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e aII have a buckel Iisl.Things ve vanl lo do before ve die.In lhe
end, hovever, il's nol imorlanl hov many ilems are on our Iisl,
bul vhelher ve have lhe courage lo do lhem. This is easier said
lhan done. We can have a nice and comforlabIe Iife by doing vhal ve are
execled lo do.In orderlo ursueour dreams,hovever,veneed lo geloulof
ourcomforlzone andIeave lheveII knovnalh.We have loembracefearand
gelused lo lheunknovn.This is vhalADVINTURIILANIT is aIIaboul.Il's
nol|uslanolherlraveImagazine.Il'saboullhemindselandlhevayofIife.We
vanl lo insire you lo nol simIydovhalyou'resuosed lodo,bullo lhink
dierenlIyandslarl IivingIife onyourlerms.We vanl loencourageyou lo do
crazy lhings Iike skydiving, rafling or diving vilh sharks. Therefore ve ul
logelher amazing slories from aII over lhe vorId from eoIe vho reaIIy Iive
lheir buckel Iisl.Take GaryArndl for examIe.He has soId everylhinghe had
andhasbeenlraveIinglhevorIdnonslofor5yearsnov.
Weareveryexciledaboullhishrslissueand
hoeyouen|oyilasmuchasvedo!
Thebeslvaylorearefor
IifeislobeginloIive.
Mark & O!ivcr Kugc!,
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ADVINTURIILANIT!IRIIISSUI
35 WHAT TRAVEL
TEACHES YOU
4 SKYDIVING IN FIJI
FIJI
I.4
ANTARCTICA
I.10
CAMBODIA
I.48
5OUTH 5UDAN
I.70
10 INTERVIEW WITH
GARY ARNDT
Dave Iaravay leIIs us vhy lraveIing changes
your Iife for lhe beuer and vhy you shouId slo
Ianning so much.
Gary Arndl shares some slories from his 5 year
lraveI advenlure and exIains vhy he doesn'l
have a buckel Iisl
48 MOTORCYCLING
ALONG THE MEKONG
IIavio had a
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lhe nev born
counl ry of
Soulh Sudan
vilh corrul
oIice men,
acked boals
and Iols of
nev friends.
Hov Wes Nalions gol lo cross lhis bridge vilh a
6 doIIar a day scooler and vhal eIse he
exerienced lhal day you read here.
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WHY JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE IS AN EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NEVER
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INTERVIEW BY MARK KUGEL PHOTOS BY GARY ARNDT
5 YEARS
IMAGINE SELLING EVERYTHING YOU OWN TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
SOUNDS CRAZY? MEET GARY ARNDT
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5 YEARS
M: Hnw did this whn!c thing start?
What was ynur mntivatinn tn travc! Inr
vc ycars?
G: WeII, I didnl slarl oul vanling lo
lraveIforhveyears,Ivas goinglo lraveI
forayearorlvo.Thalbecamelhreeand
lhen four and lhen hve and nov ils |usl
sorlofvhalIdoforaIiving.
In March 2007 GARY ARNDT sold his house and has been traveling
around the world ever since. Since he started traveling, he has probably
done and seen more than he has in the rest of his life combined. So far he
has visited all 7 continents, over 116 countries and territories around the
world, all 50 US states, 9/10 Canadian provinces, every Australian state
and territory, over 125 US National Park Service sites and over 180
UNESCO World Heritage Sites. By Mark Kugel
7 Continents,
116 Countries
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW
M: Did ynu havc any spccic rnutc ynu
In!!nwcd, any spccia! p!accs ynu
wantcd tn visit?
G: I slarled in lhe acihc. I venl lo
Havaii and lhen I visiled a Iol of lhe
counlries in lhe acihc for lhe hrsl six
monlhs. I visiled lhe Iasler IsIand,
Tonga, Samoa, MarshaI I I sI ands,
Micronesia,counlriesIike
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you may never have heard of and you |usl
donl even knov lo ul il on your Iisl and
leII unliI you acluaIIy go lhere. Theres a
greal Iace in Micronesia vhich I lhink is
on a IeveI vilh Iasler IsIand or Macchu
Iicchu bulnobodyknovs abouliland liII I
had gone lhere, I didnl knov aboul il
eilher.
M: Dn ynu snmctimcs Icc! !nnc!y? Dnnt
ynu miss ynur Iricnds and Iami!y whcn
ynurc nn thc rnad Inr sn !nng?
G:IvemelmoreeoIelraveIIinglhanI

have mel before and everyvhere Igoinlhe

vorId I aIvays have readers of myvebsile
lhalImeelvilh.
M: Oh, rca!!y?
G:AIIlhelime.Icanllhinkofama|orcilyI
have been lo in lhe vorId vhere I donl
havereadersofmyvebsile.
M: Thats cnn!. 5n ynuvc gnt pcnp!c and
Iricnds Irnm a!! nvcr thc wnr!d.
G: Yes. I menlioned somelhing aboul
AIbanias 100lh anniversary and I vas
shockedlohndoullhalIhadsomany
Elephants in South Africa
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lhe fev eoIe lhal vanls lo do somelhing Iike lhis and I
acluaIIyen|oyil.
M: 5n thnsc nI us whn !nvc travc!ing and wnu!d !ikc tn
dn it, thcy shnu!d dcnitc!y dn it?
G: Il deends on vhal you caII lraveIing. You can |usl
Iive in a Iace for lhree monlhs or six monlhs and lhen
move on lo lhe nexl Iace. I donl knov vhelher you caII
lhal lraveIing if youre |usl slaying al lhal Iace for an
exlended eriod of lime bul ils cerlainIy seeing lhe
vorId. You couId visil one counlry a monlh and see
basicaIIyeverycounlryinlhevorIdin20years.
M: II ynu wcrc bnrn again, wnu!d ynu dn thc samc thing
again?
G:Ildeends ifIhad mymemoriesofmycurrenlIife.I do
nolknov ifIvouId do lhe same lhingifIcouId remember
everylhingbulIdonlreaIIyregrelanylhing.Ien|oyvhalI
doandIIanlokeedoingil.
M: Cnu!d ynu givc us a na! quntc abnut travc!ing?
G:TheonelhinglhalIaIvaysleIIeoIeislhallheabiIily
lo adal is more imorlanl lhan lhe abiIily lo Ian. A Iol
of eoIe vanl lo go on lris and lhey vanl lo Ian
everylhing oul lo lhe Iasl delaiI. I suggesl lhey donl do
lhal. Go lo a Iace and lhen see il because lhings viII
aIvays haen lhal viII change your scheduIe. ad
vealher mighl come u or maybe somelhing good mighl
haen lhal you vanl lo lake advanlage of. If you
scheduIed everylhing oul lhen you donl Ieave yourseIf
oenforlhoseoorlunilies.
THE ABILITY TO ADAPT IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THE ABILITY TO PLAN.

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