fringsters listen up:

The online/broadcast hybrid reality series Around The World For Free is back, bigger and better than ever before.

In 2007 we closely followed Alex Boylan, winner of The Amazing Race 2, as he traveled around the world without any money. Alex was followed by one cameraman Zsolt Luka who filmed, edited and produced the entire show from the road. Alex relied entirely on local guides and inhabitants for basic needs. His trip Around The World For Free took him through 16 Countries over 159 Days and he clocked more than 45000 Miles.

Here are a few extracts from season 1 of the show featuring your local fring blogger and two other well known South African Bloggers, CharlVN and Jayx.

1. Season 1: Day 77
2. Season 1: Day 78

This year thanks to CBS, the show is back with a new host, Amazing Race 16 and Big Brother 11 star Jeff Schroeder. The plan? Travel around the world in 100 days, with nothing more than a backpack and help from the online community.

So what are you waiting for, tune in to CBS and get ready for season2. Remember you control the show, so get involved, talk, chat and interact with the guys as they travel Around The World For Free.

Die Suid Afrikaanse fring blog en Sony Entertainment Television span saam om fringers in die volgende lande (Suid-Afrika, Nigerië, Kenia, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzanië, Namibië, Botswana, Zambië, Mosambiek, Lesotho en Zimbabwe) die geleentheid te gee om twee Sony DSC-W300 Kamera’s te wen.

Die kamera’s is elk ongeveer R7000.00 werd. Om aan hierdie kompetisie deelteneem moet jy hierdie instruksies volg.

1. Neem ‘n foto van jouself of van ‘n vriend, die foto moet vir ons wys waar in Afrika jy daagliks van fring gebruik maak. Van die woestyne in Namibië tot bo-op Tafelberg. Ons wil net sien waar in Afrika jy fring gebruik.
2. E-pos jou foto’s aan ons deur hier te klik.
3. Laat al jou vriende kommentaar lewer oor jou foto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fringsa/

Let wel: Sluit die volgende by jou e-pos in.

• Jou Naam en Van in die Onderwerp Lyn.
• In die liggaam van die e-pos soek ons die volgende besonderhede.
• In watter land was die Foto geneem:
• fring gebruiker-ID:
• Sluit tog ook asseblief ‘n bietjie inligting in oor waar jy die foto geneem het.

Die prentjie hieronder is naby Duin7 in Namibië geneem, dit gee vir jou ‘n idee van die tipe foto’s waarna ons soek.

Daar is geen beperking op die hoeveelheid inskrywings wat jy kan instuur nie. Hoe meer jy instuur hoe beter is jou kanse om te wen. fringsters onthou tog ook asseblief om Around The World For Free op Sony Entertainment Television DSTV-kanaal 113 te kyk. Die wenner sal hier op 1 November bekend gemaak word.

Bloggers: Julle kan ook van hierdie geleenteid gebruikmaak om ‘n prys los te slaan. Skryf net ‘n artikel oor hierdie kompetisie op jou blog. Sluit die volgende besonderhede oor die kompetisie in: die borge, datum, tyd en kanaal van die TV-reeks Around Thw World For Free. Sluit tog ook die terme van die kompetisie in. Verskaf asseblief ook ‘n hiperskakel na fring en Sony Entertainment Television se webwerwe.

Terme: Please refer to the English terms available here.

P.S A huge shoutout to Ingrid and Debbie who helped translate this article into Afrikaans

fringsters on Wednesday 22nd July at 19:00 PM, join Alex Boylan (winner of Amazing Race 2) as he attempts to travel around the world for free.

Traveling with only one cameraman Zsolt Luka, Alex relies on local guides and inhabitants for basic needs.

16 Countries, 159 Days, 45000 Miles, This is Around the World For Free.

Do not miss this 11 part series which airs on Sony Entertainment Television, DSTV - channel 113

Breaking news: I have just be informed that the ever popular reality internet and TV series we have been following here on the South Africa fring blog for the past 2 years will be broadcast in South Africa.

Around The World For Free which started airing in May’09 on WNG America has now been purchased by the hard working boys and girls of Sony Entertainment Television and will come to our screens on 22 July.

Join Alex Boylan and cameraman Zsolt Luka as they cross the globe for free in this 11hour TV series which can be seen on DSTV channel 113 starting Wednesday 22 July at 19h00.

More exciting news about the show will be coming to this blog soon.

Starting in New York City on September 18th 2007, Alex Boylan and Zsolt Luka started on the journey of a lifetime.

“Covering 159 days, 16 countries, 4 continents, and 45,000 miles, Around the World For Free follows Alex’s trek from New York City to the untouched lands of Dominica. From a deportation in India right into a war zone in Kenya, from the scorching deserts of Chile to the destitute poverty of Cambodia and beyond.”

During this amazing journey Alex and Zsolt made hundreds of new friends, saw amazing places and got to play with some exciting new technology.

After a stop over in South Africa the guys implemented the then newly launched fringME! widget onto their website. A Nokia N95 was provided by fring and away they went. Although life on the road was fast and furious and mobile internet connections somewhat slow and sometimes outright junk, the guys did not despair and made the regular effort to keep trying despite some difficulties they ran into, this early stage beta testing helped fring pave the way for revolutions in future technologies and for this the fring team would like to thank them.

Around the World for free has now been compiled into an 11hour TV series and is currently airing on WGN America. We just received an exclusive fringy extract from episode 6 entitled ‘South African Kaleidoscope’ The full version of episode 6 will air on Monday evening 18/5/2009 at 9EST/9PST on WGN America.

The guys have also recently taken social media to the next level by implemented a live twitter feed during the show. During each episode of Around the world for free, followers of the twitter group can now interact with both Alex and Zsolt and get exclusive behind the scenes info during the show.

fringsters follow @atwff to show your support.