Alastair Humphreys
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Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
7 editions
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2014
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Moods of Future Joys: Round the World
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2006
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Thunder & Sunshine
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2008
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The Boy Who Biked the World: On the Road to Africa (1)
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2011
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There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India
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2011
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The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Every Day
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My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure
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Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness
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The Boy Who Biked the World: Part Two: Riding the Americas (2)
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2012
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The Boy who Biked the World: Part Three: Riding Home through Asia
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2015
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“Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.”
― There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India
― There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India
“Sometimes all you need is to climb a simple hill, to spend time staring at an empty horizon, to jump into a cold river or sleep under the stars, or perhaps share a whisky at a small country inn in order to remind yourself what matters most to you in life.”
― Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
― Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
“See the opportunities for adventures, not the constraints that get in the way.”
― Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
― Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
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Really looking forward to 'Thunder and Sunshine'. I enjoy my week-long bicycling tour every summer with friends (like ) - that ~500 mile bicycle tour is barely a taste of the fantastic adventures in your book.
Just one question - how do you get across the oceans? Pedal very quickly, I assume? :)