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British man becomes first person to visit all 201 countries... Without using a plane
The Daily Mail ^
| 27/11/12
| Matt blake
Posted on 11/27/2012 7:48:46 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
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And that , ladies and gentlemen, is the way to do it!
Thank god I traveled when I was young
To: Jakarta ex-pat
It was “easy” to get into North Korea?
To: Jakarta ex-pat
Quantity vs quality
If thats what he wants to do.
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posted on
11/27/2012 7:58:06 AM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
"Hughes used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days - all on a shoestring of just $100 a week." Which Bus line (or train or taxi) Can get you from Australia to the Americas or Europe or the Far east?
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:02:53 AM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: driftdiver
Did he visit all 57 of our states?
To: driftdiver
I'm not sure in this instance that's fair.
Remember, he didn't use a plane.
I was lucky enough to visit over 30 states in the 80's in a 6 month time period, and I'm sure my experience would have been lesser, should I have concentrated on only a few.
Keep smiling,
Philip
To: Jakarta ex-pat
...he's always kept his feet firmly on the ground.I don't think I would consider being on a ship having feet firmly on the ground.
To: reformed_dem
Maybe he stood in a box of ground.
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:31:09 AM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(There goes the dominoes...)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
He set a goal to visit all the countries as cheaply as possible. Not something I’d wish to do but hey, thats why he did it and I haven’t.
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:36:35 AM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
When he got to Mexico did he mistake it for Calee-fornia?
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:37:54 AM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Someday our schools we will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: Jakarta ex-pat
Good for him, I say.
But I am curious about his being rescued from mohammedan fundamentalists by “a Filipino ladyboy called Jenn’.
What is a “ladyboy”?
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:56:59 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
To: driftdiver
If you seen one 3rd world s*^%hole, you’ve seen them all. Wonder if he visited Detroit!
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posted on
11/27/2012 8:57:04 AM PST
by
gr8eman
(Ron Swanson for President!)
To: Bigg Red
Transvestites. It’s a whole thing in the Far East - I know Thailand has built a large part of their economy on them. Sexual tourism and all that.
Here is one of the less offensive sites I found, as most of them were real porn - it’s not really that nice though:
http://todayinthailand.blogspot.com/2011/06/pattaya-ladyboys.html
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posted on
11/27/2012 9:10:10 AM PST
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
he's always kept his feet firmly on the groundHe's got one big set of lungs crossing the bottom of the oceans.
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posted on
11/27/2012 9:17:36 AM PST
by
bgill
(We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
I was curious as to whether he had traveled to South Sudan - the newest country in the world.
I clicked on the link and, voila!, there's a photo of him smiling in front of a South Sudan sign. I'm a believer.
To: Bigg Red
In Southeast Asia and specifically Thailand, they do not use the term homosexual or gay. Not in their vocabulary. The term lady boy is used in general to refer a male homosexual including a transvestite.
If Jenn has breasts, then they are referred to as katoey.
Female homosexuals or lesbians are called "tom boys"
To: I still care
Reminds me of some great advice from my ex-wife regarding Thailand. She’s been there several times before (flight attendant) and her advice was, if you see a really good-looking woman, as in supermodel good-looking.....yeah, that’s actually a man.
LOL!
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posted on
11/27/2012 9:47:49 AM PST
by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: Jakarta ex-pat
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posted on
11/27/2012 10:35:22 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(America - a great idea while it lasted.)
To: I still care
...Thailand has built a large part of their economy on them. Sexual tourism and all that.
***
Sheesh! Their ancestors must be so proud.
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posted on
11/27/2012 11:02:19 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
To: saywhatagain
Thanks for the info. Pretty sad.
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posted on
11/27/2012 11:03:29 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
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