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Back to Tbilisi for Mountain Bike Tours and Fun
May 11, 2015
Ok so I’m off to Georgia again next week and its going to be very interesting. I will see old friends and reunite and stuff like that. I want to use my language learning and to really face fears. Just to not be on a computer, to warm up away from the computer if I do use it and to get out there and meet people and spend some with people.
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What happened after Mongolia?
March 31, 2015
After Mongolia, I returned the UK. Moving to London was a different kind of adventure. London, I realised, was a good place for cycling and walking both for utility and exploring. There were numerous trips out of London between 2010 and 2014 when I left London. A major elephant in the room after Ride Earth was the lack of an output of my filming. Tom was able to complete the Janapar project.
Tags: travel
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An Art Festival in Southern Spain: Encuentro Internacional de Arte y Ecología #2
March 30, 2015
Joya: arte + ecología presents the second Encuentro Internacional de Arte y Ecología #2, a transdisciplinary symposium for those involved or concerned with environmental art, environmental science and environmental activism. The symposium will examine approaches in observation and innovation to develop sustainable water management systems and address problems in these zones such as land abandonment, risk of crop failure or fire, evaporation, drought, floods and soil degradation. The event is taking place between the 1st and the 5th April at Cortijada Los Gázquez, in the Parque Natural de Sierra María-Los Vélez, in Vélez Blanco, Almería, Spain.
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Footwear for Travelling and Multiple Activities - Long Term Research
March 15, 2015
When it comes to footwear, wisdom wins over extreme preparation unless you are really doing something severe or will be doing the same activity for ages (or specialist activity). I have done a bit of travelling and therefore I’ve had some time to test out different types of footwear and I’ve learnt through the experience. My first independent travelling experiences worth mentioning are working in Croatia as a mtb guide. Working as an mtb guide I had cheap sandals for casual, slip on deck shoes for parties (>) and SPD shoes for riding.
Tags: Walking bootsTrail gloveMt10New balanceMerellVibram fivefingersHikingFootwearShoes
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Running in Vibram Fivefinger Treksport - Long Term Review
March 5, 2015
My favourite piece of gear over the last couple of years has been my Fivefingers Treksport shoes from Vibram. I have been using them regularly mainly for walking and trail running. Why I bought them I was attracted to the shoe because when I went cycle touring, I took one pair of boots with me which were too narrow. This gradually crushed my little toe. Fivefingers looked like a good way to rehabilitate my feet.
Tags: MinimalSpyridonAscentTrekspotFivefingersVibramRunningShoes
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Bicycle Touring: Reliable fundamentals
February 27, 2015
If you’re considering going on a bicycle tour, then you can faced with a considerable range of options for bikes and equipment when preparing. Depending on your budget, you can go cheap or spend your life savings, but you definitely don’t need to spend a lot of money. Here I cover a few of the fundamentals: the bike, pannier racks and panniers. Bike Near the middle of the touring bike price range is the excellent Surly Long Haul Trucker is an excellent choice for any serious tourer.
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Encouraging Quotes 5
February 3, 2015
Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it When someone seeks, said Siddhartha, then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing
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Year in Review 2014
January 3, 2015
2014 has been an interesting year. After leaving a very good full time job at MTV in Camden, London after 2 years, I left my overpriced warehouse accommodation in Manor house and travelled to Spain to Cortijada Los Gazquez, a stunning house in the Andalusian countryside. Into the Earth I walked for 8 days following the ‘dry fluvial system’ to the sea. Calling the project Bajada, I wanted to get close to the land as a channelled meditation; the physical channel representing an internal focus of attention.
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Mountain biking at Afan
January 3, 2015
Back in April, I took the train to Bristol to pick up a bike I bought on Ebay, a Kona Hoss, and a Bob Trailer and went onward to Port Talbot in Wales. From there I rode up to the Glyncorrwg mountain bike centre and got kitted out, with new tyres and SPD shoes, in Skyline Cycles, the resident bike shop. I rode the ‘Whites’ Level’ trail and ‘The Wall’ on the first day, Whites’ Level and a bit of the Skyline on the second day and the Skyline on the last day.
Tags: afan-forest-mtbglyncorrwg-mountain-bike-cntre-beakfastmountainbikinginwalesmountain-biking
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Adventure Misunderstood: The Irony of the Adventure Industry
November 23, 2014
Recently there was a post on Tom Allen‘s blog about how Adventure is now being used to sell products. Loads of people commented on it. I was interested in it for a number of reasons. I think that there has been a some misunderstanding between different groups and individuals. I wanted to add my perspective and clarify some points. Clarifying the Term ‘Adventure’ will always be entirely subjective depending on experience because it just means going out of your comfort zone and learning something.
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Explore 2014 at the Royal Geographical Society
November 17, 2014
Explore this year was as inspiring and awesome as usual. I spoke to tonnes of people, with some really interesting trips and backgrounds not least James Borrell, Tom Bruce, Roger Boyd, Andrew Ranville, and Tim Nunn. I love the variety of people that I speak to. I’ve come back with a head full of ideas and loads of motivation to move projects forward. I’m liking the way that the creative and arts side of Explore is going from strength to strength through people communicating their expeditions and journeys in beautiful and tactful ways whether in the form of maps, books, film, photography or otherwise.
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Interview with Next Challenge Tim Moss Will Inspire Your Adventures
October 25, 2014
I recently began following Tim Moss on his website The Next Challenge which aims to help people to be more adventurous in their everyday lives. I find Tim’s approach inspiring because it focuses on the fact that you can have adventures wherever you are and inexpensively. What comes across strongly is Tim’s energy to consistently get out there and do exciting things and inspire and help others to do the same.