Comments on: 100 Countries or an S.U.V.?

By: Trackback from Location180

Trackback from Location180 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:09:19 +0000

[...] Ok, if you still aren’t convinced that this is a good way to go (I may just be trying to reinforce my decision here) then you need to look at it from Chris Guillebeau’s perspective: Would you rather visit 100 countries or have an SUV? [...]

By: gary s chapman

gary s chapman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:52:34 +0000

Loved this post! In 1997 we had the choice of buying a new van for the family (boy 11, girl 9) or taking an 8 week trip around the world. We all voted for the trip. If we had purchased the car, it would almost be a rust-bucket by now. Instead, we have memories of thrilling adventures and wonderful people.

By: Michelle Carter

Michelle Carter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:51:34 +0000

“I have no car, no sub-prime mortgage, no debt, and nothing preventing me from seeing the world…”

You remind me to start putting my time and my money where my passion and priorities are. It seems unauthentic all of a sudden to claim to be a passionate world traveler and aspiring travel writer, when I have tied myself down with all of these convential trappings. Unfortunately, there’s still that house and that credit card bill…

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:22:43 +0000

When I read it first I thought the blog was “100 countries ON an SUV” Now that’s an awesome challenge in itself ! I’m getting a picture of a bruised and mud-splattered Land Rover in the twilight halfway across Asia or Africa with the Roof-Tent deployed and a small group of weather-beaten travellers around a campfire…

hummm…

By: Eugene

Eugene — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:31:40 +0000

Wow, what an amazing journey you’ve profiled.

I absolutely agree with you: happiness in life comes from experiences, not from materialistic possessions. I applaud your efforts. And while I don’t have the dream of visiting every country in the world, I do want to travel to more countries than I have visited in my life (about twenty-five).

By: Trackback from Performancing

Trackback from Performancing — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:49:00 +0000

[...] I’m not saying that you should go out and start a travel blog – there are thousands already. But if you travel more than once a year and have the opportunity, try (near) live-blogging your experiences on your personal website. If you’re talking about, say, a new media expo and your site is about new media, then live-blogging, audio and video content won’t seem out of place. Even if you’re going on vacation to get away for a while, some of your regular readers might enjoy following your experiences. [...]

By: Trackback from Sean Ogle

Trackback from Sean Ogle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:40:44 +0000

[...] money they need, but how much they are willing to spend on their business or travels. A while back Chris Guillebeau figured out that his goal of traveling to 100 countries would roughly equate to the cost of [...]

By: Trackback from LI

Trackback from LI — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:02:00 +0000

[...] It probably won’t cost as much as you think however. As Chris Guillebeau likes to say, if you can afford a new SUV, you can afford to travel around the world. [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:50:39 +0000

You have an incredible dream, and one that would make Marco Polo proud. Found your blog through the recommendation of a friend while doing research for a speech about why man must push his boundaries.
Best of luck to ya.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:23:26 +0000

I literally found this blog by typing words in to Google (3am does that to you). I’m glad I did, because you’ve inspired me. Of course, finding the means to travel at 15 years of age is somewhat difficult, but I’ll be sure to keep the concept in the front of my mind. Plus, if you manage to navigate the various public transport systems with relative ease, I’ll try to do the same.

Hm. I’ve been to six countries so far, so…