Tag Archives: England

Moving Pictures From The Distant Past

By Tom | Published: February 2, 2010
While I was preparing to leave England, two years and eight months ago, an energetic pair of filmmakers called Ben and James were expending rather a lot of cash and effort on shooting, editing and promoting the beginnings of a video podcast series. The idea was simple – publish short and snappy video episodes of [...]
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How To Finance Long-Term Travelling

By Tom | Published: October 22, 2009
When I left home in 2007, it was simple. I had 700 Euros stashed in my luggage, a current account containing £3700 GBP with a Visa Debit card to get at it, and a couple of emergency credit cards. I’d be as stingy as possible, because it wasn’t much! But it was all I had, [...]
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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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Hitching from England to Istanbul

By Tom | Published: January 25, 2009
Facebook has managed to almost entirely replace email as a form of electronic communication amongst friends. While I dislike the immense waste of human energy that is poured into it, I decided to use it to conduct a small experiment. I would allow my Facebook friends one chance to directly affect my life in the [...]
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