ADVENTURES ARE NOT ALL ABOUT TRAVEL
I'm crazy about setting myself goals with a combination of fun, challenge, purpose and learning. Some of the projects below are ongoing, others are complete. All helped me work through a fear or satisfied a curiosity, and most ended up as great little films. Enjoy!
GROWTH MINDSET
WINTER QUEST
Set in the remote east of Iceland, this is a week for processing, planning digital detox and immersion into raw nature. The week is centred around preparing for and sharing stories from a 24 hour wild camp, an unmissable, memorable experience in the great outdoors.
EXPLORING MINDSET
Exploring mindset is an adventurous and remote retreat, combining a unique backdrop with a programme of specialist workshops designed to stimulate and focus passions and areas of expertise into an effective future path. In the past they've been in the middle of the ocean
A NOMADIC LIFE
MY OFFICE
An ever changing photo diary across ten years of living as a nomad. From boats to beaches to rivers to cafes, Dave's life living out of two bags and earning money over 15 different ways shows just how flexible working life can be.
OUT OF OFFICE
An ongoing study into spontaneity and working on the move. Now and then I head to a new place without a plan, aiming to use my skills in return for food, shelter and travel. The catch: I can't organise any jobs more than a few days in advance.
LIFE ON A BOAT
After a few months on a narrow boat in 2009 my life took an incredible new direction. These days home is a boat. Sometimes, houses aren't necessary.
TWO MONTHS IN ZANZIBAR
As often as possible I avoid the English winter entirely by heading elsewhere, either on a book writing retreat or for a journey. Zanzibar, I found, wasn't a bad place to go.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY...
50 WAYS TO MAKE £50
I'm not that good at many precise skills, and seeing as money plays such a big factor in life, I wanted to see if I could find lots of different types of ways to make money, and maybe give myself a new path in case adventuring didn't work out (which isn't going to happen). 20/50 done so far.
DEDICATION IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
Daily Photo Project
What started out as an aim to take one selfie a day for 1000 days has turned into a lifelong project. Knowing that each photo is a gateway into my memories helps keep me present and aware of the importance of each moment. Plus, the dizzying film every 1000 days is worth waiting for!
YES100
A 100-day task of dedication, this project was all about small incremental progress eventually building into developed skills, improved creativity and greater productivity.
CAN I? CAN'T I?
72 HOURS AWAKE
Yet another items on my friend Seb's 100Things bucket list, we decided to try to stay awake for 72 hours. Sitting on a couch didn't seem like much fun, so we set out to pack as much into three days as possible. The result was horribly tiring, and I've been in love with pillows ever since.
AQUASKIPPER
Perhaps one of the weirdest contraptions of all time, it took a while to wrap my mind around the skipper but eventually became the fastest in the world. Keep on plodding and it's amazing the places you get to.
JUST A LITTLE CHALLENGE
THE LONGEST MATCH
I'm honoured to have captained one of the teams in what was in 2013 the longest match of 5 a side football, ever. Slightly disappointing to have been on the losing side, though!
PARAGLIDING
With 1000 miles of flying in the back of my mind, this 2011 venture to Nepal to learn how to paraglide was especially exciting, because I'm terrified of heights!
FINDING SEAN CONWAY
While my friend Sean was swimming the length of Britain, I decided to go and surprise him in the most awkward corner of Scotland.
THE YES PROJECT
Now and then I decide to do something totally unnecessary, but persistence is the name of the game.
SAYING YES
THE YESTRIBE
In the Summer of 2015 Dave decided to turn his Facebook friends into real friends and invited them camping for one night. Within a year the tribe had over 2000 members!
