An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media

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Post by mljlive » Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 2:36 AM UTC

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.

An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media
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Re: An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media

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Post by repsilat » Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 3:02 AM UTC

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

Re: An Epic Walk From Beijing to London Fueled by Social Media

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Post by mljlive » Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 3:36 AM UTC

repsilat wrote: post #2

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

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.