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Author: Jane Shearer

23 August 202526 December 2025

Avatars are Us

Thanks to AI you, or Donald Trump, can be many places at once as an online video of yourself…

16 August 202526 December 2025

Learning & Forgetting

Life is a continual process of learning – be it software or how to work with people. Life would be so much easier if I didn’t forget what I’ve learned…

9 August 202529 December 2025

Hope & Despair

There’s plastic waste everywhere on the Mongolian steppes…what to do?

2 August 202526 December 2025

‘The’ road? Or ‘a’ road? What’s the difference?

Should we be searching for ‘the’ road? Or should we keep our minds open by looking for ‘a’ road to our destination? This was a constant topic of conversation in Mongolia, where there are many many roads.

26 July 202529 December 2025

Aftermath of a tech break

Having a five week break from tech was part of the appeal of Mongolia. Did it live up to my expectations?

19 July 202526 December 2025

Brick to the Head Part 2

Brick to the Head – trying to get back home in London after catching the wrong bus…

12 July 202526 December 2025

Brick to the Head Part 1

Brick to the Head – people ask if going to e.g. Mongolia is safe. I say the only place I’ve been physically attacked is London…

5 July 202526 December 2025

Depths of Dankai Part 4

Depths of Dankai – fighting the wind and each other on the way back to the Pamir Highway.

28 June 202526 December 2025

Depths of Dankai Part 3

Depths of Dankai – we cycle over Karachym Pass to find out how deep Dankai really is

28 June 202526 December 2025

Depths of Dankai Part 2

Depths of Dankai – scouting deep rivers on an off-track cycling route in Tajikstan. Why were we there?

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