Montreal man walks around the world in 11 years

[Swede]

He nibbled on bugs and snakes, he bunked with escaped murderers in Africa and he had a close encounter with a puma in a South American desert.

Now, a Montrealer who spent the last 11 years walking around the globe is home.

Jean Beliveau reached his hometown on Sunday after walking more than 75,000 kilometres through 64 countries.




http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111016/mtl_beliveau_111016/20111016?hub=Montreal

[tblue]

1. Dang!

The bugs and snakes would do it for me.

But that is freaking amazing!!! Wow!!!!!!

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Recommending the thread, not recommending you go out and do this!

;)

[TwilightGardener]

3. Forrest Gump! "I'm awful tired. Think I'll go home now..."

[L. Coyote]

4. Someone should give him a degree in Anthropology for that much field exercise.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Wow!

[benld74]

6. Especially tough over the oceans, Take 1 step- Come up for air,,,

[struggle4progress]

7. "Um, honey? I thought you'd like to know I'm leaving in a few weeks for a very long stroll that

I've been planning for months. I'll be heading off to go walk around the whole planet. So if my boss calls and asks why I haven't been at work recently, or you notice the lawn hasn't been mowed for a while, or you begin to wonder when I stopped leaving my underwear on the bathroom floor, that's what's up -- I'm just off on a bit of a walk to clear my head"

... Archambault said Beliveau only told her about his plan to circle the globe three-and-a-half weeks before he left, even though he had been preparing for the trip for more than six months ...
http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111016/mtl_beliveau_111016/20111016?hub=Montreal

[itsrobert]

11. Just going to the corner store for some smokes, be right back

11 years later.

[InvisibleTouch]

8. Wonderful!

He's going to have a hell of a book to write, if he's so inclined. Even if he just wants to savor the adventure in his own memories, it was worth it. What an incredible experience! I'm not a big fan of travel, usually, but when I read something like this, I kinda envy the ability to just get up and go, to "seek out new life and new civilizations," with no responsibilities holding you down.

[Dr. Strange]

9. Well, of course he was a man.

Eleven years without asking directions? I mean, really!

[Blue_Tires]

10. Please...I could do it on my bicycle in less than 9

:crazy:

[tk2kewl]

12. I think I'll go home now.