Freelance writer decides to travel around the world

Anyone who thinks that freelance writing is monotonous or boring might change their mind by simply looking at the daring adventure that British freelancer Paul Smith has decided to embark upon. Smith, who writes for a wide array of websites, as well as the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper, will travel to all corners of the globe, in order to support his charity of choice. Smith cares deeply about the world’s fresh water supply and has used his writing and online interviews to raise awareness of this cause. The freelance author’s international expedition will include a very strict and tightly regimented routine. Smith will only accept lodging in the places he visits from people he met through Twitter, the online social networking and blogging tool, and will never spend more than 48 hours in a single location. In fact, Smith’s challenge is to ensure that he keeps moving every two days and failure to do this will mean the immediate end of his expedition.

The prolific freelance writer is also making his trip even more challenging by only taking a minimum amount of food and supplies with him. Smith will only have on his person items that he is able to carry without assistance and will spend no money, except on food.  As a freelancer, Smith’s online writings focus on issues related to technology and the media. But in true blogger form, Smith will also ensure that his readers will be kept up to date on his global adventure, by posting regular entries to his blog, which is rather appropriately entitled “Twitch-Hiker.”