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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d

That's a trip down memory lane for me!

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d

They were all English, sadly. Although I did get onto reading children's books in Spanish.

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d

I love this nosey glimpse of the desks where The Booker Prize nominees write: from kitchen tables to a cemetery bench www.wallpaper.com/design-inter...

This is where The Booker Prize nominees write: from kitchen tables to a cemetery bench

From kitchen tables to bare desks (and even a cemetery bench): 12 writers from the Booker Prize 2025 longlist on their favourite writing set-ups

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d

Ha! Thank you!
1. I swapped them along the way. Old school! Finish a book, swap it with someone... It certainly meant a broad and random reading list!
2. Yes, thanks to some brutal frugality, wild camping, and banana sandwiches!

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 10d

David decided to walk to over 200 branches of Samaritans across the UK and Ireland to raise the profile of the charity and support their aim of reducing the number of people who die by suicide.

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The Listening Walk – Supporting Samaritans Across the UK & Ireland

Join David Matthews on The Listening Walk as he visits all 200 Samaritans branches, raising awareness and funds to prevent suicide. Follow his journey and support the cause.

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 13d

My Midsummer Morning - rediscovering a life of adventure

My Midsummer Morning - In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the…

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 14d

Cross the world four times | Derek Sivers

Cross the world four times.

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 20d

Some thoughts on the niche worlds of bikepacking / cycle touring... www.tumblr.com/tracksterman...

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💬 1 🔁 0 ❤️ 1 · It was 10-12 years ago that I moved away from long, open-ended cycling tours towards shorter trips within the UK. This coincided with a lot of new luggage options hitting the marke…

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 21d

Join us for an inspiring lecture on our 30 day journey to Arabia Felix in the 1927 footsteps of RGS Gold Medalist Bertram Thomas.

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Oman-The Jewel of Arabia Expedition Lecture

Join us for an inspiring lecture on our 30 day journey to Arabia Felix in the 1927 footsteps of RGS Gold Medalist Bertram Thomas.

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d

A World Tour of Yorkshire
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Al Humphreys: Adventure Is Local

Al Humphreys challenges the idea that adventure requires going far, showing instead how exploring familiar places can bring discovery, variety, and fulfillment—while reducing environmental impact…

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d

Maybe I need to bring back that hairstyle?!

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d

I totally agree!
Hopefully everyone who follows this chat on here already wild camps responsibly.
Those we see online wrecking places already do that without the right to roam. So I don't think 'roaming' will impact their behaviour. We need to educate people to feel more connected and part of nature

Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 23d

England’s model for countryside access cost six times more to implement than Scotland’s right to roam policy, new figures reveal.

Countryside access curbs in England ‘cost six times’ Scotland’s right to roam

Exclusive: Data shows implementing English countryside legislation cost £69m over five years

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 23d

From 19 – 25th September, survey your river with the Big River Watch app to help restore rivers across the UK and Ireland

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The Big River Watch

Help improve our rivers. From 19-25th September, t ake part in The Big RiverWatch survey!

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Alastair Humphreys @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social · 24d

Swimming and wild camping should be a right for all people to enjoy in the English countryside, Labour MPs have said.

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