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    How to Travel the World for Free: One Man, 150 Days, Eleven Countries, No Money!

    By Michael Wigge

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    About this ebook

    A travel writer gets from Berlin to Antarctica without a cent in his pocket in this travelogue based on the award-winning adventure documentary.

    Michael Wigge has done plenty of traveling, but now he’s embarking on the adventure of a lifetime: he plans to traverse twenty-five thousand miles around the world by foot, bus, train, ship, and plane—and not spend any of his own money. What will he eat? Where will he sleep? How would he get from place to place? These are the problems he must solve every day. And every day, he discovers new and creative solutions.

    In How to Travel the World for Free, Wigge recounts his forays into dumpster diving, eating flowers, couch surfing in the homes of strangers, sleeping under the stars, working on a container ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, offering to pillow fight strangers for a dollar, and more.

    After 150 days, Wigge reached his destination: the end of the world. For this, Elite World Records named him the First Person to Travel the World Penniless, and the documentary he filmed about this trip won best feature in the 2011 Accolade Awards. As much a guide as a travelogue, How to Travel the World for Free is full of inspiration for the adventurous traveler.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 1, 2013
    ISBN9781628734904
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    • 2/5
      A detailed account of a journalist's adventure from Germany to Antarctica without spending any of his own money.I read this book this morning in just a few hours, and while I learned a few things geographically and met quite a few interesting people, it wasn't a book that I'd recommend anyone take the time to read. The writing was very simple, and many times I thought that Michael Webbe went over-the-top either, for example, in getting into a fight with his bus driver in South America, or especially by selfishly taking from people, who often times had little themselves, for the sake of this book project, when he is carrying his German credit card on him with money from his many television shows, and books, among other sources of income. I found myself pushing on for its conclusion, only for the sake of writing this review.
    • 4/5
      Simply put this is an easy and enjoyable read for anyone that loves travel and adventure. In this travel diary we join Michael Wigge as he attempts to travel from Berlin to Antarctica without any money. He equips himself with the basic necessities and takes off on his adventure. During his travels, amongst other things, he spends time with an Amish farmer, makes friends with a homeless man, and "couch surfs" with complete strangers. To get by he barters for food and takes on the craziest jobs ever- from being a personal butler for one day to pillow fighting for one dollar. I was amazed at his creativity. Overall, this is a relaxing and fun read. I can't imagine traveling without money, but I certainly had a great time reading about it.