posted by Catherine on Dec 14
This is the story of an amazing 20-month journey around the world without flying!
Nick Tuppin and Holly Gee decided that they were going to travel the world together, but not by buying a round-the-world plane ticket and bouncing across the globe in 6 months!
They wanted adventure – and they wanted it to be an eco adventure. Whether it’s walking, cycling, buses, trains, or freighters – they will use it! Talk about inspiring!
And they wanted to give back to the communities they were visiting as well, so they volunteered and worked their way around as well. Working in a school and helping to set up a website are just some of the things that they became involved in along the way.
The Route:
Starting out in France in September 2008, they passed through Spain and across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. On from there to Columbia and up through Central America, the States and finally out the top through Canada and Alaska in September 2009 to Korea, China and ending up in Nepal for The New Year.
In 2010, the journey will continue across Mongolia and Russia, then down south to Turkey and up across eastern Europe on the Danube river, then hopefully home for May 2010.
So far they are right on track and their latest blog posts show them in Kathmandu. The articles are certainly detailed and shows how they are getting by – including an impromptu job interview! It also details about the attempts of locals to get into the British Gurkha Army and their participation in a house blessing ceremony!
They have included some great photos of their journey – every step of the way. They include maps and historic images along the way too – making you feel like you are part of the journey with them.
Although they do have a history of travel – they are just two ordinary people who had normal jobs and just wanted to make a difference. So they got up and did something about it!
That could be you!
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