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Category Archives: crisis
Be careful, that’s life you’re living!
In 1983, 4,099 people died in motorcycle accidents in the U.S.A. In August of that same year two young guys left the streets of The Bronx, New York to head out across America for an adventure. They were on motorcycles. … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, asia, california, camping, comfort zone, crisis, diversity, europe, fear, france, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., live music, Politics, spain, sweden, Technology & Progress, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, transformation, U.S.A.
Tagged california, corona virus, covid-19, england, environment, internet, ireland, italy, life, live music, Politics, travel, usa
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Locked down, but the doors are wide open!!!
Hello all, I am pretty sure this finds everyone in a place, or state of mind, you never dreamed you would have been in about two months ago. When I was writing my latest book, Cycling off the Cliff… and … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, asia, california, Canada, comfort zone, crisis, economics, Energy Consumption, fear, Health & Well-being, home education, inspiration, Life on planet earth., Money & Economics, Politics, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, social media, Spirituality, Technology & Progress, transformation, U.S.A.
Tagged covid19, cyclingoffthecliff, economics, environment, internet, learning, life, lockdown, nature, travel
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Whiling away the miles!
Hello all, Want some inspiration for a bit of adventure? Well Harry surely inspired me. His story is pretty impressive. For his first extended cycle tour he definitely gave himself a challenge, and all for a good cause! How cool … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, arctic circle, camping, Climate, comfort zone, crisis, Cycling, dorset, Education, Energy Consumption, europe, france, inspiration, Life on planet earth., Natural resources, paris, portugal, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, spain, sweden, Transportation, travel
Tagged adventure, cycle touring, Cycling, dorset, energy, england, environment, europe, learning, life, nature, plastic waste, surfers against sewage, travel
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An hour a day then put it away!
Do you think that is possible in our modern world of always being connected? Besides sharing in his journey of becoming a doctor, my friend Jan, a child psychologist in training from Holland, has some interesting thoughts on the matter … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Africa, America, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, crisis, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., mass media, social media, students, Technology & Progress, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, travel, U.S.A., unschooling, weymouth
Tagged books, california, children, community, energy, internet, ireland, learning, life, school, silence, teaching, travel, usa
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Marching for the planet!!
Our future is looking a little bit brighter after the world wide march for the climate on March 15th. I went down to listen to what the students had to say. Here is what it looked like on the streets … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, Africa, America, asia, california, Canada, Climate, climate march 2019, comfort zone, crisis, democracy, diversity, drought, Education, Energy Consumption, fear, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., Natural resources, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, small village or countryside?, social media, students, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, U.S.A.
Tagged australia, beauty, california, children, climate march, community, Cycling, economics, electricity, energy, england, environment, europe, extinction rebellion, france, Greta Thunberg, internet, ireland, learning, life, london, love, nature, new york, peace, Politics, south america, teaching, travel, usa
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You Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee!
Hope all is well with everyone receiving this. The refugee crisis hasn’t disappeared from the planet, it has just taken a backseat to other headlines. Fortunately there are people doing what they can in their small way. Here I interview … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, Africa, America, asia, brexit, Climate, comfort zone, crisis, diversity, Education, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., mass media, mid east, Modern media & Journalism, Politics, refugee, small village or countryside?, social media, spain, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, War & Peace
Tagged civil disobedience, crisis, environment, internet, ireland, italy, life, Politics, refugee, travel, usa
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Civil Disobedience – The New Normal?
Hello everyone, hope you are well. Our world is changing rapidly, the political, financial, environmental and educational systems are all in big change. One of those paths to change is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience comes in many forms, young children … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, books, children, civil disobedience, climate change, community, Cycling, democratic education, economics, environment, europe, finance, Greta Thunberg, home education, internet, learning, life, nature, peace, Politics, school, silence, south america, teaching, travel, usa
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Weymouth – Hotbed of positivity or just the microcosm of the macrocosm?
The big city streets of London are well behind me now. Having been in the town of Weymouth for the past two or so weeks has been quite a change of gears indeed. As a matter of fact, I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged ayankcalledjoe, brexit, britain, cycles of a traveler, economics, england, europe, internet, learning, life, london, music, peace, pinkhedgehog, Politics, pretenders, robbie macintosh, travel, usa, weymouth, writing
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The End is Only a New Beginning!
Winding down the journey has seen us ‘Stepping it up a Notch’ as for unknown adventures lurking around every corner. A friend of mine says in one his songs, “Born inside a cage you ain’t going far”, well this trip … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, camping, Canada, Children & Parenting, crisis, Cycling, diversity, Education, fear, Health & Well-being, home education, life and death, Life on planet earth., Money & Economics, RV travel, small village or countryside?, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel, U.S.A., unschooling
Tagged beauty, books, children, economics, environment, finance, friendship, learning, life, love, nature, new york, peace, rv, teaching, travel, usa, writing
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Protected Beauty Spot – Planet Earth
When we look at our tiny planet in our mind’s eye as a giant inexhaustible resource that we can constantly drain on all it gives, and throw our waste onto its surface with no thought of the consequences of … Continue reading
