http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles Two Brits walk around The Gambia - 700 miles!! Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:03:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.atmagazine.co.uk/content/view/1550/147/ A small taster to the feature article in Adventure Travel Magazine, UK, where Jones is interviewed about the journey. The hard copy March issue mag is on the shelves now at all reputable book stores. The full interview will be on their website in the next month or so. [caption id="attachment_481" ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/03/03/adventure-travel-magazine-gambian-gamble-a-great-african-trek/ [caption id="attachment_469" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Fatou Dansu (Basse) - one of only 5 female Alkolo's in The Gambia"][/caption] All images on the site and more are available -  exclusive, limited edition, prints from the expedition by award-winning photojournalist, Jason Florio (www.floriophoto.com). If you would like to receive more information on purchasing prints then ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/02/26/a-short-walk-in-the-gambian-bush-stunning-images-from-the-expedition-photographer-jason-florio-are-available-to-purchase/ [caption id="attachment_461" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Chris Rowles (Gambia Experience), Don Murray (The Eden Project), Florio & Jones (A Short Walk....Expedition Leaders)"][/caption] We have had the most amazing response to our fund-raising for Gardens for Life - an Eden Project, UK, based charity, to help raise money for Gambian school kids to build ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/02/25/how-you-can-help-build-gardens-for-life-for-african-school-kids/ [caption id="attachment_449" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="928.04km later!"][/caption] (Image: Jones - The Gambia - 2009) YOU helped us raise almost 3400GBP (5500USD)!!! We have so many people to thank for helping us complete a very successful and fascinating walk around a small West African country and you helped us to spread the word, globally, about ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/01/28/mega-thanks-to-everyone-for-their-very-generous-donations-to-get-gardens-for-life-on-the-map/ [caption id="attachment_397" align="aligncenter" width="502" caption="Jones, James Island on The Gambia River"][/caption] Image: Jason Florio - The Gambia - 2009 www.floriophoto.com The Short Walk team visited James Island on our walk back along the north bank of The Gambia. It is situated on the Gambia River about 2 miles off the main land ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/01/14/james-island-jufferehalbreda-the-gambia-new-colour-images-from-jason-florio/ Just three of around 35 stunning portraits that Florio took of the Alkalo's - heads of the villages - whilst on the Short Walk expedition in The Gambia. If you want to see them in all their glory, then larger images will be available to view on his website shortly ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/01/13/a-short-walk-team-members-meet-the-gambian-village-chiefs-alkalos-beautiful-new-colour-photographs-from-jason-florio/ [caption id="attachment_378" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Gambian Kids and Neil, the donkey"][/caption] Image: Jason Florio - The Gambia - 2009 A million thanks goes out to everyone who has donated so far. You have all helped so much. Even though we have successfully completed our walk around The Gambia, we will continuje to try ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/01/06/a-short-walk-in-the-gambian-bush-team-work-with-the-eden-projects-gardens-for-life-in-the-gambia-just-giving/ Apologies for the delay in updating but we have been unable to get a good connection recently. Florio  and I are trawling through hundreds of images from our walk around The Gambia, trying desperately to decide which to put up! There are so many amazing ones to choose from - each ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2010/01/02/a-short-walk-in-the-gambian-bush-expedition-2009-%e2%80%93-afterthoughts-musings-and-striking-new-bw-and-colour-images-to-come-from-jason-florio-and-the-odd-one-from-jones-just-so-we-can-ge/ [caption id="attachment_356" align="aligncenter" width="573" caption="Tendaba, The Gambia"][/caption] Image: jason Florio - The Gambia - 2009 Related posts:Helen (’Boss Lady’) Jones – A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush Expedition Leader – Portrait by Jason Florio Image: Jason Florio – The Gambia – 2009 ...Jason (Mappin’ out The Gambia) Florio – A Short ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2009/12/19/more-images-to-and-words-to-come-from-jason-florio-and-jones-a-short-walk-in-the-gambian-bush/ A million thanks goes out to everyone who has donated so far. You have all helped so much. As we are now on the road - well and truly on our 700mile Odyssey around The Gambia - we are handing over the fundraising reigns to the Eden Project Charity in ... http://adventuretravelblogs.com/700miles/2009/12/19/just-giving-for-gardens-for-life-the-gambia/