Every year since she was a child, 23-year-old Anya Doherty flew thousands of miles across the world to visit friends and family. But as her concern for the environmental implications of air travel grew, she set out to find a way to get from London to San Franciso without flying on a single airplane. Her solution — booking a cabin on a commercial cargo ship. Anya recounts her unique and fascinating journey halfway around the world, talks about travel sustainability, slow travel, and facing her fears.

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Daisy never thought travel would be accessible to her, but after a leap of faith and against the will of her parents, she went from not knowing how to purchase a plane ticket to becoming an avid traveler.

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Will Lavergne was in college when his drunk friend had the crazy idea of participating in the Mongol Rally, a “choose your own adventure” journey with only one rule — anything goes. Through deserts, mountains and “the city of gold”, Will describes his epic journey across the Middle East.

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