The Next Challenge

Category: Tim’s Adventures

  • Home Today: Come wave us in!

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    We are home today: Sunday, December 14th. Our trip will finish at Hampton Court Palace and this is an open invitation for you to come down and help us celebrate the end of our journey (and all the smug Facebook updates about it). Where? The Lion’s Gate, Hampton Court Palace (next to the Kings Arms…

  • It’s All About the Bike (because it’s all about the people)

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    Laura Moss
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    The kid leaned over, gave me a hug and told me he liked me. ‘You should never leave’. Before you suspect a scandal at Next Challenge HQ, my new friend was ten. His ardour was no doubt inspired by the fact that I’d lent him by head torch: if only picking up admirers was always…

  • Last 20 copies of my book available before Christmas

    Last 20 copies of my book available before Christmas

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    I have about 20 copies of my book – How To Get To The North Pole (and other iconic adventures) – still available. I think they could make a good Christmas present… If you want to order one, I’ll sign it and happily add a personal message if desired. I’m home on December 14th and…

  • 15 Gift Ideas for the Adventurer in Your Life

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    Laura Moss
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    Christmas is coming and it’s time to drain the bank account in pursuit of the annual present binge. If you have an adventurer type in your life, we have compiled a list of niche kit that we love – or would love to have – to help give you a bit of inspiration. If you’re…

  • Comparison of Mid Layers (insulating jackets)

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    Tim Moss
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    Review of the best and warmest insulating jackets This article explains the various different types of insulating mid-layer jackets (like down, primaloft and Buffalo), compares the advantages and disadvantages of each, and offers some recommendations. First written in 2012. Updated March 2020. Recently overhauled in light of the popularity of my other comparison articles such…

  • Perhaps in a Year

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    When I wake in two months’ time, it will be in a room, not a tent. It will not take me a minute to work out what country I am in. I know the answer even now. It will be England. I will not be camped in a roadside picnic area, petrol station forecourt or…

  • Why we love the desert

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    Laura Moss
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    We both have a deep and abiding love of desert regions. There’s something about the harshness, the solitude, the quiet and the feeling of being in an endless, timeless land. They seem empty, until you realise the life scurrying about you, like you, fighting to survive. We’ve walked across deserts in Oman and Patagonia and…

  • The things we’ll miss about our cycling adventure

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    Laura Moss
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    We recently wrote about some things we’ve missed about home since we’ve been away. The first comment we received was from Dorothee Fleck, veteran long distance cyclist, who warned us not to be too anxious to get home. She pointed out that, once home, she missed things about being on the road far more. This…

  • 5 Things We Miss About Home

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    Laura Moss
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    We’ve now been away for well over a year. Life on the road is generally pretty sweet and we love the freedom from responsibility it affords. However, there are one or two things we’re looking forward to getting back to in a few weeks’ time. In no particular order, here are the things we miss…

  • Our Video from Cycling Across Australia and New Zealand

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    Tim Moss
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    Here’s the latest video from our trip and the second to last of the lot. It’s from our ride through southern Australia and New Zealand’s North Island. It’s only about 60 seconds long so take a look! You can see all of our videos from our round-the-world cycle and past adventures on YouTube. [divide] Round-the-World…

  • Photos of Middle Earth

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    Here are some of our favourite photos from cycling across New Zealand’s North Island. New Zealand is a beautiful place… As well as the nice views, it has some interesting Maori history… They’ve got some great cycle routes, including old converted railway lines and the government is planning a path running the length of both…

  • God Bless America

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    No more family. No more familiar faces presenting us with plates of delicious food. No more spending our days on a couch, in a car or by the pool. No more bed, no more mattress. No more anyone. It was back to how it had been for so long. Just the two of us. Two…