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The Most Travelled Man on Earth
by flagamuffin

    Bown’s tale of extreme travel has already made national news in Ireland, and European media outlets like The Guardian are planning features on his staggering two-decade achievement, accomplished with little more than courage and a backpack.

    It’s not the 44-year-old’s first time in the headlines: Two years ago, BBC World Service and Time Magazine were among the outlets buzzing over the unexpected appearance of a tourist in war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia — the first recreational visitor in more than two decades.