After days of cold north-east winds, the lure of bright sunshine and a warm, spring-scented breeze was strong this morning. Immediately after dropping the kids off at school, I got on my bike and...
Stories
Artemis II: Can we reconcile travelling further from Earth than ever before with the need to look after our home planet?
The far side of the Moon, and beyond Earlier this month, the crew of Artemis II returned from a successful flight around the moon, and in doing so broke the record for the farthest humans have ever...
Could aviation help lift us out of the climate crisis?
The big problem with flying In my last blog post, I was quite critical of aviation, the airline industry in particular, and its contribution to climate change. In this post, I am looking forward to...
A former airline pilot’s view on the overlooked reason behind air travel’s outsize contribution to climate change
"Help me! My husband doesn't want to fly!" I recently saw a post on a large WhatsApp group from a woman asking for advice. She wanted to fly on holiday, but her husband did not, due to the high...
An epic mini family adventure inspired by Martin Sheen, Robert Redford, Bill Bryson and Alastair Humphreys
The Lure of the Long-Distance Trail The four of us were out on Ivinghoe Beacon last autumn, enjoying what was likely to be the last picnic-able day of the year, when we came across a signpost...
The Magic of Stopping to Draw: introducing a two-part mini series with John Ruskin expert Howard Hull, and founder of Arts Humanitas Silvie Hibdon
How slow should you go? If slow travel is a better way to see the world, how slow is slow enough? As slow as a train? As slow as a bike? As slow as walking? I’ve started to think that even walking...
Look Near First podcast: sharing our passion and energy for more caring ways to see the world
Rivals or allies? There have been several occasions over the last few months, while I have been slowly building this project, when I came across other people who were doing something so similar, and...
Launch Day!
Today is launch day! It’s been a while coming, but finally Look Near First is ready enough, and I am ready enough, to start sharing it as widely as possible. It’s something I’ve been working on in...