Sailing the Bay of Biscay

Bay of Biscay. Three words to strike terror into the mind of any sailor. Only after announcing my trip, did I hear of its fearsome reputation. ‘You’re sailing across Biscay? Ha, good luck,’ or ‘rather you than me!’ said far more experienced sailors than I. A little research explained why. To the west, the nearest […]

Why travelling by bike is the best way to see the world!

Cyclist sitting in the middle of the road on the Pamir Highway with no cars.

If you are genuinely interested in seeing the world (not just being drip-fed the tourist highlights), having an adventure, learning about yourself and about other people who live lives wildly different from your own, then there is no better way to travel than by bicycle. It doesn’t even matter if you’re a cyclist or not! […]

Letter from the Past – You made it!

Climbing up a mountain in Turkey while bike touring.

I recently returned home after 2.5 years cycling around the world. On my desk I found a letter I had written to myself before I left, back when there was no guarantee of my success – in fact, failure seemed more likely. It is the ramblings of a young idealist, but something about it forces […]

A very short bike ride.

“Freedom is riding a bicycle”The last time I had been on a bike I was making the final pedal strokes into Tbilisi, Georgia, weary after a 5,155 mile journey across Europe. I’ve been home for six weeks since, and haven’t so much as glanced at bike. Yesterday, I decided to ride home from work.It was […]

Travel spontaneously, plan less.

Do you ‘overplan’ and stress over every possible eventuality? Do you ever feel restricted by your plans? It’s time to travel spontaneously! We travel and go into the unknown, and it is exciting. But it is also scary. A kneejerk reaction is to thoroughly plan and research all possibilities. This can affect overall experience. For me, there […]

The Mexican Fisherman and the American Investor

I stumbled across this short story tonight and felt compelled to share it with you. It’s great! Its importance to me lies in the fact that it is so tempting to believe we need a little more money to begin living our dreams, or that soon there will be a point when we can fully […]

Reflections

I think it’s important to frequently review your life; how you’ve been spending your time, and your achievements in the past, and what your dreams and aspirations are for the future. The changing of the year provides a convenient opportunity to do this. I don’t however think a public blog is the best place to […]

This is… Digital Insanity!

I’ve already written before on the ‘curse of social media‘, but once again, another video has come along criticising how many people connect with social media and their technology, which has, somewhat ironically gone viral, on social media. To me, it doesn’t suggest social media or technology is bad, but just the way we use […]