I'm Dylan Therese and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible,

and wondrous places.

And one of my favorite parts of this show is getting voicemails from you, our wonderful

curious listeners, and today we're going to hear about a particularly special adventure.

Hello, my name is David Ross from Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2016, I walked from London to Rome.

I was following in the footsteps of Secret Desirees, the Archbishop of Canterbury who was

appointed by the Pope in 990 and was probably the first person to set down a travel

log.

He actually had to go down from Canterbury to Rome to pick up his credentials from the

Pope.

He wrote about his story and he had to head back.

I walked London to Rome in 110 days.

I left St. Paul's Cathedral in London on June 20th.

I arrived in St. Peter's September 30th.

Every day was memorable.

There was so many memories.

Bye.

I feel like David is not giving this sufficient pomp and circumstance.

This is not a walking tour.

This is 110 days of walking, thousands of kilometers of walking.

I'm personally, it sounds like an absolute dream, also physically pretty impressive.

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