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Two Frightening Incidents (And Some Joy and Excitement) on the Long Road to Beira
Two Frightening Incidents (And Some Joy and Excitement) on the Long Road to Beira
How an adventurous father changed the lives of his sons forever
Lawrence Bransby
Feb 13
The Unimaginable Ways Walking Around Britain Changed Me
The Unimaginable Ways Walking Around Britain Changed Me
The past confronted me in ways I couldn’t have imagined
James Lloyd
Feb 12
An Old Suitcase and the Secrets It Holds
An Old Suitcase and the Secrets It Holds
Not all men know how to be fathers
Eki
Feb 11
When I Charged Five Tanks To My VISA Card The Bankers At Chase Wanted To Chat
When I Charged Five Tanks To My VISA Card The Bankers At Chase Wanted To Chat
I mean, who wouldn’t be concerned about giving me my own private army?
Rachel A Fefer
Feb 8
My Motorcycle Journey to Tuktoyaktuk — An Adventure Along the Dempster
My Motorcycle Journey to Tuktoyaktuk — An Adventure Along the Dempster
From the Yukon to the Arctic Ocean on Canada’s most remote highway
Lawrence Bransby
Feb 7
How a Grisly-Bone Soup Changed Our Plans in the Pamir Mountains
How a Grisly-Bone Soup Changed Our Plans in the Pamir Mountains
You can’t make fixed decisions in Central Asia. It’s the mountains that decide in the end.
Lawrence Bransby
Jan 31
For Love of the Eccentric, Odd, and Misfits
For Love of the Eccentric, Odd, and Misfits
If you don’t fit in, come sit by me
Conni Walkup Hull
Jan 31
The Road to a Simpler Life in 2025
The Road to a Simpler Life in 2025
What I learned form van life, so you don’t have to live it
Sanne
Jan 30
We Found Kindness in the Wilderness When We Needed It Most
We Found Kindness in the Wilderness When We Needed It Most
How strangers helped us through Moçambique’s remote bushveld
Lawrence Bransby
Jan 29
Loneliness is the Gap Between Me and Myself
Loneliness is the Gap Between Me and Myself
It is the herald announcing a call for change
James Lloyd
Jan 28
A Winter Walk on the Moorlands of the Peak District
A Winter Walk on the Moorlands of the Peak District
Whippets & Wheels
Jan 26
The Day I Flung a Blackboard Eraser at the Back Wall of My Classroom — And Missed
The Day I Flung a Blackboard Eraser at the Back Wall of My Classroom — And Missed
Had I not been teaching in South Africa at the time, I would surely have lost my job
Lawrence Bransby
Jan 25
Do I Need a Diagnosis to Understand Who I Am?
Do I Need a Diagnosis to Understand Who I Am?
Considering an evaluation after a stranger reframed my past
James Lloyd
Jan 24
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