Since the start of the project a little over 4 years ago Richard, Stuart, Geoff and Simon have travelled across the world, visited small remote towns, big cities, been made welcome at weddings and funerals, visited a major trying to rebuild a town hit by an earthquake, joined in celebrations, driven across the Australian outback … Continue reading Update →

With his 40th birthday looming in just a few short weeks, Richard is now back in the UK. On the evening of 29th November 2014, with the rest of the Time Twins team, he’ll be hosting the Time Twin Birthday Extravaganza in central London. He’ll be joined by some of the Time Twins he’s met … Continue reading Where did Richard go next? Who did he meet? Did he reach his target? →

Two weeks ago, I was sitting in my small hotel room in Kuala Lumpur, unsure where the next stop in the Time Twin adventure would be.  There were many Time Twins in other parts of the world interested in meeting, but no one near KL who was free to meet in the next few days. … Continue reading May, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Meeting Sunny, Time Twin #34. →

Yesterday morning, I took the Kuala Lumpur monorail from near the hotel in Butik Bintang to KLCC, where I met Chinese-Malay teacher, businessman and Time Twin Chan Huan Wei. Suria KLCC is one of almost 30 gleaming air-conditioned malls within the shopping paradise that is Kuala Lumpur. Of all KL’s shopping complexes, though, Suria KLCC has the most … Continue reading May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Meeting Time Twin #33 Chan Huan Wei →

Back in 2012, when I started searching online for people born on 1 December 1974, one of the first people I discovered was an Iranian born musician called Peyman, who had left his homeland and was now living in Kuala Lumpur. Even reading his short online biography, his life sounded fascinating and it has been … Continue reading May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Meeting Time Twin #32 Peyman →

Back in November 2012, on a rainy, grey day in London, I happened upon a website featuring an Indonesian Time Twin – Irawan –  a  hotel executive living in Bandung .  With our birthdays approaching, I sent him a birthday card, wishing him all the best and explaining the nature of the project. Just over … Continue reading April, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, Meeting Time Twin #31 Irawan →

After a week exploring Sulewesi Selatan, today provided the highlight of my trip to this incredible, diverse island.  In my last day in Makassar, the bustling, dynamic capital city of the province, I was honoured to spend the afternoon with local Time Twin, civil engineer and politician Hiyar. Over lunch at the wonderful Lea Lea … Continue reading April, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, Meeting Time Twin #30 Hiyar →

Back on Thursday evening I sat in my room at the Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise watching an article about the project by Courtney Pattinson on Nine News Gold Coast.  The article finished with a comment I made about there seeming to be a disproportionately high number of Time Twins I have met who have a fear / apprehension … Continue reading March, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, Meeting Time Twin #29 Erin →

Today was the third day in Surfers Paradise in Gold Coast City.  The brilliant blue skies and the pristine beach seem never ending and there is a real vibrancy about the place: not at all the ‘Ibiza of Australia’ that some elements of the media portray it. This afternoon was the highlight of the time … Continue reading March, Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise, Meeting Time Twin #28 Brian →