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Grand Adventures
My new book, Grand Adventures, is out now. Here is the introduction chapter to the book. I hope you like it. It’s designed to help you dream big, plan quick, then go explore. I would be extremely...
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The Bicycle is where my Adventuring Heart lies
The bicycle is where my adventuring heart lies. It’s the most versatile, all-purpose accessory to adventure ever invented. A motorbike may be faster; walking may be slower (there is a time and a place...
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Adventures on Foot: in Praise of Simplicity and Slowness
Simplicity and slowness are core components of virtually all the best adventures. Walking is king of both these. Walking requires no expertise and can, if you prefer, entail zero training, preparation...
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In Praise of Petrol Power Adventure
I have never done a proper motorised adventure. My personal preference for adventure involves human-powered, physical and masochistic means of transport. If I’mm having fun, I often say, then I’mm on...
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Thoughts on Making a Journey by Animal
I have never taken a journey involving an animal, though I would love to. I know the reasons why I have not done it: it’s more expensive than just going solo; making it to the start line is more of a...
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In Praise of Journeys on Water
Whether you choose a canoe or kayak, build yourself a raft, or simply set out to swim, heading to the water is possibly my favourite way of guaranteeing an interesting journey. Pick a river, any river...
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“I Read; I Travel; I Become”
Adventure is a broad brush. It’s not just climbing death-defying mountains or gasping with thirst in the Sahara. One of the most adventurous moments of my life was when, aged 18, I over-filled an...
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Why Everyone Should Climb a Mountain
‘œIt is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.’ ‘”Edmund Hillary Mountains produce the best adventure stories. Actually, that’s not quite true. Climbers produce the best stories. Mountains don’t...
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Everyday Adventures
What is adventure anyway? One man’s adventure is another man’s holiday. One woman’s adventure is another’s god-awful miserable penance, or another’s daily lot. So I try always try to not define the...
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Polar Adventures Explained
Polar journeys are not cheap. You certainly cannot do one for £1000. They are logistically daunting, too. You will need to overcome these two huge hurdles if you have a yearning for the big white world...
View ArticleWhat was your earliest or childhood ambition?
A short little interview I gave for Steppes Travel… Q: What was your earliest or childhood ambition? My chief ambition in life was to play for Leeds United. This was never going to happen. Nonetheless...
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Some thoughts on Productivity and Procrastination
HOW DID YOU BECOME THE EXPERT ADVENTURER AND WRITER THAT YOU ARE TODAY? WHAT WERE SOME OF THE STEPS YOU TOOK ALONG THE WAY? Ha! I definitely don’t consider myself to be an expert at either of those...
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11 Questions pinched from Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss had an excellent idea of asking a bunch of people who inspired him the same 11 practical questions and making the answers into a book. I’mm quite sure Tim couldn’t care two hoots about my...
View ArticleHow I come up with ideas for adventure
Once you decide that you want to go on adventure, there is an important thing to do before you even start thinking of ideas. The first task is to block off as much time as you can manage in your diary....
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Coolest Adventure Plan Gets a Free Touring Bike and Gear!
Update – We have our Winner! Keith and I were thrilled with the quantity and quality of entries for the competition to win Keith’s bike, some Alpkit gear, and a year’s subscription to Komoot. Thank you...
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The Accidental Adventurer
Martin Dorey is a writer and lifelong surfer, camper and campervanner. He writes books about camping, camper vans and environmental issues. He is the founder of The 2 Minute Foundation, a beach...
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