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Traveling the wonders of the world is a luxury, a privilege, and a right of passage all at once. There's so much that the earth has to offer, with honestly, such little time to see it!
Best for: Personal safety. Find peace of mind travelling alone in clean, safe cities as you experience first-hand the Japanese culture of kindness and respect. Crime and harassment are rare and ...
Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Now more than ever, more people are taking trips alone. It can be daunting, so here are expert tips to solo travel. Solo traveling basics: Expert advice for your first trip
Robin Lee Graham (born March 5, 1949) is an American sailor.He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic magazine carried the story in installments (October 1968, April 1969, October 1970), and he co-wrote a book, titled Dove, detailing his journey.
Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum in 1900 about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.
Graham David Hughes (born 28 February 1979) is the first person, according to Guinness World Records, to visit all 193 United Nations member states and several other territories across the world without flying. [2] While on his journey he presented the television programme Graham's World on the National Geographic Adventure channel. [3]
He wanted to become the first person to achieve a solo balloon flight around the world (finally succeeding on his sixth attempt, in 2002, becoming the first person to complete an uninterrupted and unrefueled solo circumnavigation of the world in any kind of aircraft). He set, with co-pilot Terry Delore, 10 of the 21 Glider Open records ...