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    Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott are the husband-and-wife digital storytelling and photography team behind Uncornered Market. They travel deep and off-beat, aiming to connect the world through people, food and adventure. Five years and 70 countries later, they are still going...and still married. Read more…

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    How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

    How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
    Author: Franklin Foer
    Who knew you could learn so much about globalization, economics and politics from soccer? Great read.

    Artist\'s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
    Author: Julia Cameron
    One possible path to re-discovering the creativity you never knew you had.

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
    Author: Jared Diamond
    An admirable crack at explaining why the world is the way it is by way of an anthropological macro-history. This book probably comes up the most in conversation as we travel.

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
    Author: Bill Shore
    Inspiring profiles of social entrepreneurs and projects we all can learn from and hopefully replicate to give back to community.

    Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

    Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
    Author: John Carlin
    Although the storyline is built around the South African rugby team and the 1995 World Cup, this book is more about Nelson Mandela and how he was able to unite a divided country. Inspiring.

    Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown

    Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
    Author: Paul Theroux
    The author re-visits Africa and re-assesses the place he once knew... and judges it once and for all. Well written, poignant observations of the thumbprints left by career politicians, aid workers, and everyday people.

    Outliers: The Story of Success

    Outliers: The Story of Success
    Author: Malcolm Gladwell
    A look at the internal and external factors of how extraordinary people got to be, well, extraordinary. One of those books that challenges assumptions and makes you think differently.

    Shantaram: A Novel

    Shantaram: A Novel
    Author: Gregory David Roberts
    Administering first aid in a Bombay slum, selling fake passports and running guns to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. Technically a novel, but closely linked to the Author's own experiences. Fantastic read.

Where We’re Going

We have a general trajectory, but we remain flexible and evolve our itinerary as new opportunities arise and as world events change our course.
Road Trip, Pamir Style in Tajikistan
We aim to string together contacts and partner organizations to serve as anchors for our journey. If you know people or organizations in the countries below who would be interesting for us to meet or to work with, please let us know.

Southeast Asia and Bangladesh – early 2011

We’re starting the year at a lovely little beach house on Koh Samui, Thailand. Once our Thai visas run out, we’ll make our way to Bangladesh via Malaysia.

The Middle East and Africa – mid-to-late 2011

Infrastructure, logistics and safety issues in the region require us to plan more thoroughly than we did for Asia. Here’s a list of countries currently on the table:

Map of Africa and the Middle EastAfrica
Uganda – Tanzania – Kenya – Rwanda – Burundi – Eritrea – Ethiopia – Uganda – Morocco – Libya – Egypt – – Zambia – Mozambique – Botswana – Namibia – South Africa – Reunion – Madagascar

We’ll consider West African destinations (e.g., Ghana, Mali, Liberia), time depending.

Middle East
Syria – Lebanon – Jordan – Israel (carrying a legal 2nd passport, of course) – Iran (visa and costs permitting) – Qatar – United Arab Emirates – Oman – Yemen

 

And after all that?

TBD (To Be Determined). Maybe take a deep breath and write a book.

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