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Hobsausage
Hobsausage - The Corn Flake Traveller
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Facebook Page Twitter Page I started my adventure in September 2002 intending to experience the world for 16 months and then return to the U.K to do the usual career, house and kids thing. My plans changed and now my aim in life is simple.
I want to eat a bowl of corn flakes in every country in the world
I fell in love with the travel life and has always been intrigued about what is out there in the BIG-wide-world. I began to wonder if anyone has ever visited every country in the world? and was sure that somebody must have at some time so
I decided to add the twist of eating corn flakes because firstly; I love corn flakes, and secondly because if I do visit every country and somebody tells me I am not the first then I can pull my corn flakes as a wild card. I doubt very much if anyone has ever eaten a bowl everywhere in fact I also wonder if its ever been done in the entire cosmos over its 14 billion year history. My feat will be unique throughout time and space.
Follow me as I try to eat a bowl of Corn Flakes in every country in the world.
If you would like to just see the ancient sites I have visited around the world please visit my other blog.
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Countries I have visited so-far
Ones I've Corn-Flakeified are in Bold
1 England
2 Spain
3 United States
4 France
5 Kenya
6 Wales
7 Belgium
8 Netherlands
9 Mexico
10 Belize
11 Guatemala
12 Honduras
13 Nicaragua
14 Costa Rica
15 Peru
16 Ecuador
17 Brazil
18 Bolivia
19 Argentina
20 Scotland
21 Uruguay
22 Paraguay
23 Chile
24 Colombia
25 Ireland
26 Monaco
27 Italy
28 Vatican City
29 San Marino
30 Slovenia
31 Austria
32 Czech Republic
33 Germany
34 Puerto Rico
35 Canada
36 Greece
37 Albania
38 Montenegro
39 Croatia
40 Thailand
41 Laos
42 Cambodia
43 Malaysia
44 Singapore
45 Brunei
46 Indonesia
47 Vietnam
48 Morocco
49 Western Sahara
50 Mauritania
51 Mali
52 Senegal
53 Gambia, The
54 Egypt
55 Switzerland
56 Liechtenstein
57 Portugal
58 Turkey
59 Bulgaria
60 Macedonia
61 Serbia
62 Kosovo
63 Bosnia
Travel Blog Posts
The Corn Flake Shots
Published: April 26th 2010Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Fareham
May 4th 2013
My Corn Flakes Shots My Aim in Life is to eat a bowl of Corn Flakes in every country in the world Some of the earlier shots are dodgy as I went digital quite late. Chronological Order of Countries CornFlakified countries in italics are officially countries but I don't consider them to be countries in bold are not official countries but should be 1 England 2 Spain 3 United States 4 France 5 Kenya 6 Wales 7 Belgium 8 Netherlands 9 Mexico 10 Belize 11 Guatemala 12 Honduras 13 Nicaragua 14 Costa Rica 15 Peru 16 Ecuador 17 Brazil 18 Bolivia 19 Argentina 20 Scotland 21 Uruguay 22 Paraguay 23 Chile 24 Colombia 25 Ireland 26 Monaco 27 Italy 28 Vatican City 29 San Marino 30 Slovenia 31 Austria 32 Czech Republic 33 Germany 34 ... read more
April 23rd 2013
To show dedication to my cause I have tattoo'd "The Corn Flake Traveller" on my arm. It is in Arabic to show the Arabic world that I hold no ridiculous prejudice and the Arabic writing is beautiful too. This was done on my trip to Tunisia. To see details of my trip I will post a blog soon. Photos and a youtube video below ... read more
April 22nd 2013
12 Days in Tunisia Being a small country and not particularly famous for anything I wasn't that bothered about exploring Tunisia in great depth. For this reason Me and Steph opted for a cheap 12 day package holiday (my first package deal in about 14 years) so we could visit without breaking the bank and I could move a step closer to completing my corn flake mission. What we found was a country with a heavy influence from the outside world, with pre-historical ancient sites, Roman and Phonetician ruins and more recent influence from the Spanish, French and Islamic cultures – a mix of cultures rather than having a unique Tunisian one. and now through TV the U.K and U.S are influencing - We spent much of the time relaxing around the pool, meeting and watching ... read more
March 27th 2013
I was interviewed about my Corn Flake mission on some TV and radio stations Aussie TV Ray D'Arci Radio Show in Ireland Wild FM Radio in Holland ... read more
March 13th 2013
"The Adventures of a Hard-up, Diabetic Traveller with a Corn Flake Problem" The description on Amazon The Adventures of a Hard-up, Diabetic Traveller with a Corn Flake Problem, details a decade’s worth of experiences from my travels in over 60 countries. I have travelled for 71.3% of this past decade, with a daily expenditure of £14.13, pretty cheap when you consider that includes everything. I have also had type 1 diabetes since I was 9 years old, which has caused plenty of problems along my journeys around the world. I have tried to travel off the beaten track and slowly, to look at places thoroughly and to take it all in. I have kept a daily diary on my travels so the experiences are ... read more
U.K Megalithic Tour - 10 Days on the Road Making a Documentary
Published: March 16th 2013Europe » United Kingdom
March 12th 2013
