Tag Archives: Wisdom

An Armenian Couchsurfer and a selection of wise quotes

By Andy | Published: September 17, 2010
I continue to edit the travel book of the journey from England to the Caucasus and the experiences of living in the Caucasus. I am finding myself removing quite a lot of content which would better suit the blog. These are some quotes that I scribbled in my diary, taken from a book I found [...]
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Wisdom from the Dalai Lama ‘Ancient World, Modern Wisdom’

By Andy | Published: September 4, 2010
Whilst cycling I read the book ‘Ancient World, Modern Wisdom’ by the Dalai Lama and I wrote down a list of maxims in my diary:- 1. Develop patience 2. Inner peace arises within the context of others 3. Happiness is closely connected with the happiness of others 4. cultivate positive qualities 5. Sopa means patience [...]
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New Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Frame

By Andy | Published: July 24, 2009
On Monday I received a shiny new Kona Caldera aluminium hardtail mountain bike frame from Kona.  They supported Tom and I with our Explosif frames. However, my frame came a cropper in New Delhi when it snapped near the rear dropout (after 16k of riding loaded with luggage). I was able to get it welded [...]
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Quoted

By Andy | Published: March 9, 2009
“Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.” — Jean de La Fontaine
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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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