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Dare Me – Recounting My Hits and Misses

Pre-sailing party - Airlie Beach, Australia

Pre-sailing party - Airlie Beach, Australia

In 14 months of traveling the world, I received 17 dares.  Family, friends, former coworkers, and plenty of readers I've never met were happy to challenge me to step even further outside of my comfort zone than simply putting myself in the middle of a new country or culture.  As a result, I had a lot of interesting experiences, and garnered a few odd stories to tell. 

Did I finish with a winning percentage? 

YES!   I completed 13 of the 17 dares, or 76%. 

My Successes

  1. Picking my nose in front of Auckland, New Zealand's sky tower
  2. Tons of single, young women with their hands on my shoulder (most profitable)
  3. Getting a shot with 6+ women with their hands on me at once
  4. Eating a burger with the lot in Australia
  5. Getting monkeys to climb on me in Bali
  6. A photo op with Thai ladyboys
  7. Riding a scooter down a really crowded street (meant for China, completed in Bangkok)
  8. Eating spicy Vindaloo (meant for India, completed in Bangkok)
  9. Go to an underground Muay Thai fight in Thailand
  10. Eat dog (meant for Vietnam, completed in Cambodia)
  11. Take a Muay Thai boxing class in Thailand
  12. Cage dive with Great White Sharks in South Africa
  13. Eat Skop (sheep's head) in South Africa
Delicious dog meat - Battambang, Cambodia

Delicious dog meat - Battambang, Cambodia

My Failures

  1. Get a photo with a topless girl on the beach
  2. Eat scorpion or fried pigeon head (in China)
  3. Get a tattoo
  4. Ride the roof of a train (in India)

A BIG thanks to everyone who participated by sending me a dare.  I really appreciated the payments which helped to defer the associated costs, or buy me a dinner and a night's rest! 

You can access the full write-up for each dare, along with photos and/or video by going to the Dare Me page.  And since I have yet to return to the USA, I remain open to any dares which would apply here in Medellin or Colombia.

Monkeying around - Bali, Indonesia

Monkeying around - Bali, Indonesia

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Shelley

Friday 6th of June 2014

Linked here from my travel blog success lesson. I might try this with a poll, though I may end up eating scorpion pizza :P

Dave

Saturday 7th of June 2014

Hi Shelley, thanks for stopping by Go Backpacking too :)

Adam

Monday 29th of April 2013

Great Idea for some great stories to share over a cold beer, I hope to steal your idea for a future adventure, hope you don't mind Great blog and keep living the dream

Hotels Sydney

Thursday 28th of October 2010

I can't imagine myself eating a dog meat. But hey, kudos on these achievements. So adventurous!

Dave

Friday 24th of April 2009

Those thin white strips were somthing called young banana. It didn't really taste like banana, but I liked it. They were cold and crunchy so it was a nice additive to the dog meat. Eventually, I was just dipping the crunchy banana and mint in the sauce and eating it, leaving the dog completely aside!

Dave

Friday 24th of April 2009

Those thin white strips were somthing called young banana. It didn't really taste like banana, but I liked it. They were cold and crunchy so it was a nice additive to the dog meat. Eventually, I was just dipping the crunchy banana and mint in the sauce and eating it, leaving the dog completely aside!

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