The Odyssey Expedition
I'm visiting EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT FLYING for WaterAid because I'm the only one mad enough to attempt it.
£6,373.00 raised of £20,000.00 target
146 donations
My Target:
£20,000.00
£6,373.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/theodysseyexpedition
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Graham Hughes's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text ABWY81 £10
to 70070
My story
My name is Graham Hughes. I'm an adventurer, filmmaker, travel blogger and TV presenter from Liverpool, England. On January 1 2009 I crossed the River Plate into Uruguay and began The Odyssey Expedition: The first official Guinness World Record™attempt to visit every soveign state on Planet Earth without flying.
That's the 193 member states of the United Nations plus Taiwan, Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo, Western Sahara and the four home nations of The United Kingdom. A staggering 201 international borders crossed by foot, bus, taxi, train, ship or canoe. No planes, no helicopters and no hot-air balloons.
Along the way I shoot and present the TV show Graham's World for the National Geographic Adventure channel and raise funds for the registered charity WaterAid.
I travel alone, without any back-up and on a shoestring budget of less than $100 a week. I keep costs down by CouchSurfing and hitching rides on cargo ships whenever possible. It doesn't get any more real than this.
The rules of The Odyssey Expedition, as set by the nice chaps at Guinness World Records™
- - I cannot fly
- - I may not drive
- - I must use scheduled ground transport
- - I must step foot on dry land
But it's not over yet!! Having completed the Pacific leg of the journey, I am now racing back to Liverpool, crossing the four "final frontiers" along the way: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles and finally South Sudan, the newest nation on Earth.
I'm raising money for the charity WaterAid, a UK-based registered charity fighting to alleviate the disease, misery and death caused by open sewers, contaminated drinking water and lousy sanitation in developing countries around the world.
It's shocking that in 2012 children are still dying unnecessarily from diarrhoea - one of the most preventable and cheaply treated diseases in the world. A donation of just one dollar would pay for a simple sugar-salt solution which could genuinely save a child's life.
My gallery 10
My charity
WaterAid
Charity Registration No. 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland)
WaterAid is an international charity. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. For more information please visit http://www.wateraid.org/uk - Thanks so much for your support!
Donations 146
Donation by gavin mac on 10/05/12
£100.00
Been following you off and on for a couple of years. You are very determined indeed!
Donation by Angelo Cikes on 19/04/12
£20.00
Donation by Anonymous on 26/03/12
£10.00
What you are doing is amazing, I hope everybody takes some time to donate for this great cause.Good luck!!
Donation by e hazel braun on 02/03/12
£50.00
Wish it could be more.Wishing you all the luck in the world!
Donation by Kirsty Hutchison on 19/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Amanda on 19/02/12
£10.00
You, sir are a rockstar; and I envy you terribly. I used to think I was well travelled. And supported WaterAid. Really, not so much.
Donation by Ben Glanton on 19/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Hi Graham, Good Luck with your expedition in 2012. Happy New Year! Love Mum and Dad.xx
Donation by irene hughes on 27/12/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi there. Long time reader, but felt festive enough ( I.E. Pissed!) at the moment to make a donation.
Donation by Noel Anthony O'Leary on 23/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Janet Thompson on 19/12/11
Hi Graham, hope we see you next time in berlin
Donation by Tino Wenzel on 03/10/11
£5.00
Love what you're doing! Wish I could afford to give a little more but I'm sure this will help!
Donation by Jonny O'Neil on 18/09/11
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Hi Graham. Keep it up!
Donation by Chris on 25/06/11
£8.00
+ £2.00 Gift Aid
Fantastic achievement. Good luck Graham with the last 17 countries. From Hugh Baird. (Study Support).
Donation by From Hugh Baird. (Study Support). on 07/06/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Hi Graham I'm amazed with what you're doing, and its for such a good cause.
Donation by Heydon McIntosh on 24/05/11
£10.00
Hi My son (Myron) is 10 and he is doing a 30 mile Dartmoor walk for Water Aid. He is inspired by people like you!
Donation by Myron Wenden-Hadley on 21/04/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Hope this helps.
Donation by Chris on 19/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hi Graham It's not much but I hope it helps. Keep doing what your doing. (Bet you're a bit annoyed about having to go to South Sudan)
Donation by Chris on 05/02/11
£3.00
+ £0.85 Gift Aid
Thanks for accepting all of my abusive commentary with good humour. Now hurry back to the beloved "rascals" of Papau New Guinea.
Donation by gavinmac on 21/01/11
£180.00
Keep up the good work, Graham - you're doing something fantastic. Merry Xmas to you and the Mandster!
Donation by D & C on 25/12/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Happy christmas Graham! xx
Donation by Sally McGuire on 23/12/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
for being a complete idiot and apologising for that.... :(
Donation by Lindsey on 21/12/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Keep up the good work sir.
Donation by Boffo Horticulture aka BH on 20/12/10
£700.00
Your friends have supported my Movember fundraising, so i'm matching their donations. Good luck with the rest of the odyssey Graham, you can do it!
Donation by Stuart Lanceley on 01/12/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Good Lucky Graham in your journey!!Hug, Fred - São Paulo Brasil
Donation by Fred Ribeiro on 21/11/10
Donation summary
- * Online donations£5,723.00
- Offline donations£650.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£6,373.00
- Gift Aid£911.05
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