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Still Making That Goa Plan? Take Inspiration from the Youngest Woman to Travel the World!

Still Making That Goa Plan? Take Inspiration from the Youngest Woman to Travel the World!

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 IST

It took most of us more than a decade to finally walk over to that gym across the street and start at it. Meanwhile, this 21-year-old lady just became the youngest women to step into every country on the planet!

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OFFICIALLY TRAVELED TO EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD🌍🤯 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ it’s crazy to have years of hard work culminate into one single moment. I’m so grateful to everyone that’s helped me get here. The greatest chapter of my life is coming to a close. Cheers to a new beginning 🎉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photos by @thomasbrag

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Jun 1, 2019 at 5:27pm PDT

Meet Lexie Alford, who etched her name in history on 31st May 2019 when she entered North Korea. She now holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest female to have travelled all 196 sovereign nations. This record was previously held by 24-year-old James Asquith since 2013.

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I’m still celebrating all the little victories that happened along the way🎉 One of the most difficult aspects of traveling to every country is, of course, VISAS. Applying for all these visas has been a logistical nightmare that’s haunted me for years now. It’s been so stressful I can’t even begin to explain. For perspective, here’s all the countries I had to get visas for as an American citizen (NOT including visa on arrival and evisas): #Algeria, #Libya, #Afghanistan, Mali, #Niger, #BurkinaFaso, #Chad, #CentralAfricanRepublic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, #EquatorialGuinea, #Angola, #Benin, #Nigeria, #RepublicOfTheCongo, #Liberia, #Gambia, #Burundi, #Djibouti, #Eritrea, #Tanzania, #Sudan, #SouthSudan, #Somalia, #Yemen, #China, #Brazil, #Venezuela, #SaudiArabia, #Turkmenistan, #Uzbekistan, #India & #Pakistan. I might have even forgotten a few but hopefully you can see why! I loved getting to visit all of these awesome places but I’m going to need to take a long break from the bureaucracy of obtaining all these silly stickers in my passport😂

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Jun 9, 2019 at 6:14am PDT

Based out of California, Lexie owes it to her parents who own a travel agency. Travelling has been a major part of her lifestyle ever since she was a child. However, the idea to create a world record out of her habitual voyaging struck her rather recently.

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Nothing says "sit and stay a while" like rolling green foothills adorned with an untamed river 🌿 Something I never expected to get out of traveling was an overwhelming appreciation for where I grew up. It’s also funny showing people photos like these because no one ever expects there to be more to California than what they’ve seen in Hollywood movies! When I got out of school I wanted to get as far away from this little town as possible but for the past couple of months I’ve wanted to spend time at home more than anything. Maybe this means I’ve found my tipping point - how long away from home is too long. Or maybe it just means that 124 countries in 2 1/2 years is simply too much travel😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thanks for capturing the beauty of Northern California with me!💚 @angelanunninkphotography

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May 23, 2019 at 8:57pm PDT

Speaking on how travelling shaped her personality, she said that her parents emphasised on exposing her to new ways of life from around the world. This made her eager to discover how different people approached the idea of happiness.

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What are 3 defining moments in your life? I’ve been thinking about this a lot and thought it would be a fun exercise to do with you guys. As someone that goes through tons of phases, both positive and negative, I get so nostalgic when I think about the things that brought me to where I am today. Here’s a few of my turning points: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. The day I passed my exams to skip Junior & Senior years of high school. 2. Bungee jumping in Switzerland the summer after I graduated from college.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. The very first time I thought about breaking the world record for the youngest person to travel to every country ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve got a pretty huge life achievement coming up with visiting my last country (!!) which I already know is going to change so much in my life. This photo may be a hint about the first place I’m going back to after I break the record 😉

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May 16, 2019 at 10:00am PDT

Lexie mentions that all was fun and games! But when she realised that people have started looking up to her, she decided not to abandon their faith and took things ever more seriously.

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Offbeat places, friendly faces Here’s some of my favorite photos from the two things I loved most about Pakistan: the people & the mountains! This trip... the grit of it, the awesome conversations, the depth of experiences and sense of real exploration are what I'm always trying to find my way back to. I’m still processing all the funny & heartwarming things that happened. For example, the man in photo #5 and I traded glasses then he proceeded to create a standup comedy bit about how he wouldn’t give them back. I couldn’t understand a word he said but he had a whole crowd of people laughing in the market. Then there was this young man in photo #9 who ran all the way to his house & back to bring us hot tea when we were stuck in the van behind a landslide for 6 hours in the middle of nowhere. So much LOVE from the places you least expect. Oh, and I guess these mountains were pretty cool too😆

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May 8, 2019 at 10:07am PDT