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In April of 1895, a Nova Scotian by the name of Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston with the goal of circumnavigating the globe by himself. Three years and 46,000 miles later, he would publish the story of his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, an instant classic that has since never been out of print. A decade later, in 1909, Slocum set sail for the Amazon and was never seen again. More than a century later another Nova Scotian adventurer, RC Shaw, leaves his home in Cow Bay on a bicycle bound for Slocum’s childhood home of Brier Island.

Alone in the wilderness Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20-year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities and plains from summer to spring, walking on through days of thick mud, blazing...

A podcast about the adventures of embracing an off-grid lifestyle while fueling a passion for dirt biking. Join us as we delve into the challenges, triumphs, and unique stories of finding freedom in solitude in the wilderness while finding some of the best singletrack trails in the country.

A podcast about the adventures of embracing an off-grid lifestyle while fueling a passion for dirt biking. Join us as we delve into the challenges, triumphs, and unique stories of finding freedom in solitude in the wilderness while finding some of the best singletrack trails in the country.

‘A tour de force of luminous writing.’ Mark Cocker, Spectator ‘In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there...