The near-blind Irish woman who rode an elephant across India is now re-enacting Phileas Fogg's famous journey with a twist, by getting around the world in 80 ways.
Ms Caroline Casey (30) can see only two to three feet in front of her but she achieved her lifelong dream last year when she completed 1,000 km on the back of her elephant, Bhadra, in India.
Now the visually impaired adventurer is setting off with three other thrill-seekers with disabilities on a charity expedition based on the Jules Verne book.
She will set off on September 2nd from the Reform Club in London with a blind man, Mr Myles Hilton-Barber, Mr Mike MacKenzie, who is a double leg amputee, and Mr Robin Dunseath. who suffers from heart problems.
The Fogg Four will travel on a startling array of the world's oldest and most unusual forms of transport during the 100-day globe-trot.
The Irish woman, two English men and their Scottish expedition leader, Mr Dunseath, will ride ostriches and camels, compete in a tractor race and climb aboard a submarine and Harley Davidsons.
They will also abseil down a skyscraper in Hong Kong, ride tuk-tuks in Bangkok and dragon boats in the Orient.
The adventure started yesterday in London's famous gentleman's club in Pall Mall with businessmen challenging the team to go around the world.
Caroline said she was thrilled to be involved in the retake on the famous novel which is aimed to show the world the determination and talent of people with disabilities.
"I want to capture people's imaginations as we prove we all have ability, regardless of what the label says," she said.
The team had spent the last three days choosing the most imaginative means of transport which included sand dune buggies and a cardboard boat made by Smurfit for the Dublin leg of the trip.
Caroline gave up her job as a management consultant to make her dream of riding an elephant come true. She said she got the call about the charity expedition on her satellite phone while on board Bhadra in southern India last year.
She said: "This call came through on my satellite phone from this guy Robin Dunseath asking me to join the trip. He had heard me talking on BBC radio and asked me to join Myles and Mike on the trip."
The money raised through the expedition will go to charities in each of the 15 countries, and any remaining funds will go to charities chosen by the team members.
Their route takes them through London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Monaco, Venice, the Red Sea, Cairo, India, Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Tokyo, San Francisco and across the US to New York.