Around The World Without Flying

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On September 30, 2011, I left my hometown in Ireland to embark on a 3.5-year trip around the world without flying, eventually closing the loop on May 16, 2015.

Along the way I visited 37 countries, crossed the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship, and wrote a book.

The Route

By The Numbers

Without airplanes to get around, I made do with the following:

  • 99 Buses
  • 82 Trains
  • 70 Taxis
  • 27 Ferries
  • 21 Tuk-Tuks
  • 10 Cars
  • 7 Motorcycles
  • 3 Bicycles
  • 3 Cruises
  • 1 Sailboat
  • 1 Cargo Ship

Crossing The Pacific

A few highlights from my trip across the Pacific.

The Book

I wrote a book about my journey.

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Photo Gallery

A few photos from the journey.

The first sunrise of the trip, as seen from the John Lennon memorial in Liverpool.
Arriving in London
Planking in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Boarding a train in Zurich
Sleeper train from Zurich to Vienna
Budapest!
Overlooking Tehran
Mumbai kids
Visiting the Taj Mahal
Hanging out of a train in India
Kathmandu, Nepal
A home-cooked meal in Nepal
Overlooking Kathmandu
Hanging with some dude in a cave in Nepal
Pashupati, Nepal
Sleeper train in India
Hanging with Graham Hughes and friends in Kochi, India
Bangkok abandoned skyscraper adventure
Haew Suwat waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Thailand motorcycle adventure
Laos
Selling a few bananas in Vietnam
Making friends in Hanoi
Feeling a little out of place in Nanning, China
Strange times in Hong Kong
Posing in Hong Kong
Impromptu talk at Hanoi Toastmasters
Aboard the hell bus to Kunming, China.
Ghostly scenes in Chongqing, China
Visiting the temple on the rocks in Busan, South Korea
Getting traditional in Busan, South Korea
Exploring the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
Sunrise while crossing the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship
Crossing the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship
A spot of hurling in Cusco, Peru
Peruvian hair-do
Publishing my book, The Cargo Ship Diaries
Machu Picchu!
Wedding crashing in Bolivia
Somewhere outside La Paz, Bolivia
Hospitalized in Uyuni, Bolivia
On the beach in Rio de Janeiro
Riot police in Belo Horizonte, Brazil during the World Cup
Exploring the Rochina favela in Rio
High five for Jesus
Salvador, Brazil
Getting off a 28-hour bus to Belem in Brazil
Swimming in the Amazon
Exploring a lost city in Colombia
Out and about in Colombia
Apartment view in Medellin, Colombia
Cable car with friends in Medellin, Colombia
Las Colombianas
On a sailboat from Colombia to Panama
Arriving in Panama
Crossing the border from Panama to Costa Rica
Sunset in Costa Rica
Motorbike adventure in Ometepe, Nicaragua
Right before I got kicked out of Teohuatican, Mexico
St. Patrick’s March in New Orleans
Giving away $100 on the streets of New Orleans
Overlooking South Beach as we cruised out of the US
Arriving in Barcelona
Hanging out with friends in the glow of the Eiffel Tower
The green green grass of home: arriving in Rosslare on May 16th, 2015.

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