The old Converse sneakers I took around the world

Old Converse sneakers

The old Converse sneakers I took around the world

These were my old Converse sneakers I took with me on my RTW trip. I bought them days before I left America on what ended up being a trip I’m kind-of still doing today. The Converse sneakers lasted until shortly after I arrived in Berlin, where I replaced them for an exact same pair.

They were basically my only shoes during the trip, though I did spend much of my travels during the summer so I wore a lot of flip-flops (and occasionally went barefoot when camping out on beaches in India).

You can read about my big round-the-world trip in the two summary posts:


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  1. I bought my first pair of these (as an adult had tons when I was a kid) When I was in Morocco in 2009 and am now on my third pair! haha :)

    I realized the first ones were dead when I was walking around London on a wet day and my right foot started to “squish” every time I took a step and I realized there was a hole right through the bottom haha :)

  2. Hi Adam!
    I happened upon your site and it’s absolutely amazing! I love it! I have just started my world-wide adventure the January and I hope to one day see as much as you have. I would also love to link your blog to my site if that interests you, I feel like more people should read about your wondrous adventures! Feel free to email me or check out my blog: http://www.theresathetraveler.blogspot.com
    I’m still new at this whole blogging thing but your site has given me much inspiration!
    Take care!
    (p.s I love the shoes! I brought my light blue converse when I left Canada as well)

  3. Hi Adam!
    I happened upon your site and it’s absolutely amazing! I love it! I have just started my world-wide adventure the January and I hope to one day see as much as you have. I would also love to link your blog to my site if that interests you, I feel like more people should read about your wondrous adventures! Feel free to email me or check out my blog: http://www.theresathetraveler.blogspot.com
    I’m still new at this whole blogging thing but your site has given me much inspiration!
    Take care!
    (p.s I brought my light blue converse when I left Canada as well) :p

    • thanks for the reply theresa!

      hope you’re having a good time traveling…. i’ll check out your blog.

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