My new shed slogan, in an attempt to make myself relax a bit more about life! "Tomorrow, maybe, God willing..."
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Who doesn’t love a good adventure? Alastair Humphreys has had plenty of them, from cycling around the world for four years to walking through the Empty Quarter Desert! I had the pleasure of talking with Alastair about his path into adventuring and how he has employed his creativity to support his travels—mainly through speaking, writing, and telling his story with photos and video. The incredible thing about Alastair, though, is that he fancies himself to be a regular guy, and not someone who is particularly brave, despite his passion for adventuring. As he says, the hardest thing about making something your passion is beginning it. We’re all on an adventure, and I don’t think we have to be the bravest, smartest, or most creative to find something we truly enjoy—we just have make the leap, begin, and see what happens. —Tina
Cover photo by Chris Herwig
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Source: halbot.haluze.sk
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The Scotsman By Jerome Starkey
ABDUL Tawab flies helicopters to some of the most dangerous places in the world. In an air force without any fighter jets, he is the closest Afghanistan gets to a Top Gun. He has flown countless combat missions over the past 23 years, accruing thousands of hours in the cockpit.
That is his day job. By night, he drives a taxi.
Like most of the men in his squadron, the father of six has had to find a second wage as he struggles to survive on 10,000 Afghanis (£100) a month flying Mi-17 choppers out of Kabul International airport.
While the United States spends £30 million a month rebuilding Afghanistan’s decrepit air force, Mr Tawab gets less than a fiver for flying to the front line. “If I didn’t drive a taxi, my wife and our six young children wouldn’t eat and we could not afford the rent,” he said.
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The fountain at the King’s Palace in Jalallabad, surrounded by palm trees, a pavilion, rose gardens, lawns and orange trees. Hardly the image of a war-torn Afghanistan we’re used to. It’s now home to Gul Agha Sherzai, the governor of Nangahar province with presidential ambitions. Click here to see more pictures.