the beginning

the beginning of something can happen at any moment. sometimes its possible to know what is coming, other times its 20 seconds warning, or less.

are beginnings fully planned and is there an element of chance or coincidence?

Cycling is full of beginnings, changes, interactions with human beings and our surroundings. to deal with them requires some basic skill (cycling), experience, but also openness, responsiveness, and being able to listen (sometimes ideally being really quiet).

Many outdoor sports like snowboarding, skiing, kayak and of course long-distance running/ hiking, seem to have this element of constant beginnings. it feels like cycling particularly helps make informed decision at certain (plannable) intervals, whilst being opportunistic and allowing for certain risks in route planning and, say cycling style.

The Blog features some longer distance rides over the last years and some shorter ones too. its been a diary on the discovery journey to some really amazing places in this world, the chance to meet amazing people and encounter familiar/strange cultures (especially re-encountering my own).

 

Fellow travellers - Wayima, Japan (en route to first 1000 Miles Challenge)

in the Scottish Mountains on second 1000 Miles Challenge

sometimes, beginnings start by ending something - permanently or temporarily. recovering from my cycling accident is taking longer than expected but new routes and rides are already in planning.

Current possibilities are:

+ Pan-European Tour

+ Japan 2.0 (Hokkaido)

2014 is looking likely for something like this to happen. in the meantime, I'll use this blog to write about stuff. possibly something on entrepreneurship, funding for social enterprises, .... possibly something on the beginning of capitalism 3.0

here an examples of social entrepreneurship in Britain:

http://ysee-project.blogspot.co.uk/p/se-stats-uk.html 

and here a blog I read a lot that helps connect some of the dots:

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.co.uk

dirk