Tag: travelling

British Muzkol Expedition Departs for Tajikistan: Unclimbed Peaks Await

20 July 2013

Two local mountaineers from Greater Manchester, left this afternoon to attempt to summit an unclimbed 6000m peak in a remote area of Tajikistan. Jonathan "Jonny" Davey and John "JP" Proctor flew out from Manchester this afternoon bound for Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan – one of the former USSR republics of central Asian, starting a […]

#timontour in Tallin & Estonia

25 August 2012

Some time ago, I was looking for new places to explore on Wikitravel and so I flew to Tallin, in Estonia, hired a bike from CityBike and spent two days visiting old soviet military bases, the Baltic sea, waterfalls and taking in the Estonian countryside. As I travelled, I made video. This is that video. […]

The most ironic lift…

16 August 2012

So if you read my blog frequently and can remember long arching themes, you may be wondering, given all the options that are available, how I would travel from my house to a campsite in Glen Coe, Scotland? Well, the answer is: Get the train (because it's comfortable, fast, generally has power and is relatively […]

5 things to consider about transport types :: What's most important to you?/How can you get people to go your way?

14 June 2012

Transport usually comes on a scale. There are 5 things to consider: Travel time (Simply, how long does it take you to get from A to B?) Price (How does the journey cost you? This includes food/accommodation/anything bought in or specifically for your time in transit.) Comfort (How comfortable is the journey? How much do […]

#timontour: Western Lakes 2011

10 October 2011

I'm off to the Lake District for a week – the latest installment of #timontour. I'm going to be exploring parts of the north western bits of the Lake District starting from Buttermere. Day 0: Buttermere to Haystacks (and back + My mother). Camp somewhere on Haystacks. Day 1: Buttermere to Haystacks/Green Gable/Great Gable/Pillar. Camp […]