At 34, Torbjørn Pedersen embarked on a seemingly impossible journey that would take 10 years – and involve cerebral malaria and being held up at gunpoint. He reflects on the highs, the lows and the joy of getting married en route
Fascinating story of a Danish traveler who visited every country on Earth, only by land and boat.
But does he have - realistically - any reasonable amount of contact with a given population by just traveling through their country?
Think about it, if you were to travel through your home country by train or car, do you have a somewhat representative sample of what life is there? Likely, you’ll only have contact with a handful of people (beyond purely functional interactions). Do 5 people who all happen to travel with the same transport medium and also speak English represent a good sample?
But does he have - realistically - any reasonable amount of contact with a given population by just traveling through their country?
Think about it, if you were to travel through your home country by train or car, do you have a somewhat representative sample of what life is there? Likely, you’ll only have contact with a handful of people (beyond purely functional interactions). Do 5 people who all happen to travel with the same transport medium and also speak English represent a good sample?