This was a fun article to read about a fellow who set out to walk around the world. 

One thing on particular stood out to me as a shared experience from my 1982 cross-country bike trip:

Bushby said he has learned a lot over the past nearly three decades, but one thing stands out: “99.99 percent of the people I’ve met have been the very best in humanity,” he said. “The world is a much kinder, nicer place than it often seems.”

Bushby said that anytime he was ill or down on his luck, a stranger would swoop in and help — either with shelter, a meal, financial support or guidance.