Thu, Apr 23, 2009
The third leg of his adventure begins back in China where he picks up his newly carved piece of jade. It has cost him £5,000 so far but he's confident he can treble his investment by selling to a rich collector in Taiwan. Bids come thick and fast, but Conor wants to hold out for a top dollar price. Will he come to regret his confident approach?
Next stop is Japan, and Conor decides premium quality tea from the highlands of Taiwan is what the Japanese are crying out for. That might be true, but Japanese bureaucracy means Conor can't set up a market stall and he's reduced to approaching people in the street.
Things are going badly and he gambles on selling freshly caught fish. He negotiates a deal with a local fisherman, fishes all day and drives through the night to a giant sushi market. His perseverance pays off as Conor sells his fish - but for how much?
Next stop is Japan, and Conor decides premium quality tea from the highlands of Taiwan is what the Japanese are crying out for. That might be true, but Japanese bureaucracy means Conor can't set up a market stall and he's reduced to approaching people in the street.
Things are going badly and he gambles on selling freshly caught fish. He negotiates a deal with a local fisherman, fishes all day and drives through the night to a giant sushi market. His perseverance pays off as Conor sells his fish - but for how much?
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
After his exploits in the Far East, Connor Woodman decided to head for the Americas. In Mexico, Conor has 750 newly aquired inflatable body-boards and reckons an endorsement from Mexico's most famous surfer will help them sell. Meanwhile, he also decided to buy 400 bottles of tequila, bought in the actual town of Tequila, and hopes to sell them for a sizeable mark up by taking them to the party loving nation of Brazil.
He then decides to gamble on Brazilian teak, but the economic downturn has meant hard times for the UK house builders he plans to sell it to.
Back in the UK and at the end of his journey, Conor discovers just how much of a profit he's made - or how dearly this adventure has cost him.
He then decides to gamble on Brazilian teak, but the economic downturn has meant hard times for the UK house builders he plans to sell it to.
Back in the UK and at the end of his journey, Conor discovers just how much of a profit he's made - or how dearly this adventure has cost him.