Tag Archives: adventure

Why I don’t ask people to take photos of myself, # 2

Posted on 16 March 2012 by

Because when I do something really, really cool, they cut my head off: Me, jumping across a frighteningly wide and deadly deep ravine in the Negev desert in Israel.

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US hikers sentenced to 8 years in Iranian prison

Posted on 20 August 2011 by

Two young Americans who had been arrested by an Iranian border patrol while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan and who have been held in prison in Iran for more than two years have now been sentenced to eight years in prison for … Continue reading →

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Hadrian’s Wall Path – My Advice

Posted on 12 June 2011 by

After having walked the Hadrian’s Wall Path in June 2011, I have some practical advice for anyone who is thinking about doing the same, especially fellow wild campers: Take as little as possible with you. This is the single most … Continue reading →

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Walking along Hadrian’s Wall

Posted on 12 June 2011 by

“My shoulders are aching from the weight of the backpack, the sun is burning, the wind is blowing me backwards, I am running out of water already and I still have 125 km to go.” This was the entry in … Continue reading →

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My next adventure: Walking across England

Posted on 28 April 2011 by

One danger of living in London is that there is so much to see and do that you never get out of the city to explore the rest of this island that constitutes Great Britain. I will do something against … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

Posted on 26 March 2011 by

“Into the Wild” is the real story of Christopher McCandless, a young American who decided to roam the wilderness of the United States after graduating from university and who eventually died of starvation in Alaska, aged 24. “Greetings from Fairbanks! … Continue reading →

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