A little light relief for you courtesy of the big, wide, wonderful world of adventure waiting for us out there….

If you have any opinions on the new layout of this newsletter, please do hit ‘reply’ and let me know. I’d love to hear from you.

(I’m continuing my experiment of posting links from the archives down at the bottom in case you’ve got time on your hands and an appetite for internet exploring.)

Cheers

Alastair

Bicycling for Ladies

An Illustrated 1896 Manifesto for the Universal Splendors of the Bicycle as an Instrument of Self-Reliance, a Training Machine for Living with Uncertainty, and a Portal to Joy.

Questions on Food and Climate Change

When we all get out of our sheds will we end up returning to business as usual? This feels like a good time to question the way we’ve always done things.

Whitman Alabama

I have a deep yearning to travel round the backroads of the southern States of the US. This film series ticks the boxes of travel, curiosity about different lives, and Walt Whitman. I wish I’d had the idea.

Your Town laid out like a Spider Web

I’m not quite sure why I find this website so pleasing. Type in a few towns you know (or some random places) and see them differently. (You can turn the designs into mugs, too, if you live in the US.

Another 100 Adventure Films to Stream for Free

From desert treks to kayak expeditions, from Himalayan summits to the North Pole, this collection of 100 adventure films, both classic and contemporary, offers something for everyone.