His birth certificate says : “Shane Little, Born in Newcastle upon Tyne 1975.”
His mum says : “I think what Shane does is great/mad I am excited for him but at the same time worried.”
His colleagues say : “I have know idea how he gets so much time off work……”
Strangers say : ” Thats impossible.”
His friends say : “What this time….?”
His girlfriends say : “Hurry back.”
His Twitter profile says : “Part time Adventurer, Part time Blogger, Part time ex-Boyfriend, Part time 737NG ground Engineer, Full time dreamer looking for balance between my parts.”
Shane says : I’m just a normal person that likes to get out and about, life is too short to have a “Standard life”, Live life now, have no regrets. “Adventure is turning fears and dreams into memories.”
I have a healthy disregard for doing what is expected of me. Since 2009 I’ve combined my love of outdoors and travel with my childhood passion of cycling. Since 2009 I’ve cycled :
- Thailand for one month
- Uganda for one month
- USA for 3 month
- Africa for 13 months
- Winter cycling in Lapland
- Plus commuting and various weekend trips
From time to time I also go on hiking trips, though these are generally less extreme than my cycling trips. Hiking trips have included:
- The Great Glen way
- A dozen or so Munro’s in Scotland
- The Giants cup trail in South Africa
- The Peterpad in The Netherlands
- Hadrians wall in England during winter
I’ve given up on backpacking trips, travelling from bus station to bus station doesn’t do it for me. I’d rather get to places under my own steam and avoid cities. Before “retiring” from Backpacking I’d travelled in :
- Thailand, Loas, Cambodia before they became over run with LP morons (2000).
- West coast of Australia
- Various cities in Europe
- NYC, West USA and Hawaii
- Transiberia express from St. Petersburg to Valdivostok
But from now on I’d rather look for more human powered adventure and I’m currently thinking up some crazy ideas for the future. Which include cycling in the extremes of European winter.
starting young
Loas 2000
Mekong River 2000
Walking Loch Ness 2004
Walking highlands and Islands 2005
Transiberian winter 2006
Wyoming desert 2009
Finished C2C in NY 2009
Uganda 2011
