Explorations

To understand the point of anything in our lives (including this blog) we must find some way of understanding the point of everything. That’s difficult when the universe appears to have no deeper meaning, and our lives no special purpose.
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Some timeless advice and wisdom found in a letter from my 80-year-old self to me, written one year ago and completely forgotten about, until now…

A year ago I attended …
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When I was about 20 and writing about my early explorations of the world and my ideas about life – earnest, ill informed, occasionally interesting but protected from any serious …
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Few things are as simple and yet powerful as sleeping outside under the stars. I would compare it to meditation, but it’s far simpler than that. All you have to …
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Aviemore to Linn of Dee – a fantastic 24 hour microadventure in the Cairngorms with wild camping, wild swimming and plenty of wildlife too!
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THE EDINBURGH MARATHON FESTIVAL

The photo above was taken as I (and many others) were finishing the half marathon at this years Edinburgh Marathon Festival. The determination (and pain) on …
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WHY YOU NEED TO GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DANCE! (OR, ER, STAND, AT LEAST)

We seem to be raising a lot of idiots these days, and since the idea …
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I’m kneeling in a small wooden boat, sitting on my heels, the bottom just wide enough to sit cross legged but the wooden planks to wet to want to do …
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The idea is simple: fly from or into less convenient airports and turn your journey to or from the airport into a real adventure
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Here, in pictures, is how I celebrated my 30th year of life on Earth and the summer solstice in one awesome Indian microadventure. Enjoy!
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