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Category Archives: small village or countryside?
Where the heck is Brittany?
Life as a family of three was our key to more adventure than we could had ever imagined would happen after the third pregnancy test in a tent in Holland threw a big U-turn into our cycle route throughout Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, brittany, camping, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, Cycling, diversity, dorset, Education, europe, france, Health & Well-being, home education, inspiration, Life on planet earth., parenting, small village or countryside?, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel, U.S.A., unschooling, weymouth
Tagged alternative lifestyles, bicycle trailer, brittany, Cycling, cycling with kids, england, france, new york, off-grid, parenting, travel
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How did I get here?
I was on a short cycling trip from where my son Louis works in a bike shop deeper in the Pyrenees back home to the foothills of those same mountains. I kept on having these ‘Holy S#!t’ moments saying to … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, camping, Cycling, diversity, europe, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., live music, small village or countryside?, spain, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel
Tagged cycle touring, Cycling, france, new york city, nothing concrete, pyrenees, Saint Lary Soulan, the bronx
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In the Shadow of Castles.
In March 2000 when our first child was born, we weren’t too sure about anything, much like any new parents. To ensure we were really stepping into the unknown, we decided heading down to a small village in rural France … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, camping, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, coronavirus, covid-19, Cycling, diversity, dorset, europe, fear, Food, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., live music, morocco, portugal, small village or countryside?, Technology & Progress, Transportation, weymouth
Tagged baby backpack, bicycle trailer, bicycles, books, castles, chateaux, children, internet, langeais, learning, life, live music, loire valley, olives, tours, travel, villandry
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Kate Tempest – The storm before the calm.
Kate Tempest’s words are truly like a well-needed storm, watch the interview and let yourself get soaked! Continue reading
Posted in adventure, America, art, brexit, california, camping, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, Education, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, kate tempest, Life on planet earth., london, Music, Politics, R&B, RV travel, small village or countryside?, Spirituality, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, travel, U.S.A., War & Peace
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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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Disconnecting….Reconnecting!
I remember in 1994 while pedaling across America after many years of traveling the world on my bicycle I met a guy in the middle of the country somewhere and we had lunch together as we were headed in opposite … Continue reading
Posted in camping, comfort zone, Cycling, fear, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., small village or countryside?, social media, Technology & Progress, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, Transportation, travel
Tagged Cycling, energy, environment, internet, learning, life, nature, travel
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The French Connection
Hello all, Welcome to my next installment of ‘Living From the Heart’. Hey, I think I just named the series of interviews I’ve been doing. Meet Aynoa, working in the film industry in the UK coming from the countryside in … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, art, brexit, camping, comfort zone, diversity, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., london, mass media, Politics, small village or countryside?, social media, spain, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, toulouse, travel
Tagged children's books, england, fim, internet, learning, life, london, manchester, Politics, travel
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A Walk Through London
I am in the northwest part of London as I write this. Yesterday I decided to take a walk through London from where I am in Willesden to the centre of the city in SOHO. It was a long walk … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, John Bishop, Life on planet earth., london, small village or countryside?, social media, Technology & Progress, The City, travel, U.S.A.
Tagged ayankcalled joe, beauty, cyclesofatraveler, england, environment, friendship, internet, joe diomede, John Bishop, life, london, new york city, paradigm shift, peace, the bronx, the palladium, travel, usa
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