Category Archives: Random Musings

Further Reading

By Tom | Published: June 23, 2008
Looking back, we English chaps have a colourful history of exploration – epic journeys into the unknown, breaking new ground, new methods, new records. One of the current generation following in the footsteps of Livingstone, Shackleton, Fiennes et al is a young Yorkshire lad called Alastair Humphreys, who I first heard about when I was [...]
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Happy Birthday Ride Earth

By Tom | Published: June 18, 2008
I really should write something. It’s been weeks. Yesterday was a complete non-event. I spoke to Andy on the ‘phone and we wished each other a happy one year Ride Earth anniversary, whatever that means. That’s right – at 12:30pm one year ago on the 17th of June 2007, I was riding away from my [...]
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My Little Letter to my M.P.

By Tom | Published: February 28, 2008
I might be a little way round the globe, but I’ve taken a little time to write to my local Member of Parliament in England. I’m writing from an area of the world where the wishes (and votes) of the citizens are routinely undermined by powerful, corrupt politicians. Living in a democracy where your voice [...]
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