Author: Tim Moss
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Get Away, Get Perspective
Having recently returned from some time abroad, I found myself tackling my daily routines with renewed vigour and approaching my life plans with a new sense of focus. I am sure I am not alone in this. One of the primary reasons people go on holiday is to get away from everything and get some…
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Book Flights On A Thursday
I told some friends of mine that I was about to book flights to South America and they replied: “Make sure you do it on a Thursday”. What? Apparently, when booking their own flights to the same continent, they had noticed daily fluctuations in the price with a pattern emerging such that booking on…
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Adventure Story Evening, this Thursday
I am speaking at this Thursday’s Adventure Story Evening in London. I’ll be alongside Sally Kettle, who has rowed the Atlantic, and Billy Gammon, who recently rowed to the Magnetic North Pole. I have only ever rowed a pleasure boat in Regents Park. The Tales of Adventure evening is normally run by Chris Martin (another…
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Dave Cornthwaite and Friends
Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who came along to last night’s London Explorers event. Great to see so many fresh faces there and hear about more and more adventurous ideas. It was also a privilege to be graced with the presence of international TV star Dave Cornthwaite. The next event is…
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Binmen, C**p and Salt – Six of the Best, October 2011
Below are some articles from other people’s websites that I have enjoyed reading over the last month and think that you might too. They tend to be from blogs about expeditions, adventures, philosophy and life in general. Binman Fitness – Andy Kirkpatrick Cutting the c**p, danger on polar expeditions – Alex Hibbert Seven Music Festivals…
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Front Cover Of My New Book
My publishers just sent me a copy of the front cover design for the book I’m writing: How To Get To The North Pole. My deadline for writing is Christmas, after which the book is due for release in Spring next year. It should be about £10 to buy with individual chapters available as ebooks.
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On Tarps
‘Tarp’ is an abbreviation for the word ‘tarpaulin’ and is the preferred term of its advocates in the outdoor world. They are typically rectangular sheets of nylon which you tie above your head to provide shelter as an alternative to a tent. Ray Mears likes them. You might, for example, attach each of the corners…
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Don’t Cycle Lands End To John O’Groats
There are endless possibilities for original adventurous undertakings across the UK and around the world. Don’t just cycle Lands End to John O’Groats by default. Let me start by saying that I have no problem with “LEJOG”, as it’s known. I would love to make the trip – be it by bicycle, on foot or…
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Talk About Stand-Up Paddle Boarding The Mississipi
Having recently returned from navigating the Mississippi River on a stand-up paddle board, Dave Cornthwaite will be speaking at next week’s London Explorers. It’s the same format as always: a short talk followed by an evening of mingling, chatting and planning. It’s open to absolutely anyone with a vague interest in adventure and is a…
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Khabarovsk – Expeditions in the Russian Far East
Just a brief post to recommend an expedition contact in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. That’s way out east near the end of the Trans-Siberian railway, close to Khomsomolks-on-Amur, not far from Vladivostok and Sakhalin, and not a million miles from Kamchatka. Vladimir Chebanov, World of Adventures I used Vladimir to help with an…
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Cold Water Therapy (This Is The Serpentine)
Stupid. I should have known that late October was not a good time to go cycling in sandals but I’d come back from holiday the night before and hadn’t adjusted my thermostat. It is cold. To make matters worse, the first three miles are all downhill, littered with traffic lights and choked with commuters so…