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Land of Ice And Fire. Part 1. What led me to Walk the Earth Planting Trees.
I had to be alone to think. Away from friends and family. I searched my globe for a place far from the world I knew
Paul Coleman
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone Part 7 of 7: Mission Accomplished
The armoured car pulled onto the forecourt directly in front of the door to the Holiday Inn, blocking the vision of any potential sniper. I
Paul Coleman
Jul 7, 20246 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone Part 6 of 7: Snipers, Trenches & Bombs
"There’s a problem. They have called an investigator from Sarajevo. They want to know who told you where the tunnel and snipers are located
Paul Coleman
Jul 6, 202410 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone Part 5 of 7: A dangerous Interrogation.
There was a large military presence and I was tired of being arrested. I was treated well but never knew of I would end up dead/
Paul Coleman
Jul 5, 20247 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone Part 4 of 7: Peace and Chaos.
A miracle! Konjic is not being shelled today. I slept in the communications post of Malbatt, the Malaysian Battalion of the United Nations
Paul Coleman
Jul 4, 20244 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone. Part 3 of 7: Arrested.
I have been warned that commandos raid the valley at night and hide during the day. What if they were hiding inside the tunnel? If they are
Paul Coleman
Jul 3, 20244 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone. Part 2 of 7: Snipers and land mines.
'The bridge,seemed a less likely place to get shot. The Neretva River that separates Christian Herzegovina from Islamic Mostar...'
Paul Coleman
Jul 2, 20244 min read
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Sarajevo: Walking through a War Zone. Part 1 of 7.
Twenty-nine years ago I was about to experience the most dangerous part of my walk from San Francisco to Sarajevo to plant a tree for Peace
Paul Coleman
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Expedición V: En el Amazonas se ve primero con los oídos.
Lo que sea que hizo el ruido era bastante grande, pero no daría miedo como un Jaguar, ya que se mueven tan silenciosamente que nunca sabría
Paul Coleman
May 2, 20243 min read
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Expedición en solitario Parte IV: ¡El ataque de las hormigas bala!
Del agujero salieron las criaturas más malas y de aspecto más desagradable que jamás haya visto y tenían mi muerte escrita por todas partes.
Paul Coleman
Apr 28, 20243 min read
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Expedición en Solitario Parte III: La Balsa de Madera de Balsa.
Una semana después, regresamos y descubrimos que el leñador había construido la balsa según nuestras especificaciones exactas, pero parecía
Paul Coleman
Apr 21, 20245 min read
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Expedición en Solitario Parte II: Sobre los Andes hacia el Amazonas
Sabía que mi destino podía ser peligroso. No habría ley ni orden, pero vería de primera mano lo que ocurre en una fiebre del oro, cuando la
Paul Coleman
Apr 19, 20243 min read
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Expedición en Solitario Parte I: Un Sueño Peligroso.
Entrada de diario. Lima, Perú junio de 1989: 'Quiero ayudar a salvar las selvas tropicales, así que voy de camino a la jungla. Cruzaré...
Paul Coleman
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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Desde Chef en Yates hasta Chofer Privado que Conduce algunos de los Mejores Vehículos del Mundo.
Dejé la vida marinera y mi último yate en Miami, Florida, en 1979, para convertirme en chef/chofer de una adinerada dama canadiense que...
Paul Coleman
Apr 1, 20244 min read
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La Colección de Coches Antiguos.
os elegantes garajes de la casa de la señora McDougald en 'Green Meadows' estaban llenos de coches de valor incalculable como nunca antes ha
Paul Coleman
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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Mosquitos, Babosas y Ampollas del Tamaño de Huevos: Comienza la Caminata para Salvar la Amazonía.
El 25 de julio de 1990 inicié lo que iba a ser una Caminata para Salvar el Amazonas de dos años, desde Canadá hasta Sudamérica, para...
Paul Coleman
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Coches de pedales, festivales de pop, hippies, policías, y pervertidos. ¿O cómo acabé haciéndome a la mar?
Soñaba con liderar expediciones por el Amazonas. Soñé con convertirme en explorador. Cuando tenía tres años, pedaleé tan lejos en mi...
