Never underestimate the power of human ingenuity.

At a time when all things Twitter are being digested, analyzed and marveled at, an Englishman has put Twitter to even greater personal use than finding out what Jimmy Fallon is having for lunch, namely helping him “twitchhike” around the globe.

Talk about a cool story in a time of great need, Paul Smith, the traveler-in-question, went from his home in England to an island off the coast of New Zealand in a month’s time, raising money for charity and traveling solely on the generosity of fellow tweeters.

What a great story in the TimesOnline. And the best part is how Paul saw the world and peoples’ generosity.

Definitely worth checking out.

KidWithMatches is the personal blog of Pete Eberbach, VP Director of Online Marketing & Technology with St. John + Partners.

Tags: paul smith, times online, twitchhiking, twitter

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