Look Near First
Small distances, big experiences. Exploring how best to enjoy and protect our world in the climate crisis.
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Artemis II
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. Credit: NASA
The far side of the Moon, and beyond
Earlier this month, the crew of Artemis II returne...
Could aviation help lift us out of the climate crisis?
Bristol Boxkite at Old Warden Aerodrome, home of The Shuttleworth Collection
The big problem with flying
In my last blog post, I was quite critical of aviation, the airline industry in particular, and its contribution to climate change...
A former airline pilot's view on why air travel is so harmful to the climate
“Help me! My husband doesn’t want to fly!”
I recently saw a post on a large WhatsApp group from a woman asking for advice. She wanted to fly on holiday, but her husband did not, due to the high carbon footprint. What should she do?
The...
An epic mini family adventure inspired by Martin Sheen, Robert Redford, Bill Bryson and Alastair Humphreys
Exploring near Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire
The four of us were out on Ivinghoe Beacon last autumn, enjoying what was likely to be the last picnic-able day of the year, when we came across a signpost pointing in both directions along t...
The Magic in Stopping to Draw
If slow travel is a better way to see the world, how slow is slow enough? As slow as a train? As slow as a bike? As slow as walking? I’ve started to think that even walking is sometimes too fast.
Do you, like me, sometimes get to the end o...
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