Man travels to every country in the world without flying
Day 3,572 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The final days onboard We have entered the final few days onboard Maersk’s good ship Milan Maersk with her…
Day 3,565 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Questions, answers, and then some On this day, six years ago, I was back in Madrid, Spain. Ten days before,…
Day 3,558 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Another week onboard the good ship Milan Maersk Fourteen days have passed onboard Maersk’s impressive…
Day 3,551 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). A very special ship in many different ways What’s next? I get that a lot these days. Kevin Hart did a…
Day 3,544 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). A very special ship Could you imagine creating a project which involves the passage onboard 39 container…
Day 3,537 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Sri Lanka round II Well, it is never not interesting. I headed up north to visit Jaffna and then returned…
Day 3,530 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The journey home begins The past week’s have been eventful as ever. But mostly I have been busy with…
Day 3,523 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The show must go on Well, here we are within the Maldives. The final country in the world. The Saga is a…
Day 3,515 since October 10th 2013: 203 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). No more countries to conquer… This is just a very brief hello to all of you who have been following the…
Day 3,508 since October 10th 2013: 202 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The Pearl of the Orient Some countries have a way of making it straight into your heart with lightning…
Day 3,501 since October 10th 2013: 202 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Maersk – All The Way Maersk is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904. Once Upon A Saga…
Day 3,494 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Yes people, we are heading to Sri Lanka! I’m going to make this entry as short as I can while still telling…
Day 3,487 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Ten days in Singapore with ultra-wifey The Garden City is a mighty fine country which has plenty to offer…
Day 3,480 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The next chapter of the Saga Welcome to the fourth and final entry from onboard Swire Shipping’s good ship…
Day 3,473 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Returning to the Northern Hemisphere Since last week’s entry we have crossed through the Arafura Sea, the…
Day 3,466 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Another week at sea Welcome to another week onboard Swire Shipping’s good ship Rabaul Chief. We’re almost…
Day 3,459 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Leaving the Pacific This voyage marks the beginning of the end. Swire’s good ship Rabaul Chief is the last…
Day 3,452 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Leaving the Pacific for the first time since 2019 This is yet another busy week. Even more so as we have…
Day 3,445 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). It’s really good to be back in Fiji If you think last week’s entry contained some good news then just wait…
Day 3,438 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Finally on the home path A lot of people have come together to make Once Upon A Saga a success story. Far…
Day 3,431 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). What else can go wrong? At this point I can barely get my head straight in relation to what I have been…
Day 3,424 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Prepared to leave paradise Before coming to Tuvalu, I had the chance to speak to a few Tuvaluans and…
Day 3,417 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). This is Tuvalu (TIT) What motivates me? Sometimes it is passion. Sometimes it is anger. Sometime it is the…
Day 3,410 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Hard to get here – hard to leave too The time has come to say farewell to Tuvalu and start the long journey…
Day 3,403 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). There is a snake in paradise I have had the privilege of visiting eight of Tuvalu’s nine islands. And as it…
Day 3,396 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). There’s something about Tuvalu The official tourism site for Tuvalu promotes this slogan: “Timeless…
Day 3,382 since October 10th 2013: 201 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Tuvalu at last – the Pacific is done Reaching Tuvalu is yet another major milestone. It has been an uphill…
Day 3,368 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Thank you for 2022 I think the past weeks have been a good showcase for how unpredictable the timeline of…
Day 3,361 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Island time is a myth As someone who likes to have control, as much as possible anyway, over my own life, I…
Day 3,354 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). I got the ferry ticket!!! I suspect there won’t be a Friday Blog next week. I’m likely still on the ferry…
Day 3,347 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Bureaucracy, logistics, connections, and fundraising for Ukraine I guess the truth is to be found in the…
Day 3,340 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Recognition and a sense of belonging This is a fast summarization of past weeks events as last week’s entry…
Day 3,333 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). 200 countries in Salomon footwear – and counting Let’s see if we can set a record for shortest Friday Blog.…
Day 3,326 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Fiji – the gateway to everywhere We have returned the Saga to Fiji for the third time of four. That relates…
Day 3,320 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Back onboard Highland Chief Apart from several hundreds of busses and trains, we have now joined…
Day 3,314 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Sun and rain in paradise Ultra-wifey and I have been spending some quality time together and enjoyed it as…
Day 3,305 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Best country in the world? Ultra-wifey is in Vanuatu and I would much rather be spending my time with her,…
Day 3,298 since October 10th 2013: 200 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Signed, sealed, delivered. Unbelievably we have reached 200 COUNTRIES IN AN UNBROKEN JOURNEY COMPLETELY…
Day 3,291 since October 10th 2013: 199 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). “Don’t fly to close to the sun” New Caledonia’s two highest mountains are Mont Panie and Mont Humboldt. And…
Day 3,284 since October 10th 2013: 199 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). There is always something… No matter how a project is planned, accidents or misfortune can still happen…
Day 3,277 since October 10th 2013: 199 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Making the best of the situation Thanks to recent support from governments and shipping companies we are…
Day 3,270 since October 10th 2013: 199 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Tonga is a fascinating country Every country in the world is potentially the best country. There isn’t a…
Day 3,263 since October 10th 2013: 199 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Reaching the Kingdom of Tonga Recipe for reaching Tonga from Samoa (without flying) in September 2022:…
Day 3,256 since October 10th 2013: 198 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). I love it when a plan comes together What a time I have had in Samoa! So many kind people, so much beauty…
Day 3,249 since October 10th 2013: 198 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The adventures of yet another week While I’m by no means happy about approaching nine years (away from…
Day 3,242 since October 10th 2013: 198 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Reaching the cradle of Polynesia To say a lot has happened since last Friday would be quite the…
Day 3,235 since October 10th 2013: 197 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Progress is a wonderful thing We have once again joined a Swire Shipping vessel. Swire has been…
Day 3,228 since October 10th 2013: 197 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). The Saga is paradoxical – Fiji is beautiful This week was for the most part spent between mountains and…
Day 3,221 since October 10th 2013: 197 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Memories from the good ship YWAM Koha – and beyond We might as well continue where we left off two weeks…
Day 3,207 since October 10th 2013: 197 countries out of 203. No flight, no return home, min 24 hrs in each country and 1 pandemic! (The opinions expressed on this site are my own, and do not reflect the position or policies of the Danish Red Cross which I represent as a Goodwill Ambassador). Farewell beautiful Kiwiland It is true that we do not know what tomorrow holds. But we do know that…