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We can’t remember exactly how it started. We can’t even recall when. It was probably on another holiday and over another pint when – as is my want – I proposed the idea for our next trip: “how about going on a wee jaunt around the world…”, Lara screwed up her face “…without flying?”. Her eyes lit up…
A month today we'll be setting off on our trip around the world. Over ten months we'll be travelling east, over land and sea, without the aid of aeroplanes.
We hope this blog helps to engage and inspire you to seek new ways of traveling, and inform and empower you about how to do it.
Keep checking our blog for our latest updates as we travel the world in slow motion.
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"Without the fog London wouldn't be a beautiful city. It's the fog that gives it its magnificent breadth". - Claude Monet
Best Travelogue 2009
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Antwerp Mohair hat – van Trier Hoboken
A Bolleke of De Koninck, Antwerp: A light, sour bitter with a warm hop aftertaste
Pommes frites and mayonnaise, Antwerp, Belgium
A world wide wander without wings. Circumnavigating the globe without flying we enjoy the benefits of travelling slowly, watching the world change gradually as we head east. Including helpful 'how to...' sections so you can try it yourself.
"Without the fog London wouldn't be a beautiful city. It's the fog that gives it its magnificent breadth". - Claude Monet
Best Travelogue 2009
Captain's log
- Miles travelled: 44,609
- Trains: 61
- Buses: 78
- Boats: 18
- Cars: 34
- Estimated CO2: 2.9 tonnes per person
- Estimated equivalent CO2 from flying: 8.7 tonnes per person
Take a look at our route...
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Local hatwear
Antwerp Mohair hat – van Trier Hoboken
Local tipple
A Bolleke of De Koninck, Antwerp: A light, sour bitter with a warm hop aftertaste
Local delicacy
Pommes frites and mayonnaise, Antwerp, Belgium
Five senses - Antwerp, Belgium
- Smell: rotting ropes down at the docks
- Sight: crow-step gables in the Groot Markt
- Taste: Pommes frites, double deep-fried, with mayo
- Sound: church bells, cobblestones and chinking cafe glasses
- Touch: drizzle and brilliant sunshine
Gruesome local fact
Legend has it that Antwerp's name derived from the practice of chopping off hands
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