7 Days to Go - Dare Me, I Dare Ya

7 Days To Go...

I've read about a dare me feature in a number of traveler's blog, including Dave from Go Backpacking who helped me get this feature up and running. I consider myself to be an adventurous and open-minded person, so doing user submitted dares around the world seems like a great idea to earn a little bit of income while traveling around the world!  That means, at the very least, I will entertain almost every idea, no matter how large or small (if the price is right of course).  Go ahead, dare me!

The dare feature is simple.  Email me or post a comment below with what you are interested in me doing at a specific destination.  Include your name, email, blog address if applicable, and a suggested donation amount.  If the idea is not too crazy, which I don't think most of them would be, and I make it to that region of the world, I'll attempt the dare.  Proof of the dare completion will be provided by either photo or video and posted on the blog as well as emailed to you.  Once completed, and only when completed, you can give your donation via PayPal to help me travel further!

Dave from Go Backpacking had some suggestions for dares to give you an idea of what can be accomplished in a dare abroad.  They include..

Visit a certain monument
Eat a strange food (Durian)
Obtain and mail a souvenir
Go X days without a shower
Take a picture of something
Do a specific activity (clean elephants)

I'm now accepting dares for Asia, including the countries of Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.  Potential dares for other places such as Burma, Laos, and Borneo are possible, but I cannot guarantee that I'll visit them.

As for donations go, here is a little bit of a cost breakdown for what a donation can go for:

$1 - a beer in South East Asia
$7.50 - a night in a hut on a Thai beach
$10 - a night in a decent hostel in Asia
$30 - a full day of travel in Asia/South America
$50 - overnight train ride across China
$75 - a one day budget flight to a new place
$100 - whatever you want it to be! 

So get those dares ready!  We're off in 7 days.

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