Around the World by Marie-mail
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Using cargo ships, trains, buses, donkeys, camels and sailboats, I'm going to circumnavigate the world alone in 2001, without getting on a single airplane. Traveling by surface transport means I'll be visiting small untouristed villages instead of city-hopping along a set route. Most people don't have the time or money for an extended trip. Now they can travel virtually, visiting every country on my route without a passport. Stay tuned, to see if I lose my cool as I face the daily challenge of hunting the perfect banana pancake and a semi-clean bed for the night. Visit Marie's World Tour Forum to advise me on my route, vote on major decisions, and give me an e-tongue lashing when I am culturally insensitive. See the world from the comfort of your home or office, for the price of your monthly internet access. Free if you sign on from work. |
 Illustration by Steve Buccellato |
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wo pairs of shoes. A vial of Lactaid, my own coffee, and a stash of candy
bars to substitute for the ubiquitous rat-on-a-stick in developing Asia.
Leave the nail polish at home — vanity will have no place on this trip. Throw
in some antibiotics and a map, and that's everything I need to go solo around
the world without leaving the surface of the planet.