Micro-adventure
Micro adventure comes from the English word microadventure . The term was coined by the British adventurer and writer Alastair Humphreys . Humphreys defines the term as an adventure that everyone can experience in everyday life and in their surroundings, as an outdoor experience on their own doorstep, literally as "Adventures that are close to home".
Original idea
Spending a night in a tent, by the stream, at the edge of the forest, in your own garden, on the balcony, on the terrace, in the tree house is actually nothing new. Alastair Humphreys developed a lifestyle idea from this in his book “Microadventures”, published in 2014, and propagated this kind of little outdoor adventure and explained how this short break from everyday life can be achieved. In an interview with GEO magazine, he describes it this way:
“My definition of a micro-adventure is exactly what the name suggests. It's a real adventure, just not a big one. A local, inexpensive, simple, short adventure. Personally, I think it's important to sleep outside for a night instead of just going on a day trip into nature, but that's up to you. "
The New York Times describes Micro Adventure as " short, perspective-shifting bursts of travel closer to home, inspiring followers to pitch a tent in nearby woods, explore Their city by moonlight, or hold a family slumber party in the backyard ," which means means like "short spontaneous stays in front of your own front door, for example by setting up a tent at the nearby forest edge, experiencing the city by moonlight or spending the night with your own family in your own garden". For this purpose, Humphreys invented the rule of 5-to-9 micro-adventures, starting the micro-adventure after work at 5 p.m., and returning to everyday life the next morning at 9 a.m.
Further developed variant
In Germany, a somewhat more comprehensive form and philosophy of micro-adventure has developed. In Germany, a number of organized groups have emerged that propagate the micro-adventure idea in different ways for different groups, including especially for children. Even radio, television and newspapers have taken up the topic and report on the diverse possibilities of micro-adventures in metropolitan areas.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Definition of 'microadventure'. . In: Collins Dictionary . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ↑ Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes . William Collins, ISBN 0-00-754803-6 .
- ↑ Julia Großmann: Tips from the inventor - this is how micro-adventures become an unforgettable experience. geo.de, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ The Virtues of Micro Adventures . In: New York Times . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ↑ Titus Arnu: Micro-adventure - Every day can be a vacation. sueddeutsche.de, August 4, 2019, accessed on August 7, 2019 .