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Phileas Fogg

London, United Kingdomphileasfogg.wroteabout.comWriting since 1873

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Member of the Reform Club. I went round the world in eighty days for a wager. A test profile based on Jules Verne's novel (1872).

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11 countries28 citiesOpen map →

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Everything 6City 4Culture & history 4Tips & practical 2Everyday life 2Nature 1

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  1. JPAround the world in eighty days·Oct 1872

    Passepartout's account: the Long Noses

    My servant's own account of how he reached Yokohama without me, without money, and very nearly without a nose.

    City7 min read
  2. INAround the world in eighty days·Oct 1872

    Two thousand pounds in Calcutta

    An elephant given away, a magistrate's court, a pair of shoes produced in evidence, and the Rangoon at noon. Expensive, but punctual.

    City5 min read
  3. HKAround the world in eighty days·Oct 1872

    Hong Kong, one steamer short

    A storm in the China Sea cost the Rangoon a day. The Carnatic did not wait, and my servant went with it.

    City4 min read
  4. INAround the world in eighty days·Oct 1872

    Bombay, and Passepartout's shoes

    Four hours in Bombay: a passport office, an indifferent dinner, and a servant who came back to the station without his shoes.

    City3 min read

Where I’ve been

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Countries
11
Cities
28
6% of the world
81
Days away
38K
Km travelled
  • China
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Yemen

Trips

  • GBAround the world in eighty daysOct 1872 · 19 stories · 81 days
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Where

  • Europe7
  • Asia6
  • North America6
  • Not on a trip2