Tag Archives: Philosophy

David Bryne – the Bicycle Diaries, Cycle touring as a narrative and a way to understand the ‘real world’

By Andy | Published: August 25, 2010

I recently read some of David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries; his observations by bicycle as his primary mode of city transport during his career as a musician and artist. In a conversational style, Byrne talks about the thoughts inspired by what he sees whilst riding his bike. I recently listened to a podcast of ‘the Bike Show’ [...]

Posted in Constructive Ranting | Also tagged artist, bicycle, bicycle diaries, Cycling, Meditation | 2 Comments

Memories from Iran

By Andy | Published: August 21, 2009

I wanted to write something more about my experience in Iran. At the time I didn’t write much on the blog. But I did write a lot in my diary which will appear in a book in the future. Some experiences stay in my mind in particular. They started at Agarak, the Armenian-Iranian border. I remember [...]

Posted in Expedition Journal, Georgia, Iran | Also tagged bam, Couchsurfing, culture, Cycling, desert, history, Iran, isfahan, kerman, memories, south iran, yazd | Leave a comment

A life without goals is going nowhere

By Andy | Published: April 23, 2009

Being in a new location, and having hatched new plans I’m finding myself at that stage of tilling the ground and sowing the seeds to hopefully grow into burgeoning new projects.

Posted in Constructive Ranting, Georgia | Also tagged Friends, Georgia, group, mentality, networking, ngo, Photography, projects, psychology, Tbilisi, Volunteering, writing | 2 Comments

Writing etc

By Andy | Published: April 20, 2009

Writing is going ok. It’s new territory and a new challenge and I’m enjoying it.I have written about a previous adventure before- a mountain bike ride from Inverness to Fort William in May 2006. You can read that account in the earlier blog archives. I feel that my writing then was particularly stylised to appeal [...]

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The Paradox of Choice

By Andy | Published: April 9, 2009

I watched this today and it really struck a chord. Luckily I think I’ve worked a certain amount of what he is saying out over the past few years and been able to act on it.

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Quoted

By Andy | Published: March 9, 2009

“Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.” — Jean de La Fontaine

Posted in Expedition Journal | Also tagged Beliefs, Desires, Dreams, Fear, Life, Wisdom | Leave a comment

10 Things i don’t do enough of

By Andy | Published: March 4, 2009

1. Pursue my music production interests+ meet likeminded people 2. Paint and draw – making art in general 3. Spend time with mum, dad, sister, grandparents, in fact my entire family

Posted in Asia, Constructive Ranting | Also tagged Art, Conviction, Dancing, Drawing, Energy, Expression, Friends, Making Stuff, Music, Music Production, Painting, People, Singing | Leave a comment

Wisdom of the Day

By Andy | Published: March 4, 2009

“Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working [...]

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Words of Wisdom

By Andy | Published: March 3, 2009

“Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be” – Bob Dylan

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Thoughts on a beach photograph

By Andy | Published: January 12, 2009

I just had a thought whilst uploading photos to Flickr. None of them exist in a physical form. I’m getting high on my own pictures. I think some of them are good but then I would wouldn’t I.