1.What’s the absolute best part of travelling? My favourite bit of travelling is that every day is different and you never know what to expect. I have no idea where I will be in a few days time and what I’ll be doing because I never plan in advance. It keeps life pretty exciting. ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Michael Turtle – Travel Writer”
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Interview: Mississippi Challenge 2013
In May 2013 Sam Norman, Matt Fraser and Harry Hogg will begin their 2320mile journey down the length of the Mississippi river by kayak in aid of Help for Heroes. 1. Why did you pick the Mississippi? Matt: We actually looked at a few of the world’s great rivers before we settled on the Mississippi. The YangtzeContinueContinue reading “Interview: Mississippi Challenge 2013”
Riding to Break the Cycle
Cycle a continent, or cycle the world. If you are going to do it, do it with these guys; Riding to Break the Cycle. 1.Why did you pick cycling as the mode of travel? I read a blog recently that referred to bikes as “tools and vehicles that make life better.” I think this doesContinueContinue reading “Riding to Break the Cycle”
Interview with Hello Restless
2 bicycles, 2 photographers, 30,000 miles and 50+ countries, to document the Geography of Youth. 1. So what’s the story with you two, best friends, lovers…..how do you know each other? We met in 2007 while both working at the Maine Media Workshops for the summer. We moved to NYC right after that summer and the rest, asContinueContinue reading “Interview with Hello Restless”
Interview: Run with Mark
1. You weren’t completely happy with your life so you changed it. What did it take to make that decision, it can’t be easy when so many others don’t make the change? It was a really easy change for me to make, I was totally fed up with being unhealthy, it had gotten to theContinueContinue reading “Interview: Run with Mark”
Row 2 Recovery
Published in BeyondLimitsmag 13 February 2012 Everyone who walks this earth has a story. Some are routine and dull. Some will take your breath away. But the sad truth is most will never get told. You may have heard this story before or perhaps you may have not. I am going to tell you regardless,ContinueContinue reading “Row 2 Recovery”
Interview with Alex Mackenzie – Row2Recovery
1.What a story you guys have to tell. How did you decide to finally go out and start telling it to the world? We always had 2 priories for the campaign, 1. To raise money to support the wounded and their families, and 2. To send out a positive message that inspired those who hadContinueContinue reading “Interview with Alex Mackenzie – Row2Recovery”
A very long Interview with Team Numb Nuts: The Adventurists Ice Run
Mission: “Olly Rowland and Rob Mills will race 1500km across the frozen Siberian wilderness on old school Ural motorbikes to the only town in the world sitting on the Arctic circle.” 1. Did you pick each other as teammates? Rob: Actually Olly picked me. When Mr Tom came up with this adventure we knew fromContinueContinue reading “A very long Interview with Team Numb Nuts: The Adventurists Ice Run”
Interview with adventurer Andy Campbell
Eight years ago Andy Campbell fell from the cliff face he was scaling. When his body collided with the ground beneath he was immediately paralysed from the waist down and henceforth confined to a wheelchair. Since then, he has relearned to ski, paraglide, kayak, mountain bike, SCUBA dive and rock climb without the use ofContinueContinue reading “Interview with adventurer Andy Campbell”
Arriving in Memphis – Dave Cornthwaite’s Mississippi Paddle
First published in Sidetracked online adventure magazine 19 January 2012 “Board. Paddle. Bag’s on top. That’s it.” What a simple way to travel. 1,600 miles already stashed away under his belt and only the growing muscles in his arms revealed hints of the incredible adventure in process. The expression on his face was not toContinueContinue reading “Arriving in Memphis – Dave Cornthwaite’s Mississippi Paddle”