We are Magy and Mr. Shushtari. Four years ago, we decided to leave everything behind us and travel around the world. We had never planned such a long trip, but the road took us to amazing places. We traveled with an extremely low budget of USD 3.50 per person a day as we hitchhiked and slept in a tent.
Our adventure started in Bulgaria when four years ago we lifted a thumb on the highway. When in Pakistan, we were accompanied by a military escort all the way to the Indian border. Later the temptation of the Himalayas was too great to resist and we traveled 700 km on foot there wearing only sandals. Then it was time to visit Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam which is still a sultanate. In Singapore, we spent only USD 10 for a week. Our tent was attacked by six men armed with machete in Indonesia, and we got lost in the jungles of Borneo.
Papua New Guinea was the most adventurous place we had ever been to. There we met people from the indigenous tribes who live like their ancestors as hunter-gatherers. They do not have running water. They do not use electricity, let alone computers and internet. They live a wild wife away from modern civilization.
After that we got married on Fiji, hitchhiked a yacht and became a part of its crew. Alabama, for that was the boat’s name, took us to beautiful Pacific islands. We even lived on an atoll which we had to share with sharks. 6,000 miles later, the yacht reached its final destination - South Korea, and we left for Taiwan. Our trip continued in Vietnam, China and Mongolia, a vast land without any roads, bridges and signs, where we lived a nomadic life in a yurt for a short time. But it was not our last destination. Our journey took us to Siberia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey.
We are the living proof that hitchhiking is not dangerous. On the contrary, when you hitch a ride, you get to know different people and cultures and realize that people are good at heart and always willing to help you and share the last crumb of bread with you.
Find below photos from our epic journey. If you want to read about our adventures, visit our travel blog.
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Tribes of Papua New Guinea
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In Pakistan, the government provided a military escort for us while we travelled near the Afghanistan border until we left the country. By the way, the soldiers were very nice to us.
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Everyone loves beaches! We slept on more than 100 different beaches during our four-year journey
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We met over 50 ethnic groups in different countries, who live in harmony with nature as they did hundreds of years ago
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Temples on Bali Island - we visited 30 countries and had the unique chance to get acquainted with over 10 different religions
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People in Papua New Guinea still live in tribes and we were lucky enough to get to know them and their culture
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We almost became gold prospectors in Papua New Guinea where you could find nuggets as big as eggs but only if you feel comfortable swimming with the crocodiles
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Once we got lost in the jungles of Borneo and spent 3 days without water. Finally, just as we thought we were dying, we found our way out
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We had close encounters with wild animals such as tigers, elephants, orangutans, and many more
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Can you see all the six women in the photo? Everywhere we went, we met amazing people from different cultures
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We slept more than 1000 nights in our tent
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We lived in a yurt in Mongolia and were fascinated by the nomadic life