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"I have often felt as if I was born 100 years too late. There was a time when
satellites weren’t whizzing above us and everything had yet to be discovered or
filmed. Growing up, it seemed as if all the great adventures had happened
before I was born. But in 2013 I discovered that – although it had been
attempted – no one had made an unbroken journey through every country without
flying. I had a shot at becoming the first to do it.
I was fascinated that such an adventure was still out there, untouched.
However, I was in my 30s, I had just met a wonderful woman, my peers were
having their first children (and in some cases their second) and I had a
12-year career in shipping and logistics. But I couldn’t let the idea go. So,
at 34, I set off – and didn’t return home until almost a decade later. These
are the lessons I learned along the way."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
