Mike Legrand (blue shirt) at his bartending job in Mozambique. “Routines are a way to fast-forward your life…and randomness is a way to break your routine.” (Photo: Kristine Hamson)
What happens when you know you want to hit the road, but you don’t have a place you need to be? Easy. Invite your friends to a bar, have them write down a place anywhere in the world, and see where you randomly end up. For Mike Legrand, he almost get sent to his mother’s house, but fortunately, the last bingo ball remaining sent him somewhere far more exotic. If you like randomness and true adventure, Mike’s story is for you.
Listen now: Extreme Travel Odysseys Episode 8
- Connect: Mike’s personal web site
- Listen: Bob Dylan, “Mozambique“
- Travel hack: Traveling back to the U.S. from Israel on any Sept. 11 anniversary
- Watch: “Land Grab” which discusses the Zimbabwean strife occurring around this time, and also “Mugabe and the White American” about the resulting legal battles
- Buy: Zimbabwe 100 Trillion bank note
- Donate: Code in the Schools
- Gear: Nalgene bottle, Teva sandals
- Media recommendations: “Powaqqatsi” and the “Qatsi Trilogy,” “Into the Wild,” Google employee who lives completely random life
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