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Average rating: 4.16 · 9,535 ratings · 1,004 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes 3.84 avg rating — 1,763 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moods of Future Joys: Round the World 4.36 avg rating — 1,429 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunder & Sunshine 4.55 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Biked the World: On the Road to Africa (1) by Alastair Humphreys (Goodreads Author), Tom Morgan-Jones (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India 4.10 avg rating — 619 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Every Day 3.84 avg rating — 606 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure 4.19 avg rating — 547 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness 4.24 avg rating — 431 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Biked the World: Part Two: Riding the Americas (2) by Alastair Humphreys (Goodreads Author), Tom Morgan-Jones (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy who Biked the World: Part Three: Riding Home through Asia by Alastair Humphreys (Goodreads Author), Tom Morgan-Jones (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alastair Humphreys made a comment on Buck Wilde’s review of Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes " Hi there, I'm sorry that the book didn't resonate for you! (Understatement) My idea was to try to sow the seed for people that you can find nearby wil ...more "
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Alastair Humphreys made a comment on Mark’s review of Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness " Reading between the lines, I don't think you enjoyed the book. I'm really sorry about that - if you send me an email I'll very happily refund you for ...more "
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“Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.”
― Alastair Humphreys, There Are Other Rivers: On Foot Across India

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“Sometimes all you need is to climb a simple hill, to spend time staring at an empty horizon, to jump into a cold river or sleep under the stars, or perhaps share a whisky at a small country inn in order to remind yourself what matters most to you in life.”
― Alastair Humphreys, Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes

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“See the opportunities for adventures, not the constraints that get in the way.”
― Alastair Humphreys, Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes

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message 1: by Andy

Feb 12, 2012 02:06PM

Just finished 'Moods of Future Joys' - incredible!

Really looking forward to 'Thunder and Sunshine'. I enjoy my week-long bicycling tour every summer with friends (like www.ridetherockies.com) - that ~500 mile bicycle tour is barely a taste of the fantastic adventures in your book.

Just one question - how do you get across the oceans? Pedal very quickly, I assume? :)

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