U.K Megalithic Tour - 10 Days on the Road Me, Rich and Jay, my 'Modern Explorer' friends, hired a spaceship called 'Shrooms' and travelled from London to the Orkney Islands, just North of Scotland, then down to Landsend near Penzance in search of Megalithic sites such as the famous Stonehenge. Jay flew in from San Fran so I showed him around London for a few days, then on the 1st March we picked up the spaceship and Rich, to start our Tour. It was a real pleasure to be able to share my passion for megalithic sites with 2 great friends, who share my interest. Driving around the U.K, sleeping in a tent on the roof next to fields full of stones and filming a documentary matched any of my... read more
February 15th 2013
The First Week Thursday 7th Feb The week started with an interview for 'The News' my local newspaper, on Thursday the 7th Feb 2013. Saturday 9th The news did a full page article on page 3 and put a video online of me eating corn flakes. This led to a local news agency contacting me about distributing my story worldwide. Sunday 10th The Daily mail put an article online and "The Sun" did a small article on page 31 url=http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=the%20times%20mick%20hobday&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CEwQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2276523%2FMan-spends-36-800-travelling-63-countries-perfect-bowl-CORN-FLAKES.html&ei=C1EmUYzcEsa20QX19IG4Cg&usg=AFQjCNEv-D8eugWiKTCMW8_egSYQTpQSwA&bvm=bv.42661473,d.d2kThe Daily Mail Article Monday ... read more
August 30th 2012
This blog post is a prelude / accompaniment to a book I have just finished writing and soon hope to be publishing. The book contains extracts from the diaries that I have written over the years, used to re-tell some of the weird and wonderful things I have done during my first decade travelling. Below I go through a trip at a time listing those interesting things I have done. Alaska to Argentina - Backpacking Flying over Alaska Hiking in Denali National Park and bumping in to 6 Bears Looking over the Harding Ice Field Taking the public Ferry down the Alaskan coast Going under the Mendenhall Glacier, in to an ice cave Enough trout to walk on them next to a waterfall Waking up in a stand overlooking an american football lesson Getting drunk ... read more
August 17th 2012
The Last 5 Days of the Cycle I spent 3 days cycling from Visoko to Split and then a couple of days in Split getting ready to fly home. I continued to cycle up and down over hills and mountains but enjoyed it a lot more knowing that I was only days away from my last uphill. I also continued to see pyramid-shaped hills and generally really nice scenery like lakes and hills with wild horses parading around. My tent poles broke again, for the third time but luckily I managed to fix it, one final time, again with duct tape and sticks and it was only for my last night. Split was full of tourists, many out partying and drinking loads but that didn't spoil the experience of walking around the centre, which is ... read more
Bosnia - 3 Weeks (2 Weeks Excavating the Bosnian Pyramids)
Published: September 4th 2012Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 17th 2012
Bosnia - 3 Weeks I went to Bosnia at this time, as I had signed up for the volunteer program with the 'Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation' http://www.bosnianpyramid.com/index_files/volunteers.html The program lasted 2 weeks and I had a few days cycling either side. It took me a couple of days to get from the Montenegrin border to Visoko, where I stayed for the 2 weeks, then 3 days cycling from Bosnia in to Croatia and Split. I crossed in to the country and followed rivers both up and down, all the way until I arrived in Visoko, the cycling was nice as roads that follow rivers tend to have gentle gradients and they went through canyons and lush green forests. I arrived a day early and went to the hotel where the volunteers were offered ... read more
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Trips
Alaska to Argentina
September 3rd 2002 -» July 15th 2005
European Cycle to the 2006 World Cup
March 20th 2006 -» July 6th 2006
Greece Lightning - Cycle Trip
October 10th 2007 -» November 15th 2007
Southeast Asia
July 1st 2008 -» December 13th 2008
Spain
March 3rd 2009 -» July 28th 2009
West Africa
October 5th 2009 -» March 28th 2010
Egypt
June 29th 2010 -» August 2nd 2010
Central Europe - Getting Hitched
May 18th 2011 -» June 4th 2011
My Corn Flakes Shots
June 7th 2011 -» June 30th 2011
Exploration of Modern and Ancient Civilisations
December 30th 2011 -» August 18th 2012
September 3rd 2002 -» July 15th 2005
European Cycle to the 2006 World Cup
March 20th 2006 -» July 6th 2006
Greece Lightning - Cycle Trip
October 10th 2007 -» November 15th 2007
Southeast Asia
July 1st 2008 -» December 13th 2008
Spain
March 3rd 2009 -» July 28th 2009
West Africa
October 5th 2009 -» March 28th 2010
Egypt
June 29th 2010 -» August 2nd 2010
Central Europe - Getting Hitched
May 18th 2011 -» June 4th 2011
My Corn Flakes Shots
June 7th 2011 -» June 30th 2011
Exploration of Modern and Ancient Civilisations
December 30th 2011 -» August 18th 2012
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