Camping has become huge over the last few years…massive, enormous and humungous, so much so that it has diversified into categories:
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Written on April 15, 2010
I wrote this horribly opinionated, elitist, provocational polemic last year, and have been wondering what to do with it ever since. There may be nuggets of truth in there somewhere, but please don’t take it too seriously!
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Written on April 15, 2010
Make sure you check out the local myths and legends first…or don’t, and just hope you won’t be told about them just when you are about to settle in for the night!
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Written on March 31, 2010
I’ve named this ‘the brick wall of eternal dissatisfaction’. I guess it’s the same one that has driven human endeavour for millenia to improve on what came before, even if it worked fine anyway.
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Written on October 7, 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.
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Written on March 27, 2009
Tom Allen continues his ride earth journey and enters into the Sahara desert of Northern Sudan.
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Written on March 16, 2009
Six months living off wild food is no easy task, whilst planning my tree dwelling experiment; I felt it would be a good idea to take my inspiration from the transition of the Mesolithic to the Neolithic.
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Written on January 11, 2009
Tom Allen is committed to avoiding flying for tourism. Commercial air travel has been in existence for less than a hundred years. Tom believes there must be another way. Ever hitch-hiked?
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Written on November 5, 2008
Books that feed the soul may not be for you but give these six a chance and you may find yourself inspired.
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Written on October 21, 2008
Vicky Baker offers some advice for female travellers who are thinking of travelling alone but are unsure how they’ll get on.
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Wild Camping
Camping has become huge over the last few years…massive, enormous and humungous, so much so that it has diversified into categories:
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Why Backpacking Is Great (And Other Myths)
I wrote this horribly opinionated, elitist, provocational polemic last year, and have been wondering what to do with it ever since. There may be nuggets of truth in there somewhere, but please don’t take it too seriously!
Continue Reading »
Micro Adventure: Slumming it Stone Age style – Sleeping in Caves
Make sure you check out the local myths and legends first…or don’t, and just hope you won’t be told about them just when you are about to settle in for the night!
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The Brick Wall of Eternal Dissatisfaction
I’ve named this ‘the brick wall of eternal dissatisfaction’. I guess it’s the same one that has driven human endeavour for millenia to improve on what came before, even if it worked fine anyway.
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Hitching Armenia to England – Ultralight style
I arrived at my parents’ home in England nine days after I left my home in Armenia to try and hitch my way there.
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Biking The Nubian Desert
Tom Allen continues his ride earth journey and enters into the Sahara desert of Northern Sudan.
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The Treehouse Diaries #1: Building ‘The Patch’
Six months living off wild food is no easy task, whilst planning my tree dwelling experiment; I felt it would be a good idea to take my inspiration from the transition of the Mesolithic to the Neolithic.
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Is It Time For A Hitch-hiking Renaissance?
Tom Allen is committed to avoiding flying for tourism. Commercial air travel has been in existence for less than a hundred years. Tom believes there must be another way. Ever hitch-hiked?
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6 Books That Teach Some Of Life’s Lessons
Books that feed the soul may not be for you but give these six a chance and you may find yourself inspired.
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Going Solo: Propping Up Female Confidence
Vicky Baker offers some advice for female travellers who are thinking of travelling alone but are unsure how they’ll get on.
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