Journeys / The World Race

The World Race, 2013–14

Eleven months, July 2013 to May 2014, overland and flight-by-flight. Costs were recorded at the time with exchange rates locked; in 2026 every anchor was re-verified. Each segment below is an entity with its own evidence.

Destinations on this journey

NVerified

Nepal139 verified claims

UVerified

US36 verified claims

CVerified

Cambodia26 verified claims

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Romania23 verified claims

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Lesotho20 verified claims

TVerified

Thailand17 verified claims

UVerified

USA12 verified claims

AVerified

Albania11 verified claims

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India4 verified claims

MVerified

Mexico2 verified claims

BVerified

Bulgaria1 verified claims

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Philippines1 verified claims

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Eswatini1 verified claims

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South Africa1 verified claims

The route

Atlanta → Amsterdam air segment 2013-07-07

Istanbul → Lezhë land route 2013-07-08

Amsterdam → Istanbul air segment 2013-07-08

Lezhë → Sofia land route 2013-07-30

Sofia → Belgrade land route 2013-08-20

Sofia → Brașov land route 2013-08-28

Hyderabad → Ongole area (rural AP) land route 2013-10-01

Hyderabad, India → Mumbai, India air segment 2013-10-15

Ongole → Hyderabad land route 2013-10-29

Kathmandu → Kuala Lumpur air segment 2013-11-29

Kuala Lumpur → Bangkok air segment 2013-11-29

Bangkok → Siem Reap land route 2014-01-01

Siem Reap → Phnom Penh land route 2014-01-04

Phnom Penh → Kuala Lumpur air segment 2014-03-01

Kuala Lumpur → Manila air segment 2014-03-01

Manila → Doha air segment 2014-03-30

Doha → Johannesburg (O.R. Tambo) air segment 2014-03-31

ATL → MCO air segment 2018-11-27

ATL → PNS air segment 2018-12-02

GRR → ATL air segment 2018-12-02

DTW → LGA air segment 2019-05-30

GRR → DTW air segment 2019-05-30

EWR → DTW air segment 2019-06-01

DTW → GRR air segment 2019-06-01

ATL → GRR air segment 2019-12-08

PNS → ATL air segment 2019-12-08

CLT → DTW air segment 2021-03-22

GRR → CLT air segment 2021-03-25

ORD → CLT air segment 2023-07-16

FCA → ORD air segment 2023-07-16

CLT → GRR air segment 2024-06-12

DTW → BNA air segment 2025-05-31

Charlotte (CLT) → Mexico City–AIFA Felipe Ángeles (NLU) air segment 2025-06-12

Hotel cluster: Ritz-Carlton/St. Regis/Sheraton (Reforma), JW Marriott/W (Polanco), Sofitel, Hilton, Hyatt, Le Méridien, Camino Real, Umbral (Centro) → Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ground shuttle 2025-06-13

Mexico City–AIFA Felipe Ángeles (NLU) → Charlotte (CLT) air segment 2025-06-15

MCO → ATL air segment 2025-10-12

FLL → ATL air segment 2025-11-01

ATL → MIA air segment 2025-12-06

MIA → ORD air segment 2025-12-14

ORD → GRR air segment 2025-12-14

DFW → HOU air segment 2026-01-04

GRR → DFW air segment 2026-01-04

DTW → LAX air segment 2026-01-06

AZO → DTW air segment 2026-01-06

DFW → GRR air segment 2026-01-11

HOU → DFW air segment 2026-01-11

LAX → DTW air segment 2026-01-13

ATL → LAS air segment 2026-03-13

DAB → ATL air segment 2026-03-13

DAB → CLT air segment 2026-03-13

CLT → LAS air segment 2026-03-13

ATL → DAB air segment 2026-03-15

LAS → ATL air segment 2026-03-15

Doha, Qatar → Hyderabad, India (Turkish 250) air segment 2026-07-01

Istanbul, Turkey → Hyderabad, India (Turkish 8494) air segment 2026-07-01

Sofia, Bulgaria → Istanbul, Turkey (Turkish 1030) air segment 2026-07-01

Bucharest, Romania → Doha, Qatar (Qatar 944) air segment 2026-07-01

Mumbai, India → Sofia, Bulgaria (Turkish 721) air segment 2026-07-01

Bucharest → Ongole area (multi-leg) multi leg —

Atlanta → Lezhë (multi-leg) multi leg —