The idea of a microadventure is not to fit into a planned route, but to create your own escape. Whether it’s a quick swim in a wild river or an overnight bivvy camp on your local hill, there are ...

Bigger is always better, isn’t it? Why eat one donut when you can have a box? Burgers taste better with an extra patty on top. A 10K trail race doesn’t come close to the adventure of a double-stuffed ...

August 8, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Most people think that travel is something you have to save up for, both time and money-wise. But if you're ...

When Alastair Humphreys leaves an “out of office” note, it’s for real. But these days, the Briton – who once left his parents’ house and came back four years later after cycling around the world – is ...

Start small, look up and let your nose guide you. By Jancee Dunn I’ve loved doing the fieldwork for our monthlong series on walking. (You can find the previous ...

“A microadventure is an adventure that is short, simple, local, cheap,” says British author and adventurer Alastair Humphreys, who coined the term back in 2015. The appeal, he adds, “is that they make ...

Alastair Humphreys adventure-hopped for a decade, starting with a four-year round-the-world bicycle trip after college. From there, the British author, blogger and motivational speaker traversed ...

My pack is light. I am wearing almost all the clothes I will need for the whole day. My lunch is packed and water bottles are full. Everything I need is on my back and my phone is switched off to ...