you do, but is it possible / safe for a lone female?” It seems that every week I get an email from a woman, or a question at a talk, along the lines of, “I love the adventures that you do, but is it possible / safe for a lone female?” I’mm […]...

See Naples and… You can’™t beat the excitement of going somewhere you’™ve never been. To explore, dream, discover. I don’™t think that thrill will ever fade. It’™s probably a common feeling amongst all of us who yearn to travel, to chase the horizon, […]...

The Next Challenge Grant If you have an idea for an adventure then you can apply now for up to £1,000 from The Next Challenge Grant. Deadline June 10th – www.thenextchallenge.org/grant The Next Challenge Grant offers awards of between £100 and £1,000 for original, […]...

Grand Adventures – new book out TODAY Today’s an exciting day. Well it is for me, at least. My new book, Grand Adventures, is published today! You can get a copy here. Grand Adventures has the same design and layout as Microadventures and is, in some ways, intended […]...

Adventure Kit List If I was told to pack, with 10 minutes notice, for a mystery adventure somewhere in the world, these would be the essentials I would fling into my pack every time....

Finding Time for Adventure If you are in the fortunate position of being able to even dream of undertaking a big adventure, getting hold of £1000 may not be the biggest hurdle. After all, it’s less money than many holidays, kitchen upgrades, wedding dresses […]...

Dreams vs Reality I received a really interesting email this week titled “Dreams vs Reality”. It’s an important counter-point to the usual online messages of “follow your dreams! quit your boring job! head for the sunshine!” I’mm guilty of those rather polarised, binary […]...

Grand Adventures Dreaming of a big adventure but struggling to get started? Time for a Grand Adventure! Grand Adventures reached #8 for all books on the Amazon UK Charts....

Adventure Review of 2015 I’mm always a bit of a sucker for Reviews Of The Year and recommendations of new things I might find interesting. Here then are a few thoughts from the Adventuring world at the end of 2015. Expedition of the Year […]...

A Question for Everyone… A question for everyone… The concept of Microadventures has 17,000 ‘Likes’ on Facebook. There are over 40 regional Microadventure Facebook Groups and around 40 people post about the hashtag everyday on social media. …Therefore, what can be done with this? What […]...

Travel Books – Ideas for Presents A selection of travel books that make great gifts....

On Escaping Towards Where You Want To Be I had no right, really, to set off to try to cycle round the world. I wasn’t an expert cyclist. I wasn’t a seasoned explorer. I wasn’t rich, or wise, or brave. For all those reasons I found beginning, committing, […]...

No Aeroplanes David Charles is a writer fully committed to living an adventurous travelling life with a twist: no aeroplanes. Far from shrinking his horizons, No Aeroplanes has inspired David to travel more and with much greater imagination. In his latest book, […]...

How does it make you feel that your life peaked a decade ago? “If one more fat cigar smoker blows smoke in my face and yells at me, ‘œWhat was it really like up there?’ I think I may bury my fist in his flabby gut; I have *had it* with the same […]...

An Adventurers’ Gathering If you are planning an expedition, independent travel, or adventures large and small, then this evening event in London should be really helpful and inspiring for you. It's a pretty simple format: a big room, with beer, and a chance to meet people who can answer your questions. It's a way to bring together individuals with a range of experiences to swap expertise and share future plans....

What Book Shall I Write Next? Please will you help me decide which book to write next?...

Some thoughts on Travel Writing today This was an Interview I gave to www.whereslisa.com about travel writing and social media. 1. What are your views on the market for travel writing today? Travel is something that everyone loves, either because they do it themselves or because they dream of […]...

The Fred Whitton Challenge The Fred Whitton Challenge is an iconic, 112-mile cycle challenge over all the major passes of the Lake District National Park. It’s beautiful, difficult, simple, but not easy… Most people ride it in one day, but I turned it into […]...

Meet On A Hill: An Evening Out With Friends Thank you to the many people who have kindly “bought me a coffee” for just £2.50 as encouragement to keep this blog going. “Yes, I too would like to donate a couple of pounds to this site..!”...

Cycle to the Sea Nobody in the UK lives more than 70 miles from the sea. Why not ride there this weekend?...

Everybody wants more Adventure in their Life Almost everybody would like more adventure in their life. To enjoy more sunsets, swim in beautiful rivers, cook on campfires and sleep under the stars. Here is how you can do all this, even within your busy life of work, […]...

Tiny Action. Big Outcome As a young man, I was ambitious. I didn’t want to be rich or famous. But I wanted to go far. As far as I could go. So far, in fact, that when I climbed onto my bicycle one warm […]...

The Urge to Fill my Life as full as I am able ‘¢ What’s one thing every man should know? How to find the North Star in the sky. ‘¢ What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Committing to beginning to try to cycle round the world. (Notice there’s 3 verbs involved […]...

10 Tips on How to Unplug Turn your computer on. Visit http://www.bing.com/maps. From the dropdown menu that says ‘Road’, click on ‘Ordnance Survey’. Use this map view to find a hill, a forest, a beach reasonably close to you that you have never visited before. Pack a sleeping bag, […]...

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