Overland Routes

Around the World by motorbike: Ultimate Journey
Around the world on a bicycle, over 4 years


Long Way Round Ewan McGregor and mate around world by Motorbike
Race to Dakar

RTW by landrover

Lots of links to different overland rtw adventures

Travel links

Frommers Budget Travel Online
Travelers tales
Rough Guide site
Lonely Planet

Magazines
Outpost magazine
National Geographic Adventure Travel
Wanderlust
Guardian Travel
NY Times Travel
SMH Travel
Observer Travel

Radio 1 One Life Travel Advice

Maps
Encarta World Map
BBC World Travel Map
World Map worth downloading


Round The World Gapyear.com RTW guide
RTW Guide
Info on RTW flight routes
Good advice
RTW pack planner download

Guides
Boots n all
I Go U Go
Palins Travels

Schoolhouse rock

The latest Tom the dancing bug cartoon intrigued me, and I wondered who it was based on.



It was based on an animation from the cartoon "Schoolhouse rock" about the process of getting a bill passed. It was called "Just a Bill".

It was popularised and satirised by a Simpsons cartoon called "The Day the Violence Died".
A musician and singer named Jack Sheldon "did the voice of the Amendment. He also played the Bill
in the parodied Schoolhouse Rock cartoon and was somewhat of a
singer." The song was called An Amendment to Be, and here are some of the lyrics:

"There's a lot of flag-burners who have got too much freedom
I want to make it legal for policemen to beat 'em
'Cause there's limits to our liberties
At least, I hope and pray that there are
'Cause those liberal freaks go too far
[Little Boy] But why can't we just make a law against flag burning?
[Amendment] Because that law would be unconstitutional
But if we change the constitution -
[Little Boy] - Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws!
[Amendment] Now you're catching on!
[Little Boy] But what if they say you're not good enough to be in the constitution?
[Amendment] Then I'll crush all opposition to me!
And I'll make Ted Kennedy pay
If he fights back, I'll say that he's gay"

It also includes the immortal line:
Bart: What the hell is this?
Lisa: It's one of those campy 70's throwbacks that appeals to Generation-X'ers.
Bart: We need another Vietnam to thin out their ranks a little.

The episode was written by John Swartzwelder

The original song is here, and the Simpsons parody is here.

Climbing Scafell Pike

Multimap confirms it will take about 5 hours to drive there.

I reckon go up friday evening, leaving about 6, getting there about 11. Then slog up the mountain on saturday, get pissed, then drive back sunday.

The terrain looks pretty rough, but its certainly doable.

There's some more info about routes here and here

We should bear in mind it takes about 7 hours to climb, and there are only 8 and a half hours of sun on Nov 26th, so I reckon an early start.
http://www.dawnsun.net/astro/suncalc/?sc=1&d=26&m=11&y=2005&lad=51&lam=34&ns=N&lod=0&lom=7&we=W&th=0&tm=0

At this time of year it might well snow at this altitude as well.

A good Youth hostel seems to be the Wasdale Hall one, here
CA20 1ET. We'll need to ring them at least 48 hours in advance to check if its ok, as they don't normally seem to open this late in the year. They are on 0870 770 6082.
It will cost 22 quid each for 2 nights.

The route seems relatively straightforward.

Cool site

check it out here