Paul Coleman
Mar 24, 20245 min read
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De Okinawa al Jardín de Paul y Konomi. ¿Cómo nos Conocimos y Por Qué Vivimos en la Patagonia?
En 2019, el periódico Guardian publicó la historia de cómo Konomi y yo nos conocimos en Japón, nos casamos en la isla de Okinawa y...
Paul Coleman
Mar 24, 20243 min read
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From Okinawa To Paul and Konomi's Garden. How We Met & Why We Live in Patagonia.
In 2019 the Guardian Newspaper featured the story of how Konomi and I met in Japan, got married on the Island of Okinawa, and ended up...
Paul Coleman
Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Mosquitos, Slugs & Blisters The Size Of Eggs: The Walk To Save The Amazon Begins.
On July 25th, 1990, I began what was to be a two-year walk, from Canada to South America to draw attention to the destruction of the Amazon
Paul Coleman
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Pedal cars, pop festivals, police, perverts & hippies. Or how I ended up going to sea.
I dreamed of leading expeditions down the Amazon. I dreamed of becoming an explorer. When I was three, I pedaled in my peddle car so far...
Paul Coleman
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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Scrooge, un ladrón y una anciana cubierta de hollín!
Mis primeros recuerdos son de la pensión donde vivía con mi hermana Gwen y mi mamá y mi papá en una habitación en la planta baja de una...
Paul Coleman
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Expedition V: In the Amazon you see first with your ears.
If I looked for the creature, it would fall silent, and I had to be careful not to get lost; in the Amazon that could be a death sentence.
Paul Coleman
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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From Cook toChef & Tankers to Floating Palaces.
In 1977, I left the Merchant Navy as a Chief Cook. I had been to Asia, the Americas, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Persian Gulf, on...
Paul Coleman
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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Scrooge, The Lady In Soot & A Child In A Boarding House.
I was born in a hospital in the centre of Manchester. But for me life begins in the boarding house where I lived with my Mum and Dad, and...
Paul Coleman
Feb 14, 20242 min read
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Reward for months at sea: A Red Jaguar
Working months at sea on the English Bridge, an oil tanker and never setting foot ashore, I saved a lot of money. So when I left the ship...
Paul Coleman
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Solo Expedition Part IV: Attack Of The Bullet Ants!
Out of the hole came the meanest, nastiest-looking creatures that I have ever seen and they had my death written all over them.
Paul Coleman
Jan 30, 20243 min read
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Solo Expedition Part III: The Balsa Wood Raft.
At the point where we began our descent from the Andes into the rainforests of the Peruvian Amazon, a westerner boarded the truck. "Hola...
Paul Coleman
Jan 29, 20245 min read
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Solo Expedition Part II: Over the Andes into the Amazon
I knew where I was going could be dangerous. There would be no law and order. I would get a first-hand look at the rainforests and see what
Paul Coleman
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Solo Expedition Part I: A Dangerous Dream
I'm going over the Andes to the Amazon River to build a Balsa Wood Raft and float down the river through the rainforests...
Paul Coleman
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Paul Coleman
Mar 17, 20200 min read
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Three new Family Enterprises join the Austral Garden Route.
The Austral Garden Route has recently expanded two hundred kilometers to the north thanks to the participation of Eric Mayorga and...
Paul Coleman
Oct 12, 20191 min read
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The Vintage Car Collection
The elegant garages at Mrs. McDougald's 'Green Meadows' home were full of priceless cars the likes of which I had never seen before. The...
Paul Coleman
Jun 21, 20192 min read
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In Tahiti, waiting for the Peace Boat to take me to Japan- En Tahití, esperando el 'Barco de la Paz'
In 2005 I was invited to be a guest speaker on board the Peace Boat, a Japanese cruise ship that takes a thousand passengers on a round...
Paul Coleman
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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From a Chef on Yachts to a Private Chauffeur, A Wonderful Lady & A Vintage Car Collection.
I left the sea-going life and my last yacht in Miami, Florida in 1979 to become a chef/chauffeur for a wealthy Canadian lady who turned...
Paul Coleman
Dec 6, 20184 min read
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