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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Good news from Everyman
As many of you know, on this trip we’re raising money for Everyman - the male cancer charity - look up in the top right hand corner and you can do your bit too ;-)
Anyway, great news from them today - they think they’ve found a new drug that will combat prostate cancer - this […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Asus - a couple of months of ownership
I’ve had the Eee PC (701) now for a few months and have been using it as my primary machine whilst away and my secondary machine at home.
I must admit I’ve had a few issues with it. I’ve had to return it to factory defaults (keep hitting F9 at start up) about 5 times, all […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The new poncho
Uploaded from South Wales, where I discovered that a simple rip stop nylon poncho packs up smaller than the army issue job, and even fits me!
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Keeping an eye on us
As we get nearer to the off more people have been asking us how they can keep up to date with what we’re doing. Obviously the simplest way is to come here or subscribe to the RSS feed - or perhaps even subscribe to the videos - but as we’re out on the road we’ll […]
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Coolabah Swag bag - the wet weather test
As I couldn’t go camping with Mrs Cashmore this weekend - I decided to take advantage of the hideous weather to give the swag a good wet test.
First of all I wanted to play around with configurations to keep as much of the water off the bag as possible - that resulted in this set […]
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Subscribe to the videos via iTunes
Did you know that you can subscribe to our videos via iTunes? No? Well let me show you how.
By subscribing to the Journey To Russia video show, you’ll automatically get the latest video delivered straight to your computer - what more could you possibly need ;-)
All you need to do is make sure iTunes is […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Nikwax - waterproofing for the journey
A little while ago we met a very nice chap called Michael Field at the Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show - we had a good talk to him and he told us the best way to keep ourselves dry on the road.
After we got back Michael dropped us a line and very kindly offered to […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Coolabah Swag Bag Review
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Coolabah Swag Bag Review
Choosing a tent to take overland is never an easy task, do you go for weight? What about material? Cost? All very important questions, but ultimately I think it boils down to how you work with the tent and how it works for you in return.
I know, slightly strange to be talking about forming some […]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Tents - A simple guide
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