Subject: how much time has passed for a photon since it was emitted

If I understand it correctly, when travelling with the speed of light, time 
comes to a stop, as you perceive it. So,how much time has passed for a photon 
emitted let's say 1000 years ago, earth time? 
Or, just to put it another way, if I somehow manage to travel at 99.999999% of 
the speed of light, would I be able to reach the edge of the universe during my 
lifetime? (since time passes really slow for me). Sorry if it's dumb.
A friend (physics graduate) says something about the fact that even objects 
standing still in the 3D space are actually travelling at the speed of light on 
the time axis in a complex 4D space and then some other stuff I didn't 
understand which was supposed to prove that what I'm saying is false... I did a 
search on this and couldn't find anything on still objects in 3D moving at c in 
4D
Hope it makes sense, 

Thank you!

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