Extreme traveler is walking more than 8,000 miles from the UK to Asia — here’s the exact route he’s taking

He’s sewage 1 hellhole of a measurement count.

Luke Deakin, an adventurous Brit pinch a backpack and a dream, is stepping from his location successful nan United Kingdom to Southeast Asia, a travel of much than 8,000 miles — and he’s conscionable revealed his nonstop route.

The globetrotting trekker has been vlogging nan chaotic journey connected Instagram and TikTok for months, stepping alongside chap Brit Sophie. The daring travel precocious went viral aft a clip caught occurrence connected a celebrated Reddit group.

“Right now I’m stepping from England to Vietnam and this is nan way that I’ve taken truthful acold and nan way I’m going to take,” Deakin explained successful nan video, primitively posted Feb. 28.

“On nan 16th of September 2024 I started stepping from Stratford-upon-Avon to France and past into Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. I past headed into Austria, Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria.”

At nan time, Deakin was hoofing it done Greece — pinch Turkey connected deck.

Along nan way, he’s been filming everything: chats pinch locals, snack reviews, and run-ins pinch roadside cows.

“It’s going to return maine astir 2 months to transverse Turkey wherever I’ll past caput into Georgia, Azerbaijan and past return a ferry to Kazakhstan,” he said.

“This is wherever I’ll look logistical nightmares going hundreds of kilometers without nutrient and water. The agelong long of Uzbekistan crossing complete into Afghanistan, Pakistan and past complete India.”

“Why americium I doing this? To beryllium that normal group tin do awesome things and to person nan escapade of a lifetime. I’ll past transverse into Bangladesh, Myanmar and down done Thailand. Navigating 40 grade power and rainy play I’ll past transverse into Cambodia, past Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi wherever I’ll decorativeness my journey.”

On June 3, Deakin posted an updated video astir really he stays online during nan trip. “How I enactment connected while stepping from nan UK to Vietnam! No SIM paper hunting, nary overpriced plans, conscionable instant information anyplace successful nan world,” he wrote, plugging nan app Saily. “It’s thing I usage each time connected my trip!”

He doubled down successful nan clip: “Staying connected connected my telephone is important… ideate really difficult this travel would beryllium without nan internet.”

His route? “UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.”

He’s already racked up 570K followers connected Instagram and 236.4K connected TikTok — but not everyone’s a fan. On Reddit, skeptics questioned his odds.

“People walk 5-7 months stepping nan Appalachian Trail… this feline stands nary chance,” 1 hater griped.

Another changeable back: “He’s already walked UK to Eastern Turkey… overmuch further than nan Appalachian Trail.”

Some based on nan real situation wasn’t nan mileage — but nan map. “More politically challenging than physical,” 1 wrote. “Walking done for illustration 2 aliases 3 countries dealing pinch civilian warfare aliases consecutive up warfare lol.”

Others connected Instagram shouted him on: “Love pursuing your journey. So f–king cool,” 1 instrumentality wrote.

In his June 1 YouTube update, Deakin revealed a visa dilemma: he had six days near successful Turkey pinch 750 kilometers still to go. “I want to overstay nan visa for astir 2 to 3 weeks and salary nan fine,” he said.

“We’re successful Turkey. We’ve walked done 11 countries.” And they’re “in for different twelvemonth connected this trip.”

From Stratford-upon-Avon to Southeast Asia? He’s not conscionable stepping nan locomotion — he’s surviving nan long-haul dream.