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10 Ways to Politicise Your Travel Experience
November 15, 2015
Take more people with you- an exodus is a political act. If you can convince more people to go with you then you will be able to share the experience and enlightenment with more people. Get a political consciousness- use the internet and talk to people whilst on your trip in order to find out about the political situation of the people in the countries you are visiting instead of passing through and having the mindset of a tourist who is exempt from that sort of thing.
Tags: Politics
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RGS Explore 2015 - Event for Geography and Expeditions at the Royal Geographical Society
November 10, 2015
Explore is the Society’s annual fieldwork and expedition planning weekend on 13-15 November at the Society’s headquarters in London. With over 90 leading field scientists and explorers, make sure to book your place to gain inspiration, advice and contacts for your own field research project or expedition. Explore 2015 features a first class line up of speakers with a wealth of expertise and experience in various fields. Please see the PDF of Explore 2015 Confirmed Speakers.
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An Unforgettable Mountain Biking Odyssey In Svaneti with Our Phillipino Friends from Dubai!
November 3, 2015
Back in September we went on a bike tour in Svaneti with a group of great guys from Dubai - Paul, Serge, Ken and Eugine. Our friends arrived early in the morning about 2 o’clock. We picked them up from the airport with the bike bags and headed back into the city centre to the bike shop. We unloaded and assembled the bikes. The guests had amazing bikes and I was really excited to see how they would ride them!
Tags: Georgia
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Videos to Discover Developments in Artificial Intelligence
November 2, 2015
Alex Garland’s film Ex Machina is a startling and engaging film about a CEO of a huge search engine company who lives as a recluse and builds artificially intelligent robots by using data from search engine usage. Demis Hassabis is the CEO of British company 'Deepmind' artificial intelligence company, acquired by Google in 2014. IBM Watson is a computer system specifically developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy!
Tags: UkMountain biking
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5 Great Resources for Finding Places to go Mountain Biking in the UK
October 29, 2015
More Dirt This website is basically a directory of mountain bike trails in the UK which can be searched for via a map. It also brings up a list of nearby accommodation. There are reviews, some information, a social network of riders, photos, maps, videos and some bike related additional resources such as classified ads. A good site for finding local trails and venturing further afield. The Forestry Commission Website
Tags: UkMountain biking
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10 Essential Tips for Getting the Most out of Fitness App Strava
October 21, 2015
Strava is a very cool app. I’ve found it motivates me to explore and push myself. Here are some tips, from my experience of using it: Hardware Battery life Put your phone in aeroplane mode, or check if your phone has a power-saving mode, to make the battery last longer. The app doesn’t need an internet connection to record your route. Software Route navigating You don’t need to stop your route when you stop.
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Top 5 Useful Items of Mountain Biking Equipment
October 19, 2015
These are some of my favourite pieces of equipment for mountain biking that I have owned and rigorously put to the test. 1. A good bag. The Osprey Escapist 32 gives me enough space, whilst working as a bike guide to carry tools, spare tubes, repair kits, snacks, water, jacket, camera, knee guards, wallet, phone, back up battery. At a squeeze I could fit enough in it for an overnighter with a sleeping bag & bivvy.
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5 of the Most Thought Provoking Books about the Environment
October 12, 2015
The Weather Makers A series of essays about the consequences of global warming. It looks into the knock on effects of rising carbon dioxide levels such as changing weather patterns, desertification and conflict over resources. It also proposes solutions. Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain’s Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans The book tells the tale of Captain Charles Moore, who, taking a shortcut back from a trans-pacific race through the rarely travelled North Pacific Subtropical Gyre known for poor sailing conditions discovers a huge area of floating plastic.
Tags: BooksEnvironmentResearch
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5 Videos on the Latest Developments in Sustainable Mobility
October 10, 2015
Elon Musk Elon Musk is a well known tech engineer and entreprenuer. His company Tesla deals with solar energy, batteries and electric cars. Here is a video about the latest car model - the Model X. Electric Bikes Electric bikes are becoming more popular as technology improves and gets lighter and prices go down. Here is a report from Interbike 2015. E-Bike Touring This guy has does a series of videos where he takes his e-bike touring.
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Testing Times in Tbilisi
September 1, 2015
When I first arrived in Tbilisi I thought the cracks in the pavement with weeds going through and the wonderful eroded qualities of some of the buildings were signs of character. Unfortunately a little bit of reality started to creep in. I’ve not managed yet to find the traction on the mtb tours I was hoping for. I’m a little bit jealous of some other people I know who seem to be happily pursuing their thing and being settled in here.
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Gudauri’s New Mountain Bike Trail Hit or Miss
August 31, 2015
The new mountain bike trail in Gudauri opened on the 9th August with over 50 riders turning out to take advantage of the free gondola up lift and enjoy the newest bike trail to open in Georgia. I went along with a friend Lado, the owner of the Cube bike shop in Tbilisi, to see how the trail rode. My expectations were high as the build was done by a professional trail building company from Slovenia with the help of local downhill champion Luke Elioshvili.
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Svaneti, Georgia, Georidersmtb Mountain Bike Tour with Guests from Boulder, Colarado
August 31, 2015
We went off to Svaneti on a bike tour. I’d been staying at James’ place for a few days after arriving in Georgia. Our new friend Vako driving in his suped up Delica 4x4 van and his bike trailer arrived we loaded up the bikes and drove over to the Hotel. On the way, I enjoyed sitting high up in this crazy vehicle with the tyres making a noise like the Batmobile.