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Arrived home after 9 months on the road



In 273 days I covered 32938 km crossing 22 countries to finally make it back home without taking a single plane! I’m quite amazed myself that I managed to stick to my only rule without any prior planning. It wasn’t easy though and I had to considerably change the initial itinerary I had naively drawn on the map. A lot more borders than I expected were closed or impossible to cross.

The first reward for my travels are the thousands of pictures I came back with, and since my return, I have been sitting down to choose the very best ones and created this slideshow. Make sure you click the expand button in the lower right corner to watch it full screen!

All in all this trip has been a fantastic experience for me. There are still several things I want to talk about so stay tuned for more news in the coming days and weeks!

final itinerary

Map of the itinerary I ended up with, very different from my naive initial plan!



This entry was written by Francois , posted on Sunday July 25 2010 , filed under Australia to Europe

5 Responses to “Arrived home after 9 months on the road”

  1. Rodolphe V., on July 27th, 2010 at 8:40 pm Said:

    I keep on watching your slide show, listening to Xavier Rudd’s music. Congratulations again on your journey and let’s keep in touch.

  2. Francois, on July 28th, 2010 at 4:08 pm Said:

    Thanks Rodolphe! Xavier Rudd is a great choice, I love his music! On this journey I’ve been listening a lot to Eddie Vedder’s Into The Wild soundtrack too. Guaranteed suits this slideshow really well I think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3SxCph5I1Q

  3. Tim Gavin, on August 27th, 2010 at 7:27 pm Said:

    Hi Frans,

    Wow, I just randomly stumpled upon your blog as I was doing research for a similar trip myself. Looks like you had quite an adventure!

    I have a dream to do something quite the same as you, I had a few questions to ask you, I was wondering if you would be able to give me your email so i could contact you? there does not seem to be any way to contact you on here.

    Cheers,
    Tim

  4. Francois, on August 27th, 2010 at 7:34 pm Said:

    Thanks a lot Tim! Drop me a line at: francois (at) picturesfromearth (dot) com and I’ll do all I can to help!

  5. Charlie, on August 30th, 2010 at 3:08 pm Said:

    Hi Francois,

    Your trip was epic! I have been keenly following your blog since you started in OZ and I really appreciate you sharing it with us.

    I would be very interested to know the following:

    1. Your top 10 favourite places in the world
    2. How much did your trip cost in total? A breakdown would also be interesting
    3. Your advice and tips for taking such a trip.
    4. Any regrets?
    5. Do you recommend travelling alone?
    6. Have you found a job on returning from your trip?

    All the best,
    Charlie, U.K.

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