This summer I’ve been involved with conceptualizing and planning the next W2W expedition to be staged in India. As our research deepens, we are getting increasingly excited about where the next series will take us – not only physically, but also in terms of making the difference we are determined to make. Over the course …
For the past few months I’ve been working on the travel and adventure aspects of the second W2W expedition. The next installment of Wheel2Wheel will be based in India, so establishing a viable route is key. India is so diverse, so there’s lots to cover tourism-wise. With each area boasting a variety of temples, sacred grounds, lakes, …
Morgan spent 125 days travelling through 10 countries between Hong Kong and Brisbane. Now it’s time to reflect on the TOP TEN’s of the journey. Today, Morgan rates the DRIVERS ON-ROUTE. Riding an average of 12 hours a day, Morgan typically encountered thousands of cars, trucks, buses and motorbikes each and every day. The expedition passed …
I’ve imagined today for almost five years, and planned for it for two. Its feels completely surreal that after so much contemplation and effort, the day has arrived. Just looking at the date on my bedside clock as I woke gave me a strange moment. I’ve been talking about 1 March 2011 as the day the …
Since having the very fortunate opportunity to join the Wheel2Wheel team, my life has certainly taken a turn towards the more adventurous. Taking on challenges that allow me to both explore my creativity as a writer and make contact with hugely inspirational individuals has given me the courage to begin to realise my own potentiality. …
I’m crossing emotional thresholds every day now. One moment I’m excited at what lies ahead – an expedition of epic proportions, the unpredictability of the outcome and the freedom of roaming the planet. On the other hand I’m realising more and more how much I’m going to miss Aria and the rest of my family. …
What a week for Wheel2Wheel! As I sit here on Sunday evening (the boys FINALLY sleeping) I am trying to plan my week ahead, writing out my TO DO list for tomorrow and semi overwhelmed at the amount of stuff I have to cram in before the mass holiday departure from Hong Kong. Instead of …
There are only 72 days until the 1 March departure and I wanted to write a blog trying to explain just how hard the team are working to make this huge charitable idea become a reality. I have a full-time job, so volunteering with Wheel2Wheel is a case of doing what I can, when I …
Today we reached a milestone of epic portions for the Wheel2Wheel team. It may not sound like a big deal to many, but for the four of us involved in establishing an online donation mechanism and launching “Own-a-Km” this is the end of a very long journey. The story starts 9 months ago in …
“Education is not about filling with water, it’s about lighting a fire”, an elegant turn of phrase from Flora, one of the team members and presenters of the GECKO programme. She was describing to me her motivation for doing what she does: educating, but more importantly inspiring the high school students of China to care …