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After the World Tour...

Dreaming at your desk about quitting for a round-the-world jaunt? Travel writer and comic book artist Marie Javins went around the world in 2001 without a single plane trip, relying instead on unmetered taxis, bike tours and the occasional walking stick. Her website for the trip, Marie's World Tour, contains some of the greatest travel-related dependent clauses ever, like "Ever since I had walked away from the Ethiopian truck accident..." from her November 29 entry. And it's worth noting her route, which included two nights in Almaty, Kazakhstan -- way before Borat was born. Marie's a trendsetter.

After a series of fantastic jaunts including a trip to Antarctica, Marie has settled down for the moment in Cairo (after all that, you can't just move to Podunk!), where her blog No Hurry in North Africa describes running into New Yorkers abroad and trying to plan her next adventure. Until she goes off and does it, you can relive her world tour online; its Africa leg is available in book form.

[Photo: Marie Javins]

Related Stories:
· No Hurry in North Africa [Official Site]
· Marie's World Tour [Official Site]