On any long distance, long duration travel adventure you invariably experience a lot of different cultures and get to see some incredible views. But what I have come to realize during the-walk is that is really all about the people.

During the-walk I met and interacted with an astounding number of people. Everything from short 5-minute talks to what will probably prove to be lifelong friendships. Some I met just for a few minutes, some for a few days and some even walked a distance with me.

This is going to be a ridiculously long post, but I just wanted to share with you some of the interactions that made the-walk so special. Interactions with friendly, helpful people all over the world.

Here they are, at least some of them, in no particular order….