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Interview with Brian Dixon : Light Follows 2013
February 2, 2018
This is an interview I did with Brian Dixon in 2013 - a conversation whilst walking around Camden. Interview Questions (3.0) Age: 30 Gende R: Male Occupation: Web Developer Place of Residence: London Method of contact: Recommendation of an earlier participant. Questions Q: How often do you ‘go for a walk’ in an urban setting? Am— R: In an urban setting. We’re taking about urban recreational walking. I’d say probably once a week.
Tags: PsychogeographyWalking
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Reasons you need to put Georgia on your travel must-see list!
February 2, 2018
Georgia is an absolute stunner of a place, and one that people are rapidly starting to wake up to. Here are 10 reasons why: The amazing mountains These mountain ranges will have anyone gasping in awe. The High Caucasus range is impressive, on par with the Alps, and boasts five peaks higher than Mont Blanc, hot spring geysers, glaciers and more. There are some fantastic trails around the peaks, scented by the forests of pine trees, and one of the best ways to explore them is via mountain bike.
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What Questions Would you Ask an Explorer?
February 2, 2018
These are the questions I asked a German explorer I met in Tbilisi who was travelling by horse. Where are you from? What is your job? What trips have you done before? What is the motivation for your trip? Why use a horse? How is travelling with an animal different? What languages do you speak? Describe briefly your average day? Where you do live and sleep now? What is your life philosophy 1 short paragraph?
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Staying Safe While Mountain Biking
February 2, 2018
When out mountain biking, nothing is more important than ensuring your safety and the safety of others around you. The truth is, mountain biking is one of the most enjoyable activities in the world, but it can present several hazards above and beyond those of road cycling. If you’re ill equipped to foresee them, you could find yourself in harm’s way sooner than you think. Below, we have listed seven points that you must always remember before heading out on a mountain biking adventure.
Tags: Mountain biking
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Cycling Across Europe - Weave of the Ride Photo Essay
February 2, 2018
We started out as three and had to get used to life on the road. However, the freedom was palpable and things soon improved. Once we had crossed the hidden beauty of the Suffolk and benefitted from the long distance cycle paths of Holland that increased our fitness, We came to the first mountains, and experienced the serene pristine beauty of the French and Swiss Alps. Austria and the Danube showed the first signs of an Eastern European feel,
Tags: Photo EssayPhotosPhotographyWeave of the RideEuropeCycle Touring
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Digital tools for Productive Nomads
February 2, 2018
Whilst travelling I blogged from internet cafes and carried a hard drive around to back up photos from my Camera’s SD card. Technology moves on so fast, that there are now a wealth of options for ‘digital tools’ that help you to process your documenting and communicate to the world. There are thousands of apps for just about every possibility from navigation to finding accommodation to medicine available. If you are am going on a long bike tour and intend to blog about it, take photos then you need to have an equipment set up to allow this.
Tags: Digital toolsNomadic
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Utility cycling and long distance cycling
February 2, 2018
I recently cycled from Leicestershire to London as I’m moving there and have done a few trips down to sort out accommodation and visit friends. It is not that difficult to pedal in and out of London with many routes on small roads, cycle and canal tow paths. On a previous trip I also followed the Thames path for a section. There is something satisfying about biking a route which you have done many times before by car, train, or bus but because cycling gives you a sense of the places and geography.
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Offroad Biking in Northamptonshire
January 31, 2018
Not a lot of hills in Northamptonshire but if you look for them there are some. In fact the “Northampton Uplands” is an official hilly ridge that runs west of Northampton. Offroad biking isn’t well provisioned for in Northamptonshire. However there are some popular Facebook communities. The most popular are the Northampton Mountain Bike Group and the Wakerley Woods Mountain Bike group. The former is mainly about biking at Delapre Abbey grounds and Harleston firs along with trips further afield.
Tags: mountain-biking
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An interesting take on buying a new bike versus building your own bike from scratch
January 29, 2018
If you have been a cyclist for a while then you will have built up a certain amount of knowledge about bikes, bike repair and so forth. I always find myself having a dilemma between buying a new bike off the shelf or building a bike from parts when it comes to getting a new bike. These days you see a lot of bikes which are hybrids in terms of design.
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What does cycling round India feel like?
January 29, 2018
Cycling in India was fantastic but there were many ups and downs. The experience was a bombardment of the senses that was, at times, both pleasant and unpleasant. There was the divine smell of incense burning in a temple or delicious spicy curry cooking. On the other hand, there was the repulsive smell of an open sewer or revolting, rotting rubbish in the street. India shaped me, literally. I lost a stone, even though I was eating a cyclist’s diet which consisted of a huge amount of curry and syrupy sweets.
Tags: India
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Experiences of Building Up and Using an E-Bike (with a Bafang Motor)
January 26, 2018
I regularly follow a news thread called Hacker News and this was a post that I saw on there recently about the experience of building up an electric bike using a Bafang motor, along with some comments from the site. In the last 6 months, my wife and I traveled to Europe and Asia on 2 separate occasions. I saw people riding bikes everywhere. That by itself is not surprising.
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Rousseau: Meditations of a Solitary Walker
January 26, 2018
This post from the Culturium is on the topic of Rousseau’s “Meditations of a Solitary Walker”. Rousseau’s “Meditations of a Solitary Walker”, was the last of a number of works composed toward the end of his life which were deeply autobiographical in nature. The book is divided into ten chapters called “Walks”. The joys of the reclusive life Reaching the forties milestone, Genevan thinker Rousseau (28th June 1712–2nd July 1778), one of the great European philosophes, is having the proverbial midlife crisis and is taking stock by assessing the life he has lived.