Tom Allen

Tom Allen

Tom Allen

Self-unemployed creative explorer. Often found riding a bicycle. Building the Transcaucasian Trail. Co-author of #Armenia: The Bradt Travel Guide.

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#FlightFree2020: Travel Blogging And The Multiplier Effect

There’s an elephant in the room with my #FlightFree2020 pledge.

Feb 4 · 2 min read

About The Time I Travelled The World Flight-Free For 4 Years (And Nobody Cared)

My Flight Free 2020 pledge hasn’t come out of nowhere. Call it a rekindling of a long-forgotten conviction that the example I set might…

Jan 15 · 7 min read

Can Flight-Free Living & Adventure Travel Really Coexist? Let’s Find Out

Today, on this day of New Year’s Resolutions, I pledge to join the Flight Free UK campaign.

Jan 1 · 7 min read

Five Of Armenia’s Most Spectacular Monastery Hikes

Many of Armenia’s most famous Christian monasteries are dramatically situated amid towering cliffs or on precipitous mountainsides with…

Jan 7, 2019 · 15 min read

The Geghama Mountains: Exploring Armenia’s Volcanic Backcountry

In which I walked 114km along a chain of extinct volcanoes in Armenia.

Dec 19, 2018 · 10 min read

How I Added ‘Guidebook Author’ To My List Of So-Called Professions

How does someone go from being a traveller to becoming a published guidebook author? Here’s the Medium-length version of my story…

Dec 12, 2018 · 6 min read

10 Illustrated Tips For Improving Your Expedition Photography No End

Last weekend I flew to London for the annual Explore expedition planning conference at the Royal Geographical Society (the one chance I…

Nov 14, 2018 · 11 min read

5 Ancient Monasteries In Armenia’s Dilijan National Park (& How To Find Them)

The experience of exploring Armenia on foot is characterised by three things:

Oct 9, 2018 · 8 min read

What’s Really The Difference Between Bikepacking & Cycle Touring?

Over the last few years we have seen the rise of a new sub-discipline of bicycle travel.

Jun 29, 2018 · 13 min read

The Best Way To See The World Is On A Bicycle, And Here’s Why

When you get into a car, or onto a train or plane or bus — even when you leave the house on foot — you almost always do it with the…

Mar 27, 2017 · 4 min read

9 Reasons To Make Yerevan Your Next Digital Nomading Basecamp

Given the title of this article, you might be expecting to read a clickbait post aimed at bored startup founders in Chiang Mai, written by…

Jun 21, 2016 · 9 min read

Walking The Camino De Santiago — A Total Waste Of Time, Or The Best Adventure Ever?

There is a certain snobbery in the adventure travel world about the Camino de Santiago.

Feb 9, 2016 · 6 min read

Iran As The Next Big Travel Destination Is Already Old News

“Wow — Iran looks amazing!”

Dec 11, 2015 · 7 min read

Want To Have Better Adventures? Simply Drop All Of Your Expectations

In the spirit of learning from the mistakes of others, I want to put forth some advice for anyone who is planning a significant adventure…

Nov 11, 2015 · 7 min read