Interesting sounding lecture at bookworm: Beijing

[yonitabonita]

Hi folks,

As title suggests, there's an interesting sounding lecture going on at the Bookworm given by a guy that's hitchhiked for 4 years straight, through 45 countries.

I've included the details below for anyone that's interested.

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The Road Less Hitch-Hiked: A 5 Year World Tour

An public lecture presented by Ludovic Hubler

Monday February 12th 7.30pm, Free

The Bookworm, www.beijingbookworm.com (see map)

Since January 1st 2003, Ludovic Hubler, a 29 year old

French graduate with a Master of Science in Management,

has been touring the world by hitchhiking with the

challenge of completing the tour without spending a single

cent on transport. After more than 4 years with his thumb

up for over 118,000km through 45 countries, he has now

finally arrived in Beijing.

Having appeared on over 30 TV stations and hundreds of

newspapers across the world, he continues to share his

experiences of hitchhiking 1,500 Kilometers of the Sahara

desert, crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on

sailing-boats, traveling to Antarctica on an ice-breaker

and navigating his way through guerilla warfare and

checkpoints in Colombia.

In addition, Ludovic is involved in three humanitarian

missions in Brazil, Indonesia & Central America, as well

as in a "mentoring" project for French children with

cancer. Having been invited to speak at over 200 schools,

universities, and community groups around the world, his

presentation covers variety of issues from globalization &

environmental issues to more personal reflections &

lessons learned on the road. Ludovic will be sharing his

unique journey at the Bookworm on February 12th.

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www.ludovichubler.com

www.sekoyamag.com/ludovichubler

CCTV media coverage (Shanghai)

http://news.cctv.com/society/20070112/100443.shtml

An interview with Ludovic Hubler:

http://www.e-margaux.com/en/story/ludovic-hubler/