{"id":29942,"date":"2026-02-20T12:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29942"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:02:40","slug":"french-duo-reach-shanghai-china-after-walking-over-12000km-in-518-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29942","title":{"rendered":"French duo reach Shanghai, China, after walking over 12,000km in 518 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Tired but delighted, Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot embraced as they stood by the river on the Bund promenade, the Chinese financial hub\u2019s distinctive skyline glittering in the background.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Voisot, 26, and Humblot, 27, set off from Annecy in southeastern France in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Yearning for a \u201cgreat adventure\u201d, they wanted to visit China but without flying, to avoid contributing to the harmful environmental impact of the aviation industry.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe\u2019re having a hard time believing it\u2019s real, that we\u2019ve done all that on foot, that we\u2019re finally here, after having thought of Shanghai for so long,\u201d a weather-beaten Voisot said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"France\u2019s Loic Voisot points at his backpack, which features both French and Chinese flags along with the words \u201cMode Avion, Walk to China\u201d in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: AFP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/02\/08\/219881b7-4491-4fe6-b7e8-f7c6aab16d37_6f853fe0.jpg\" title=\"France\u2019s Loic Voisot points at his backpack, which features both French and Chinese flags along with the words \u201cMode Avion, Walk to China\u201d in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: AFP\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">France\u2019s Loic Voisot points at his backpack, which features both French and Chinese flags along with the words \u201cMode Avion, Walk to China\u201d in Shanghai on Saturday. 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