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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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  1. 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.

    Tips & practical4 min read
  2. INAround the world in eighty days·Oct 1872

    The railway that wasn't finished

    Fifty miles of railway that existed only in the newspapers, and what it cost to cross them on an elephant named Kiouni.

    Tips & practical7 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