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Scent of Adventure
I had the good fortune to interview Rob Thomson the other day and can’t stop thinking about travelling.
Rob, for those that don’t know, just broke a Guinness World Record skateboarding 12,000 km unsupported. His journey started in Switzerland and took him over Europe, the US and the width of China – beginning in Xinjiang and ending just over a week ago in Shanghai.
My interview with Rob drummed up some interesting comments from his well-travelled fan base on Lost Laowai, including an e-mail from Alastair Humphreys.
All of it has got me thinking about my…
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Travelversary, how I got where I am
So, that little bump in the road with the site being down marks my third year of running this blog. Well, technically I didn’t start writing on here until I arrive in China in January… but thehumanaught.com is technically three this week.
Additionally, this week marks another anniversary of sorts. It was November 11, 2003, that I left Canada and began travelling for five months living out of a backpack and on various kind souls couches, spare beds, backyards and floors.
The recognition that it’s been four years since that fateful day has led me to take a moment and…
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