Monthly Archives: August 2009

My Perfect Kind Of Sport

By Tom | Published: August 30, 2009
I’m on my way back to Armenia, but not in too much of a rush. This morn­ing I woke up, had break­fast and headed out with noth­ing less than an epic mountain-bike ride in mind. I climbed quiet, steep moun­tain roads through cool and fra­grant pine forests to the upper slopes of the Aus­trian Alps, near [...]
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Hitching Armenia to England — Ultralight Style

By Tom | Published: August 21, 2009
I arrived at my par­ents’ home in Eng­land nine days after I left my home in Armenia to try and hitch my way there. The trip began well, pro­gressed through a lot of self-inflicted suf­fer­ing, con­tin­ued into ill health, and ended on a happy note. I have to be hon­est — it was a lot [...]
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Have Micro-Adventures For Better Weekends

By Tom | Published: August 7, 2009
I recently came across a new meme by way of Alastair Humphreys’ blog, which I’ve been read­ing reg­u­larly since I read his great travel books while pre­par­ing for Ride Earth. The idea of a ‘micro-adventure’ strikes a very rel­ev­ant chord in this post-ride phase. City life isn’t really my thing. Noise, pol­lu­tion and a feel­ing of [...]
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