How to Travel the World For Free

Traveling can be expensive—why not do it for free? Reporter/journalist Michael Wigge has traveled to many countries before, but this time he decided to make it more challenging: he would travel twenty-five thousand miles around the world by foot, bus, train, ship, and plane and not spend any of his own money.

The journey was full of challenges: What would he eat? Where would he sleep? How would he get from place to place? Every day, those questions occupied his thoughts, but he always came up with creative solutions: he tried dumpster diving in Berlin, worked on a container ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, hitchhiked on a horse and buggy in Amish Country, had pillow fights with strangers in San Francisco for a dollar, ate flowers in Hawaii, and couch surfed in the homes of strangers, and after 150 days, he reached his destination.

As much a guide as a travelogue, How to Travel the World for Free will give readers ideas for alternative ways of traveling and will inspire many to go on new adventures. This book is full of surprises, some more pleasant than others. Nevertheless, it’s a journey you won’t want to miss!