#48 - Alastair Humphreys: Adventure Does Not Need To Be Extreme!

from Off Grid · host Jake Billsberry-Hawkins

Alastair Humphreys is an adventurer and author who first became known for cycling around the world for four years before later pioneering the idea of micro-adventures. In this conversation, we talk about:- Busking across Spain with no money by playing the violin- Why people feel the need to adventure in the first place- How micro-adventures became Alastair's answer to fatherhood and modern day life- How technology is disconnecting us from richer travel experiences- The chasing of adventurous achievements in pursuit of proving himselfFind Alastair Humphreys website here:Website - https://alastairhumphreys.com Find Alastair here:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/al_humphreys/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastairhumphreys/ Find Alastair's latest book, Unwilded, here:Book - https://alastairhumphreys.com/product/unwilded/ Thank you

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