[VIDEO] Think Your Selfies Are Cool? You Should See This Guy's Version
One man. One motorcycle. 3 years. Epic selfies.
By Darian Goh — 15 May 2014, 04:54 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Alex Chacón, a former medical student, sold all his possessions including his car and clothes to fund his travels
Chacón explains on his website that prior to his trip, he sold all his belongings, including his car, TV and clothing.
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A former medical student, he sold most of his worldly possessions to fund his adventures.
Chacón set out on his adventures to work with less fortunate children, selling off his worldly possessions to raise awareness and funding for charitable causes, while taking epic selfies along the way.
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He travelled for 3 years, taking selfies along the way to raise money for charity
Chacón has completed numerous trips in the past, all to raise money for charity.
He rides to raise money for charities such as the Los Ojos de Dios orphanage
Image via instagram.comChacón’s 500-day solo round trip from Alaska to Argentina in 500 days is his most famous expedition to date. He went on that expedition to raise money for the Los Ojos de Dios orphanage in Cd. Juarez Mexico and the Children of Uganda in Africa.
On his trip, he travelled around 36 different countries on his motorcycle and his GoPro, racking up 200,000KM in his travels
His name is Alex Chacón and he made his way through 36 countries, primarily on a motorcycle, using a GoPro camera on a stick to record snippets of selfie videos at every jungle, desert, beach, historical monument, natural wonder and architectural feat he visited.
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During the course of his travels, Alex documented his adventure with the aid of a GoPro camera on the end of a pole, for taking what he describes as the most "epic" selfies.
telegraph.co.ukFrom deserts to oceans, tropical beaches to ski slopes, Alex travelled through 36 countries to some of the most undiscovered places on earth, racking up an impressive 125,000 miles (200,000 km) in the process.
telegraph.co.ukHe describes himself as an adventure rider, a conference speaker and a photographer in his website
Aside from being a motorcycle enthusiast, Alex Chacón is a motivational speaker, a professional photographer, videographer, and presenter. He attends various conferences, events, and film festivals around the globe to talk about the charitable expeditions he takes on different motorcycles and while he tours on different projects. Chacón runs the world’s only motorcycle consulting business for travel in Latin America where he sometimes goes on his motorcycle tours.
"He was able to document this epic adventure in a whole new interactive and in-depth way never captured before through unique pictures, videos and viral YouTube films like, "The Modern Motorcycle Diaries". "
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His blogs are full of adventure, by stating that he had encountered crime, life threatening incidents, politics, and running out of money while travelling
"As a Medical Student leaving everything behind, he was able to show the world these incredible encounters from his unique perspective. He faced life endangering situations, bureaucratic difficulties, politics, crime, natural disasters, sleeping in parking lots, running out of money while at the same time raising funds internationally for charity from sponsors and individuals following the journey online."
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