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''Travel is the departure from one's little pond. It is the bold renouncement of the petty comforts that hold us prisoner. It is a movement away from the known towards the unknown and unimaginable. Travel is expansion, widening, opening-up...'' After years as a media executive, Nicos Hadjicostis abandoned the business world and set his sights on a larger and more fulfilling goal: to explore our planet as if it were one huge country, a single destination. Starting from New York and traveling west for six-and-a-half-years, the author visited six continents and seventy countries delving deep into their peoples, cultures and natural wonders.
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Nicos Hadjicostis traveled around the world continuously for 6.5 years, without backtracking, or returning to his point of departure. His aim was to treat the world as if it were one huge country, a single destination. He explored 70 countries on 6 continents delving deep into their peoples, cultures, and natural wonders. This life-transforming journey inspired the award-winning book, ''Destination Earth: A New Philosophy of Travel by a World-Traveler."
Prior to his long journey, Nicos had managed the largest media group in Cyprus for more than a decade. He had become jaded with the business world and abandoned it in order to explore both the world and himself.
To learn more, visit www.nicoshadjicostis.com
