Around the world in 327 days

[toekramp]

i followed you the entire way (through the site, not some creepy dude walking behind you)

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: kyzen

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Just so you guys know, we're working on the site - there was an issue and needed to take it down.

How is it coming?

Good question.

I'll post an update once it's fixed, it had taken up 40% of the resources on a Dual Xeon with 4GB RAM, not the first time either. Might move it over to another server unless a fix is found, not sure that moving it over will help since the servers are kept somewhat identical.

 

[kyzen]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: kyzen

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Just so you guys know, we're working on the site - there was an issue and needed to take it down.

How is it coming?

Good question.

I'll post an update once it's fixed, it had taken up 40% of the resources on a Dual Xeon with 4GB RAM, not the first time either. Might move it over to another server unless a fix is found, not sure that moving it over will help since the servers are kept somewhat identical.

Wow yikes. Good luck with that one

 

[The Linuxator]

It's good to see people willing to go out there and see the world before making judgement about it :thumbsup:
GET THAT SITE UP AND RUNNNING ASAP I HAVEN"T SEEN IT YET

 

[GTaudiophile]

Question to Puffff: Not asking what your politics were before you left, but have they changed since getting back? Do you see the world differently now?

 

[CptObvious]

Congrats on the trip. I posted in the first thread about wanting to do it myself before I hit 30, and having 5 years left. Make that 4 years now and counting...

 

[Martin]

you're my hero

I remember your original post last year and someone posted your blog here a few months ago, but I didn't know it was you.

Needless to say I hope to do something like this some day. My problem though is...I don't like travelling on my own. How did you like that part? Or are you one of those people that automatically becomes friends with everyone he meets?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Update: Website is back up, still not sure of the issue and so we'll be moving it over to another server where we will be able to better track its usage. I apologize about the issues though, it's nothing we're doing incorrectly but rather some issue between the script and the server most likely. Taking up 40% of resources on a Dual Xeon 3.0GHz with 4GB RAM is quite a bit and so we had to take it down to try and fix the issue.

 

[everman]

I remember when you started this and I thought it sounded a little crazy, but it's really awsome :beer:

 

[OulOat]

Nice pics.

 

[puffff]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Question to Puffff: Not asking what your politics were before you left, but have they changed since getting back? Do you see the world differently now?

i never had strong views on anything, but it was interesting hearing opinions from people around the world. I talked with a Syrian guy about the US involvement in the mideast, he had some interesting perspectives. talking with chinese on the trains in china, they also had interesting viewpoints on america and the whole taiwan issue. most importantly though, just seeing how people around the world live their lives, how different it is from what i'm accustomed to seeing.

Originally posted by: Martin
Needless to say I hope to do something like this some day. My problem though is...I don't like travelling on my own. How did you like that part? Or are you one of those people that automatically becomes friends with everyone he meets?

i'm not a very social person, but when you're traveling, its not hard to meet people. keep in mind everyone is in a holiday mood and the majority of solo backpackers are open to companions. yes, there were some moments, particularly when going through less traveled countries, when it got a bit lonely, but i'd say the benefits of going on my own far outweigh the negatives.

 

[toekramp]

what happened with deer?

 

[puffff]

Originally posted by: toekramp
what happened with deer?

we're keeping in touch and seeing if anything can come out of it. thats one story that doesnt have an ending to it yet...

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: toekramp
what happened with deer?

He posted that its his current GF.
I'd bet he'll be visiting Thailand soon...or Deer will visit the US soon.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: puffff

Originally posted by: toekramp
what happened with deer?

we're keeping in touch and seeing if anything can come out of it. thats one story that doesnt have an ending to it yet...

when you were staying with her, i was like hurry up and continue! (so i could keep living through your world while i was in my office) now i'm thinking, damn you should have stayed She could sell her herbal stuff and you could live with her sisters and everything

 

[flashbacck]

It's amazing reading about how different everything is. I was particularly struck by the girl in China who didn't understand why it was nighttime in America while it was daytime in China.

I wish I could do something like this one day, but I think I'd be scared out of my mind traveling to a foreign land and not knowing the language or customs.

 

[edro]

Do it again... do it again!

 

[toekramp]

and fix your sig so i don't have the horizontal scroll thing going

 

[CraKaJaX]

that's really, really amazing. awesome pics, awesome blog. would love to do that one day, but I don't see it coming anytime soon.

 

[skim milk]

Amazing! welcome home and good to have you back
I would love to do the same with a close friend of mine

any regrets from the trip?

 

[Tylanner]

ze bump

 

[magomago]

tagged because you are so cool.

 

[jadinolf]

Bad news ---it costs 39 cents to mail a letter now.

 

[magomago]

by the way how did you do it!!! If you spent 20k (which seems cheap for almost a year!) That means not only you spent 20k, but you forfeited any potential profit you could have made. Lets say you made about 50k/year....you gave up 70k that year! Just really...how did you do it?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

insanely nice....how'd you like europe? hungry, poland and egypt are pretty cool places.