around the world in 50 years by albert podell

And he overcame encounters with crocodiles, hippos, anacondas, giant leeches, flying crabs-and several beautiful women who insisted that he stop this nonsense and marry them.Īround the World in 50 Years is a remarkable and meaningful tale packed with some of the most memorable, frightening, and hilarious adventure stories you have ever read. He ate everything from old camel meat and African field rats to dung beetles and the brain of a live monkey. He traveled through every kind of earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, snowstorm, and sandstorm that nature threw at him. He survived riots, revolutions, civil wars, trigger-happy child soldiers, voodoo priests, jihadists, robbers, corrupt cops, and Cape buffalo. He was co-leader of the Trans-World Record Expedition and co-author of Who Needs A Road, an adventure classic still in print after nearly five decades. First, he set a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world, during which he blasted his way out of minefields, survived a serious accident atop the Peak of Death, came within seconds of being lynched, and lost three of the five men who started with him: two to disease, one to the Vietcong.Īfter that, Albert Podell set another record by going to every country on earth. ALBERT PODELL has been an editor at Playboy and three national outdoor magazines and written more than 250 freelance articles. the most original travel narrative ever written.” -CounterPunchĪround the World in 50 Years is the inspiring story of an ordinary guy who achieved two great goals that others had told him were impossible.

Around the world in 50 years by albert podell