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The Dane has been travelling by boat, bus and train since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torbjorn Pedersen is a man on a mission. The Dane has decided to visit every country in the world, in one single journey, without catching a single flight \u2013 something that\u2019s never been done before. This journey, or \u201csaga\u201d as he calls it, began in Copenhagen in his native Denmark on Thursday, October 10, 2013, and he hasn\u2019t been home since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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‘A stranger is a friend you\u2019ve never met before,’ is the motto for his journey. Courtesy Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Thor, as he is commonly known, is navigating the globe only by land and sea. When we spoke, he had been to 186 countries, with 17 to go. He has spent days on end on-board ferries, buses, trains, and container ships. He opted to eschew flying because he wanted to make the trip \u201cunique and ambitious\u201d, he says, but this has certainly come with obstacles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen, known as Thor, started his journey in 2013. Courtesy Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
There have been moments when he was not sure if he would survive. \u201cIt\u2019s a tie between being on-board a container ship in a storm for four days near where the Titanic sank and being on a dirt road in the middle of the night in a Central African jungle, while being interrogated by three very drunk, very armed, very hostile soldiers,\u201d he tells <\/em>me. \u201cEvery second felt like it could have been my last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He insists, however, that there are more positive experiences than negative \u2013 like the woman named Maria in Poland who invited him into her home during a snowstorm. She cooked and offered him a place to sleep without knowing who he was. The next day she drove him to the bus terminal and wished him a safe journey. It is small acts of kindness such as these that illustrate why Thor\u2019s saga slogan is \u201ca stranger is a friend you\u2019ve never met before\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thor has spent days on trains, boats and buses. Courtesy Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Thor\u2019s thirst for adventure can, perhaps, be traced back to the fact that he moved around a lot as a child due to his father\u2019s work, or because his mother was a tour guide. Or it could be because he spent time in Libya, Greenland, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan for work. The former logistics professional has always had a penchant for adventure, and has climbed Kilimanjaro and backpacked around Asia. But the \u201csaga\u201d is not a backpacking expedition, he is quick to point out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI find it peculiar when people think I\u2019m a tourist, a backpacker or someone on a gap year. Who the heck stumbles into 180 countries on an unbroken journey completely without flying by accident? Sir Edmund Hillary wore a backpack. That did not make him a backpacker,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clearly, Thor is hoping to earn a spot in history books, but he also wants to show people that the world is not necessarily what we believe it is. \u201cThe mainstream media is showing us the sensationalised part of the world, so we end up hearing a lot about terror, corruption, conflicts, natural disasters,\u201d he says. His experiences \u2013 even that one encounter with Maria in Poland \u2013 highlight something very different, he believes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When we spoke to him, Thor’s journey had taken him to 186 countries, including Mongolia (pictured). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had 17 to go. Courtesy Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Thor\u2019s saga is made possible through personal funding, sponsorship crowdfunding and assistance from the Danish Red Cross. He sets aside $20 (Dh73) a day, on average, for spending. This goes towards meals, transport and, in some countries, accommodation, and visas. \u201cSometimes I get to sleep somewhere for free, and I do not need to buy a visa daily, so those costs are minimised over time,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trip was sponsored for its first 30 months, but Thor has since depleted his personal funds, and has had to borrow money twice to keep the mission on course. \u201cThere is a Patreon [a crowdfunding platform] account and I earn a little from writing articles. It\u2019s not a lucrative project for me at this point,\u201d he admits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thor\u2019s background in logistics helps when it comes to planning the best routes in order to visit all 203 countries in the world (as listed by the Montevideo Convention). However, acquiring visas while constantly on the road can be a nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, he recalls a time in Gabon when an immigration officer granted him access, but for two months after Thor\u2019s intended visit. This incident in 2015 coincided with his phone being stolen and fuelled both a physical and mental breakdown, making him want to quit the saga altogether. \u201cI was broken,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI felt like I was crying, but not a single tear crossed my cheek and everything collapsed in my head. My body was so tired and I was falling into a deep void,\u201d he says. \u201cI was done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thor’s journey is expected to end in 2020. Courtesy Torbj\u00f8rn Pedersen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Except he wasn\u2019t. As it stands, he is expected to complete his journey in 2020, with the Maldives as his final destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While he has made many friends in various countries over the course of his travels, Thor has also shared parts of his more than 250,000-kilometre journey with loved ones, including his fiancee, who has visited him 20 times since he left Denmark. The pair got engaged when Thor proposed on top of Mount Kenya in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nonetheless, he admits that the relentless emotional and psychological ebb and flow can take its toll. \u201cI also feel lonely. I\u2019m essentially alone, although I often meet new people. I am far away from home and haven\u2019t seen many of my friends and loved ones for many years. It makes me wonder if this is all worth it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seems it is. Thor recalls a particularly special memory of being on a container ship in the North Atlantic after a four-day storm. \u201cThe waters were a deep blue colour and extraordinarily calm, with whales and dolphins everywhere,\u201d he says. \u201cWe moved across the mirror-like sea and suddenly I could smell trees, but there was no land in sight. Five hours later we could begin to see Canada. The wind was blowing in our direction and that is why I could smell trees long before I could see land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While moments like these make him appreciate our planet, the biggest lesson he has learned as a nomad is that people are people, no matter where they are from. He found North Korea, for example, poor but friendly. \u201cI feel that while the population is subject to some degree of manipulation, we outside of North Korea probably are subject to far more manipulation regarding North Korea,\u201d he says. \u201cThe food was good, the people I spoke to were kind and hospitality was high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All in all, the journey has been both sobering and reflective for Thor. \u201cNow that I have seen and experienced so many countries, it has been life-changing to truly understand that the pale blue dot we all share is truly more peaceful, friendly and safer than what anyone could hope for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven in the most conflicted countries, people still fall in love, get married, take selfies, play games, enjoy food and live normal lives,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a \u201cnormal life\u201d that Thor is most looking forward to on his return to Denmark. He hopes to become an author and motivational speaker \u2013 and travel will be purely for recreational purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First published in The National.AE : September 7, 2019 10:57 AM<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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