PUBLIC MARKS from adfunk with tag reporter

Today’s adventurers no longer have to wait months to tell their stories. Now blogs recount every step of their journey as it happens, writes Fran Molloy. BLOGS from space? Why not, now that the internet is everywhere, giving even extreme travellers almost instant connection. Thanks to the growing number of expeditioners who are using blogs to chronicle their adventures, now the bravery, hardship and extreme challenges are just a click away.

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