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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.
Event: Graham Hughes's Fundraising Page
£8,620.60 raised of £20,000.00 target
215 donations
My Target:
£20,000.00
£8,620.60 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 £10
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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.
On November 26 2012, after almost four years on the road, I crossed the border into South Sudan - the newest country on Earth - and completed the first surface journey to every country in the world.
That's the 193 member states of the UN 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 shot 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.
But it's not over yet!! Having completed the main journey, I am now racing back to my hometown of Liverpool.
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.
If you've enjoyed following The Odyssey Expedition, please, give a little back.
Thank You.
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 215
Congratulations on making it round the world - hope you get safely home.
Donation by Simon Best on 28/11/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Congratulation for your terrific journey.
Donation by Bert Herzner on 28/11/12
20,00 €
Donation by Anna Cvitkovic on 28/11/12
$32.07
Well Done Graham! I'm so proud of your achievement and I share your happiness too :D God bless you!
Donation by Roman Cid on 26/11/12
Nicely done Graham... now get home in one piece.
Donation by Rif Dimashq on 26/11/12
Well Done!
Donation by Bryan Clarke on 26/11/12
£10.00
Brilliant, well done! Thanks for 4 years of great reading. Keep on entertaining :)
Donation by Andrew Anderson on 26/11/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Dear Graham, You've entertained, amused and amazed me with tales of your travels for the last 4 years. Congratulations!
Donation by Jules on 26/11/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Congratulations, Graham!
Donation by Hanna Lundqvist on 26/11/12
$200.00
Well Done Gray, a completely amazing achievement x
Donation by Alexa Traynor on 26/11/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
An epic achievement, congrats & best of luck with whatever follows :)
Donation by Thomas Aylesbury on 26/11/12
£10.00
Here's to you Graham and your unique & world class achievement. Congratulations.
Donation by John Alan Robinson on 26/11/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Congratulations nearly there keep it up! We met in Tuvalu (I was with the Scouts) and I was inspired by your adventures!
Donation by Jay Thompson on 16/11/12
well done fellow traveller! it's easy to be jealous but a lot of work has gone into this so you deserve every donation! well done you!
Donation by Martyn McCarthy on 25/10/12
£4.00
+ £1.00 Gift Aid
2 more to go! Get home safe!
Donation by J Stuler on 22/10/12
£50.00
Keep up the good work, my friend! xx
Donation by Grethe Borsum on 14/09/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
thanks graham :)
Donation by jennifer akinyemi on 13/09/12
£4.00
+ £1.00 Gift Aid
:)
Donation by s tonks on 22/07/12
£4.00
+ £1.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Ian Larsen on 06/07/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
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
Donation summary
- * Online donations£7,970.60
- Offline donations£650.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£8,620.60
- Gift Aid£1,302.30
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