by Rupert Wolfe Murray | 20 Sep, 2016 | Journeys
I have just cycled to the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It’s sunny and I didn’t know it was such an attractive city.
Tomorrow at 2pm I will give a talk about my new memoir, 9 Months in Tibet, at a cool bookshop called Books and Beans. I will talk about how Aberdeen was instrumental in the process that led to my living and working in Tibet for almost a year. I will also mention the fact that I’ve just had the most amazing “haircut experience” ever, in a spa-like salon run by a couple of cool dudes who know about cycling, mountaineering and turning scruffs like me into presentable gents. (more…)
by Rupert Wolfe Murray | 2 Apr, 2015 | Journeys
Learning to Adapt to foreign cultures is easier than you might assume. It’s all about attitude rather than about studying the country you’re planning to visit. (more…)
by Rupert Wolfe Murray | 5 Mar, 2015 | Journeys
Weekends and holidays are the ideal opportunity to practice your travel skills.
Most of us use weekends to catch up with sleep, housework, movies and other things which, in the grand scheme of things, are irrelevant for our personal development. I’m horrified by how many weekends I’ve wasted in this way and how few I’ve used to go somewhere different. (more…)
by Rupert Wolfe Murray | 22 Jan, 2015 | Journeys, Opinions
There was no way I could have travelled to Tibet and spent two years abroad without building up what I call independent travel skills. These are the practices that enabled me to thrive in foreign cultures. (more…)
