The winner of the Lonely Planet's 2009 Best Travelogue award, Tom Fewins, is candid about the success of his blog, World in Slow Motion.

“I was a bit cynical about the whole thing, really,” he says. “I always thought that [blogging] was a bit self-regarding, actually, and thought, ‘who on earth would want to read about our trip apart from maybe family and a few friends?’”

Tom and his girlfriend, now fiancée, Lara, set up World in Slow Motion in May 2008, to capture their flight-free round the world trip.

“When we got thinking about it more we thought part of the reason for our trip, and going without flying, was so that we could try and inspire a few other people,” says Fewins. “We put all the information on the website so people could have a go at it themselves.”

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