Some time back we ran a story about Cassandra De Pecol, a 27-year-old American woman who was undertaking to become a true international traveler by visiting all the countries in the world.
With great attainment, she just did! And very soon she is going to have her name inscribed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her amazing triumph. At this point, I am pretty sure you want to know more about her, so just scroll down.
Cassandra De Pecol has become the first woman ever to travel all 193 sovereign nation-states as recognized by the United Nations (plus Kosovo, Palestine, and Taiwan) in a record time of 18 months and 26 days. She named her unbelievable journey appropriately ‘Expedition 196.’
De Pecol started her expedition on 24 July 2015 and finished it on 2 February 2017.
Cassandra also became the fastest person to travel all the nations, breaking the record previously held by Yili Liu, who did it in 39 months and 6 days.
She spent an average of 2 to 5 days in every nation.
She funded her trip with sponsorship and her own savings which cost about $198,000.
1. Homely delicacies in the middle east
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Feb 3, 2017 at 2:53pm PST
2. A sunkissed snowy day in Kazakhstan
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Nov 19, 2016 at 7:53am PST
3. Introspection in Syria. Yes, she went there too!
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Jan 27, 2017 at 3:24pm PST
4. Kayaking in the beautiful Philippines
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Oct 28, 2016 at 11:40am PDT
5. Soaking the sun in the beaches of Maldives
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Jul 23, 2016 at 7:25am PDT
6. Namaste from Angkor Vat, Cambodia
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Jun 14, 2016 at 8:24am PDT
7. Underwater fun in Palawan, The Philippines
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Jun 8, 2016 at 6:11pm PDT
8. Power pose in Oman
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Mar 5, 2016 at 11:57pm PST
9. A snowy walk in the park in Russia
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Nov 22, 2016 at 12:48pm PST
10. And when you are traveling the entire world, you get to pose with the pilots in the cockpit
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A post shared by Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) on Sep 16, 2016 at 5:30pm PDT
After finishing her trip of a lifetime, Cassandra’s next stop is Antarctica. And we all wish ‘bon voyage’ to the lady.
