Current Expedition…Attempt to set the Guinness World Record, ‘Longest Journey in a Kayak’.
Travel Bucket List Item 32, ‘Set A World Record’. Join me as I kayak the entire length of the Intracoastal Waterway on the east coast of the United States, in a solo kayak. The journey will begin in the Florida Keys and end in Maine, for an estimated, 3,300 miles. The current record is 2010 miles, held by Helen Skelton, in the Amazon Delta.
Total Days Kayaked- 0
Total Miles Traveled- 0
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So why in the world would I have this as a buck list item? Here are my reasons;
1-Perspective- Traveling the world has always been about gaining a different perspective on life. When things get tough, easy, boring, and monotonous, a new perspective has aided to my search for happiness. Seeing the entire east coast from a Kayak, is certainly going to be an interesting perspective.
2-Challenge- Most of my recent dissolved fears have been my greatest personal growths. Overcoming the doubt and sense of urgency, has been a mental tool that keeps getting stronger as I tackle each fear. I personally hate kayaking. The speed of the kayak vs the speed of a boat, is dreadful, yet important. Slowing things down to appreciate the now, will take patience and a strong thought process. Its the mental game and the idea of coming to terms with an activity I hate, to find the positive in the adventure. To date, I have Kayaked a total of 4 hours in my 33 years of life.
3-Chance to Give Back- The more I see the world, the more I see how many things are for free. There is less emphasis on worrying about how much about how much money one makes and more emphasis on living to work. This adventure will allow me to benefit a charity organization I feel strongly about, while still continue to motivate others to overcome challenges they may have in life.
4-Happiness- With the above three, its a combination and most importantly, a great way to enjoy life. If I died tomorrow, I would like to feel like I have lived life to the fullest. Part of that means physically pushing my body to its fullest capabilities. With the help of Tim Ferriss and his second best selling book, ‘ The 4 – Hour Body’, I am going to attempt to case study the skills taught in it. This will include, ‘Polyphasic Sleep’ and ‘ Slow-Carb Diet’. Using these techniques, I will establish a personal weight loss goal and a perfect sleep pattern, only sleeping 2-4 hours per day. This will also allow me to possibly set a second world record, “The longest journey in a 24 hour period”.
Getting Motivated? Either way you will be able to visit this page to track my live progress on March 16th, 2012
Thinking big and ready for an adventure of a lifetime? I am always searching for ideas to explore, film and discover ever more remote areas of world. If its field testing your product or promoting a good causes, there are plenty of people around the world we can reach. If you have the idea, drive and means, drop a note to Amy At Adventure Aaron Dot Com
Last Expedition….
NO BAGGAGE TRAVEL -October 2010
October 6th, 2010. Aaron set out to travel around the world without a bag
50 Day Around The World, Without A Bag
Oct 06th-Nov 24th
Status Report
Days Traveled 50
Miles Traveled 36,014.89
Planes Taken 8
Trains Taken 6
Buses Taken 7
Country Count 8
Oceans Crossed 4
Total Bags Used 0
Travel Bucket List Items Achieved 5
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FIRST 10 Days-Field Report
20 Days in-Field Report
30 Days in-Egypt Field Report
40 Days in-Thailand and my first mistake
50 Days coming full circle, fastest minute in travel and bizzare foods
CBS Morning Show-The Morning Blend _____________________________________________
If you are tired of paying bag fees, want a new perspective on travel, or just want to live vicariously through me, now you can. With all of the bag fees these days, its time to put things in perspective. Travel hacking is about saving money, time, and is considered the streets smarts of travel. Going around the world and realizing what you need in life and don’t, is a great way to incorporate travel hacking. Everyone should have a travel bucket list. Although most think it cant be done in this day an age of higher travel cost, I would disagree. In fact, I plan to cross off a dozen of those items on my bucket list while I go through 8 countries in 50 days, without a bag. As requested, this page is devoted to following me, live! Here you can find the latest travel routes I am on and some of the live streaming video from that location. For those of you in the cube, be sure to look for the “No Baggage” live videos. This will be a live stream video periodically during the 9-5 work day, allowing you to live vicariously and hopefully provide you the motivation you need. Until then, here is the live Adventure Aaron map. I have yet to travel around the world in one shot and I have yet to attempt to do it, without a bag. Adding to my bucket list, this is what travel is all about! I will attempt to be one of the few people in history to go around the world without a bag. Rolf Potts, famous author of Vagabonding just completed his ‘No Baggage Challenge’ (www.rtwblog.com). I sat down with Rolf, while filming my travel show series. He is the legend behind backpacking and if he can go around without a bag, I had to see if I could do it as well. Following Rolf Potts model (www.rtwblog.com) , I will be tracking my progress above. Rules Using the same exact rules from Rolf Potts, No Baggage Challenge, I will apply the same. Below is from Rolf Potts Himself; “While circumnavigating the globe with no luggage sounds like a clear enough proposition, it can raise a few semantic issues. What, for example, counts as a bag? Can your traveling companion carry some things for you? Are you allowed to buy new gear and clothing along the way? To clear up these issues, I’ve set up five simple ground rules for the No Baggage Challenge. If for some reason you feel that I’ve overlooked some technical detail of no-baggage travel, let me know in the comments and I’ll give it consideration as a new ground rule. 1) No bags on the journey, period. This means no backpacks or daypacks, no suitcases or briefcases, no fanny-packs or man-purses. Not even a plastic bag from the grocery store (unless it contains groceries en route to a meal). Any items I take on the road have to fit into the pockets of my ScotteVest clothing. 2) No borrowing of items from (or stowing items with) the cameraman. I will be accompanied on the journey by Justin Glow, my video cameraman. Justin will carry a daypack for his computer and camera equipment, and he will assist me in getting my stories and videos online. On a practical-logistical level, however, Justin will not exist during the No Baggage challenge. That means I can’t stow items in his bag or borrow anything he brings with him. Not even a spot of toothpaste. 3) Borrowing items from locals or other travelers is permitted That said, I am allowed to borrow a spot of toothpaste from a fellow traveler at the youth hostel. Or a random guy in the street. Since hospitality and generosity are time-honored virtues for hosts and travelers alike, I can borrow items as I go — just so long as I’m gracious and courteous about things, and don’t carry any borrowed items in a bag. 4) Buying items along the way is permitted On that same token, I am allowed to buy things for myself along the way. If I suddenly decide that I want my own toothpaste supply, I can buy a tube in Paris or Cairo or Bangkok. The same goes for clothing and accessories: If I want to buy a pair of sunglasses in Casablanca, a fresh t-shirt in Johannesburg, or a pair of flip-flops in Singapore, I can. I can even buy a souvenir and mail it home from some far corner of the world — so long as I don’t break any of the above rules in the process. This is all in keeping with another time-honored travel virtue: If in doubt, bring less gear and more money. 5) Mailing items to oneself is interesting, but not permitted. Now that increased baggage fees are complicating air travel, many travelers have embraced a novel way to avoid the luggage hassle: They mail their gear to their destination(s) in advance. I actually considered this strategy (and ScotteVest was willing to refresh my no-baggage wardrobe at various intervals of the journey) — but ultimately I decided not to, since it simply seemed like more fun to wear the same set of clothes the whole time and buy (or borrow) only what was available at my destinations.”
