Raising the eco alarm
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Alastair
July 24, 2016
Raising the eco alarm
Indonesia’s landscapes and oceans impress. I cannot deny that. But the education system doesn’t. I cannot deny that either. I’m working to change that; please donate to this education-based world record attempt. This project isn’t an “instant results” type. I…
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Alastair
June 19, 2015
Raising the eco alarm
The heart of Borneo, as it is known, is famed for its in-tact jungle and undisturbed Dayak cultures. Getting in there is no easy task because if it were, people would have destroyed the place just as they’ve obliterated fauna…
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Alastair
April 23, 2015
Raising the eco alarm
It’s the day after Earth Day 2015. Well, what was I supposed to have seen on this great day as I chip away at my educational world record plans for the year ahead? I recall seeing precisely the same yesterday…
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Alastair
December 21, 2014
In a record-breaker’s mind, Raising the eco alarm, Record-breaking on the road
100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, plight of the rhino, Record breaking journey around Borneo
I walked off the jetty in yet another Bornean town the name of which escapes me. All I can remember is its pronunciation sounded similar to “Arnold Schwarzenegger”. It was time to walk again, and this time I was walking…
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Alastair
December 18, 2014
Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Raising the eco alarm, Record-breaking on the road, Why the planet needs media attention
100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, plight of the rhino, Record breaking journey around Borneo
Behind Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia, I wandered down to the last river crossing we’d made before the software engineers had got to work on a cellphone tower. A flash flood of 75-odd cm was in full force, carrying tree…
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Alastair
December 2, 2014
Chasing my desires, Raising the eco alarm, Record-breaking on the road
100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo
The well-spoken man, Rohidan, walked toward me, where he could see my hitchhiking sign reading “Pontiankak” and told me, in perfect English, to get into his car. Feeling comfortable with him, I did. Someone had tipped him of that a…
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Alastair
December 2, 2014
Chasing my desires, Raising the eco alarm, Record-breaking on the road
100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo
Pangkalan buun, I’m told the city name I can never pronounce is said, was my next waypoint where I had to prove my whereabouts. At each such waypoint, I had to search for, get myself to, and position myself with…
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Alastair
November 27, 2014
Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Raising the eco alarm, Record-breaking on the road
100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo
After an incredible stay at Swiss-BelHotel Banjarmasin with my spritely host Arief Faisal, I headed west, hoping to reach Pontianak in 2 days. Alas, road networks here don’t allow that. So I had to made my way north to a…
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Alastair
October 11, 2013
Raising the eco alarm
It’s tough to focus on environmental and sustainable ethics when levels of consumerism are escalating, encouraged by national and international policies. I know how difficult it can be to spare a thought for mother earth when more pressing needs arise,…
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Alastair Galpin
June 4, 2013
Raising the eco alarm
Many of you know me as a crackpot who throws, swings and kisses just about anything in the name of world record attempts. Sure, call me what you will. It’s called free speech, remember. But there’s a more important aspect…
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