London in the future

Other people have imagined London in the future; covered in rice fields, shacks and palm trees surround Buckingham palace and a frozen River Thames... if you wish to send a postcard from the future, please follow the link below. 

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Wellington Arch - London

Isaac Asimov

I think Asimov should be considered one of the great philosophers of thr 20th century, as well as a writier and a biochemist. His books analize the society future in a critic way and shape tomorrow's world. His Foundation series is one the the sagas that have most impressed me.

I chose the quote from 'Foundation's edge' because in that book he talked about Gaia, the supermind that could mean the future and the salvation of the Galaxy.

The adventures of  Golan Trevize gave him, in 1983, his fifth Hugo award, the second for this serie that had also been awarded in 1966.

From Totnes to London

Jules Verne

In my opinion, one of the best writers ever. I guess that as many others, you may have travelled with him to the center or the Earth, under the sea, in a ballon, in a rocket or may have lived exciting, enthrallling and amusing adventures. I do not know how many, as myself, were taken by his hand in the path of reading. Neither how may were encouraged by his books to follow their dreams, to live their lifes with passion, to discovered the limit of innovation is the limit of our own imagination.

From Totnes to Plymouth

The jungle book

This book, written by Pedro Prieto can be downloaded (Spanish) in the web site Energy crisis.

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Transition Towns

An environmental and social movement that tries to equip communities for the challenges of peak oil and climate change. A movement to try to reduce our dependence on oil, to help us achieve a self-sufficent life, to become resilients. It was born in Kinsale, Irlanda and spread to England, where Totnes became in 2005-2006 the first demo transition town.

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Cohousing

Cohousing is a community composed of private homes that share several facilites. It is owned and managed by the residentes, who share activities sush as cooking, laundry, child care, gardening....

It facilitates interaction and deeper relationships among the neighbors, for social, economic and enviornmental benefits.

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Transition Town - Totnes

Totnes is the stardard bearer o the Transition Towns. It heads this movement. They aim to diminish their dependence on fossil fuel dependency, to reduce their ecological footpring, to develop a sense of community in which cooperation values should prevail, to achieve food independence, in short to become a resilient community.

Their plan to achieve it, has its horizon line in 2030. You can read it here.

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South of the United Kingdom

From East Portlemouth to Totnes

Cap Fréhel

La Lutte boarding point

From Pyrenees to Saint Maló

Way of St.James

The main character of Madrid in his trip to the North, travels along some of the old St.James roads.

Trail blazing

If anyone would like to study in depth the trail blazing, you can start here.

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Emergency kit

If you would like to prepare yourself for an eventual blackout, what would you need?

You can take a look at :

Bug-out bag
Is your family prepared?
Survival kit
Survivalism

In case you need a spreadsheet to calculate what to put in your supply kit you can download it here.

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From Madrid to Pirineos

Spain