AROUND THE WORLD IN 61 DAYS
Dear Friend,My name is Gabriel Francis. I am a recent college graduate from the University of California, Irvine with degrees in Economics and Information Computer Science. This August 3rd I will be setting off on one of the most ambitious journeys of my lifetime, circumnavigating the globe alone from West to East in two months. Starting in San Francisco I will be traveling all the way around the world, through Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southern Europe before finally ending in Los Angeles. Confirmed stops along the way include Tokyo, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Bombay, India; Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Bratislava, Slovakia; Barcelona, Spain; Paris, France; and New York, NY. I want you to keep me company as I set off on this amazing journey!
YOUR PERSONAL WORLD TRAVELER
For two years I have kept a personal website chronicling my various experiences, world travels, and studies abroad in an online journal for my closest friends, family, and fanatics. In addition to my detailed travel journals, I also post many digital photographs and compose emails to those who subscribe to my gabrielfrancis.com email list. My website is extremely popular among travel feed websites and in many Google search queries. Last year, at the height of its popularity, my website received up to 722 unique hits a day and some 29,000 visitors in one month. The point is, my website has inspired thousands of people to take an interest in world travel and digital photography and I want you to be among them.
A UNIQUE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Not only do I want you to join me on my trip, I want you to be a vital part of the entire experience. This ambitious globe trotting is spreading thin the resources of a newly graduated and recently indebted student. In order to supplement my trip I have set up a unique sponsorship program at on my website which you can access by clickin on the itinerary tab to the left. Here you will be able to directly contribute to my travels by sponsoring a meal in one of Tokyo's infamous sushi bars, an overnight train ride from Dubrovnik to Budapest, or a night of rest in one of Barcelona's Las Ramblas youth hostels. Your donations will see immediate real returns as I document my experiences on my website through photographs, journals, and emails sent directly to your e-mail's inbox. Other program benefits include:
- Sponsor $5 or more and receive a personalized postcard from anywhere I visit in the world!
- Sponsor $10 or more and receive a 8x10 print of any photo of your choice from my website!
- Sponsor $25 or more and receive a "I am traveling the world with www.gabrielfrancis.com" T-Shirt!
Even if you can't find the time to become an Official gabrielfrancis.com Sponsor you are still welcome to join me on my trip! Visit www.gabrielfrancis.com now so you can be there from the beginning!