An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media

Posted by mljlive on Sunday January 13, 2013 @09:36PM
from the mashable.com dept.

http://mashable.com/2012/12/28/walk-from-beijing-to-london/

In July, Michael will board an airplane and fly from England to Beijing, China. Then he'll strap on a 75-pound backpack and start the trip back to London. Oh, and there's one catch — he's doing it entirely on foot, fully streamed over social media.

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Re:An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media by repsilat on Sunday January 13, 2013 @10:02PM (#5053083)

He has been outdone: Pulitzer-prize winning Paul Salopek is starting a walk from Ethiopia to Argentina around now, and it's estimated to take 7 years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20902355

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Re:An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media by mljlive on Sunday January 13, 2013 @10:36PM (#5053159)

Paul's walk is going to take 7 years in total, but he's going to take time off during that time. It could take 20 years in total. Not only that but, it's completely different.

1 is a life-streaming walk of social media madness, and 1 is retracing the steps of man.

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