A TAILWIND OF ADVICE, IDEAS AND STORIES
This series of articles is steadily turning into a magazine covering all aspects of adventure. If you prefer lifestyle and thought pieces (usually driven by early mornings and large vats of coffee), you might enjoy my Medium blog.
And if you're just after some sexy travel photos - visit the Photo Stories gallery
self–propelled
adjective self–pro·pelled \ˌself-prə-ˈpeld\
1. propelled by itself.
2. (of a vehicle) propelled by its own engine, motor
JOURNAL
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
WORK & LIFESTYLE
THOUGHTS FROM UNUSUAL CHOICES OF VOCATION & OFFICE
MY FAVOURITE LECTURES
FROM TED TO COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES, THESE TALKS WILL INSPIRE
Q&A
Ideas about all elements of adventure. If you have a question, ask away and I’ll write a blog in response
ADVENTURE PLANNING
IDEAS, EXPERIENCE AND TIPS TO GET YOU CLOSER TO A NEW TRIP
If the idea of a Microadventure has appealed to you but you haven’t yet enjoyed a night sleeping wild in the great outdoors, the answer is to keep it simple. I always keep a Microadventure bag packed and ready to go should I take the fancy, so I thought I'd share with you my choices for a perfect lightweight Microadventure set-up . Enjoy, then head out with some friends to enjoy a night under a clear, star-filled sky.
Like any long journey is made up of many individual miles and days, the planning of an adventure is simply the accumulation of multiple tiny tasks.
SELF PROPELLED
No motors, no fuel, transport reviews or ideas on travelling slow
ADVENTURE PSYCHOLOGY
GETTING YOUR MINDSET RIGHT IS ESSENTIAL BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOUR TRIP
At some obscure point in my mid-twenties, between wishing the hours away until home time and wishing the clock would stop so I would never have to go to work again, I contracted a disease.
Sometimes the hardest part of a journey comes once it's over. We spend so long cooking up ideas, looking forward to our adventures and enjoying the mixed sensations once we're in the midst of an ever-changing experience, but it's easy to forget entirely about what happens next.
THE INSPIRATIONS
SOME OF MY FAVOURITE ADVENTURE PEOPLE
FAMILY ADVENTURE
GETTING OUTSIDE WITH TINY HUMANS
I'm always looking to extend this archive of advice so if you have any questions feel free to get in touch. If I have an answer I'll write a new post to help you out and will let you know when it's ready.
MY LAST 30 BLOGS, AT A GLANCE
For those interested in setting off on a skateboard or longboard journey, check out these videos I shot with Thane Magazine.
TIPS
Working out which electronics to take on your next adventure? The key is understanding your power sources and planning accordingly. Carrying a different wire or cord for every device is silly when you can power cameras, GPS, phones, iPods, tablets and batteries through USB.
Whittle down the different type of USB charging options you have and theoretically you could power your entire expedition off a solar panel and lithium ion battery using two different types of wire.


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