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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
Donation by Susan Atherton on 25/01/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Keep on!
Donation by Kenneth Cook on 01/01/10
Hey Graham. Keep on going and Happy Christmas. Anna xxx
Donation by Anna Burns on 25/12/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Happy Christmas!
Donation by Hugh Sheridan on 25/12/09
£51.00
+ £14.38 Gift Aid
Congratulations Graham - fantastic effort so far. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year...
Donation by Daniel Samson on 25/12/09
£124.00
+ £34.97 Gift Aid
Happy Christmas Graham.
Donation by Peter, Lisa and Natalie Allen on 23/12/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Anagnorisis? I bet you've had loads of them. Happy Christmas. x
Donation by Diane McInerney on 15/12/09
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
C/O a sponsored walk to Chester & donations from my family & friends. Good luck Graham with the rest of your epic journey.
Donation by John Robinson on 04/12/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good luck Graham. It's been really interesting following your journey
Donation by Barry Fineberg on 17/11/09
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Thanks for what you're doing Graham. God Speed!
Donation by Tamara Arrington on 13/11/09
£25.00
Donation by Rob Kelly on 11/11/09
Donation by Suzannah Roberts on 01/11/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
On behalf of the gang from the Hugh Baird loony bin and a couple of our friends from Liveprool Comunity College.
Donation by Hugh Baird College on 28/10/09
£252.00
+ £71.08 Gift Aid
Catching up with my payments!
Donation by Michelle Rob...Samson on 27/10/09
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Donation by anonymous on 19/10/09
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Donation by John Alan Robinson on 15/10/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
I'm kinda missing you - that one night we had has got me thinking
Donation by Hugh Sheridan on 02/10/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Donation by Francis Devereux on 21/09/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
I'm giving £20 every time you get arrested. Good luck getting out of Brazzaville.
Donation by Lorna Lees-Grossmann on 11/09/09
£20.00
Your travels are an inspiration Graham and well worth the cause. Good Luck with the rest of the trip. I might even see you in Oz when you get here!
Donation by Anthony Lai on 03/09/09
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Donation by karen evans on 29/08/09
Good luck with the rest of the expedition. Hope the other countries in the world give you the help you deserve.
Donation by Mr W & Mrs D Marsden. on 15/08/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Ok This is for never giving up - Now lets do every f***ing country in the world. Sorry watching a Hollywood rescue film. Lets kick some assssss!!!!!!
Donation by Hugh Sheridan on 18/07/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
You are a BRAVE brave man. hopefully good luck awaits from now xxxx
Donation by Lindsey Bennett on 15/07/09
£35.00
+ £9.87 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 11/07/09
£40.00
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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