Cairo to capetown…with no money. The Accidental Green (or rather anti-green) tourist: Aric S Queen
I scour the net for innovative and inspirational stories of sustainability eco-innovation. I usually use search terms like, "eco hero" "sustainability" "eco-geek", "green", but my favorite stories are the ones that you stumble upon where people are just doing their thing, following their passion, and it just happens to be a righteous example of living in alignment with the planet.Enter Aric S Queen. Today's awesome inspiration comes from Current old-timer (you might remember Aric from his Shanghai Diary days. Aric was eventually kicked out of the country for these video diaries).
So here is his craziest adventure:
Cairo to Capetown…with no money.
A quote from Aric's blog:
[the only cash I'll keep will be for internet access, as this depends on it - $15 a week]
no money.
overland.
quick - look at a map.
that’s a long way down.
and into some dicey areas.
Sudan? dangerous in places, yes.
even Brother Scott had a few words of warning for me about Sudan - and he’s the bravest cat I know.
so, a week or so ago, I wrote it off and was just going to try and find a few NGO’s to work with.
but it kept at me, this little thought.
and then there was this fantastic lady I shared a cab with who just so happened to have lived/worked in Sudan....
.......
...I’m living proof to the kindness of strangers.
I’m living proof on how Facebook/Twitter helps you meet people.
and I’m living proof you need not be educated, wealthy, nor informed to travel."
We'll be following Aric's adventures. Aric is selling photos of his trip to make sure he has a few coins in his pocket to buy a mug of beer for people who help him out, "Cause we’re all on a little adventure of some sort..."
A video blog from the China Quake last year:
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