Journalist and National Geographic fellow Paul Salopek walks past the Karakus royal tomb, built in the first century BC, in eastern Turkey on his 21,000-mile trek around the world following in the footsteps of early humans. Photo: John Stanmeyer / National Geographic
Following in the footsteps of early humans, this man is walking 21,000 miles around the world – what he’s discovered so far
- Currently trapped in Myanmar by Covid-19 restrictions, journalist Paul Salopek set off from Ethiopia seven years ago
- In India, he learned from farmers about ‘a vast and almost existential water crisis’ waiting to explode
Journalist and National Geographic fellow Paul Salopek walks past the Karakus royal tomb, built in the first century BC, in eastern Turkey on his 21,000-mile trek around the world following in the footsteps of early humans. Photo: John Stanmeyer / National Geographic
