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Why would you walk across Africa for love? This man did! (video)

 

Well stranger things have happened. Kudos for being “different”, usually a hefty dose of “charm” at dinner with the prospective father in-law does the trick and in some places a promise of a truck load or 2 of live chickens for dowry helps! Anyway, here is this man’s story:

 

In 1898, the dashing British adventurer Ewart Grogan was head-over-heels in love—but he needed the approval of his beloved’s skeptical, aristocratic stepfather. To prove his worth, Grogan set out on an epic quest to become the first person to walk the length of Africa.
A little over a century later, American journalist Julian Smith also found himself madly in love with his girlfriend of seven years, yet terrified by the prospect of marriage. Inspired by Grogan’s story, he decided to face his fears of commitment by retracing the explorer’s amazing—and nearly forgotten—4,500-mile journey for love and glory through Africa

 

 

Julian Smith on Tripline