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

UVerified

USA1072 verified claims

PVerified

Philippines217 verified claims

NVerified

Nepal165 verified claims

JVerified

Japan147 verified claims

RVerified

Romania40 verified claims

CVerified

Cambodia37 verified claims

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Lesotho31 verified claims

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Albania29 verified claims

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Eswatini26 verified claims

TVerified

Thailand25 verified claims

MVerified

Mexico16 verified claims

IVerified

India8 verified claims

QVerified

Qatar8 verified claims

BVerified

Bulgaria6 verified claims

CVerified

Costa Rica6 verified claims

MVerified

Malaysia4 verified claims

CVerified

Canada3 verified claims

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South Africa3 verified claims

SVerified

Serbia2 verified claims

GVerified

Greece1 verified claims

KVerified

Kosovo1 verified claims

NVerified

Netherlands1 verified claims

NVerified

North Macedonia1 verified claims

TVerified

Turkey1 verified claims

UVerified

United States1 verified claims

TVerified

The Bahamas0 verified claims

BVerified

Belize0 verified claims

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Dominican Republic0 verified claims

HVerified

Haiti0 verified claims

VVerified

Vanuatu0 verified claims

The route

DTW → ATL air segment 2013-07-03

LAN → DTW air segment 2013-07-03

Atlanta → Amsterdam air segment 2013-07-07

Amsterdam → Istanbul air segment 2013-07-08

Istanbul → Lezhë land route 2013-07-08

Lezhë → Sofia land route 2013-07-30

Sofia → Belgrade land route 2013-08-20

Belgrade → Sofia land route 2013-08-21

Bucharest → Brașov land route 2013-08-25

Sofia → Bucharest land route 2013-08-25

Sofia → Brașov land route 2013-08-28

Sighișoara → Șoard land route 2013-09-08

Brașov → Sighișoara land route 2013-09-08

Șoard → Cluj-Napoca land route 2013-09-16

Cluj-Napoca → Bucharest land route 2013-09-18

OTP → DOH air segment 2013-09-28

DOH → HYD air segment 2013-09-29

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

Hyderabad → unnamed Andhra Pradesh host church land route 2013-10-01

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

Ongole → Hyderabad land route 2013-10-29

HYD → DEL air segment 2013-10-30

DEL → KTM air segment 2013-10-30

Kathmandu → Kuala Lumpur air segment 2013-11-29

Kuala Lumpur → Bangkok air segment 2013-11-29

Bangkok → Chiang Mai land route 2013-11-30

Chiang Mai → Bangkok land route 2013-12-25

Bangkok → Siem Reap land route 2014-01-01

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

Kuala Lumpur → Manila air segment 2014-03-01

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

Manila → Doha air segment 2014-03-30

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

Johannesburg → Eswatini land route 2014-04-01

Eswatini → Malealea land route 2014-05-02

Malealea → Cape Town land route 2014-05-24

JNB → DOH air segment 2014-05-30

Cape Town → Johannesburg land route 2014-05-30

DOH → ORD air segment 2014-05-31

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

DTW → GRR air segment 2019-06-01

EWR → DTW air segment 2019-06-01

PNS → ATL air segment 2019-12-08

ATL → GRR air segment 2019-12-08

CLT → DTW air segment 2021-03-22

GRR → CLT air segment 2021-03-25

FCA → ORD air segment 2023-07-16

ORD → CLT 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

ORD → GRR air segment 2025-12-14

MIA → ORD air segment 2025-12-14

DFW → HOU air segment 2026-01-04

GRR → DFW air segment 2026-01-04

AZO → DTW air segment 2026-01-06

DTW → LAX air segment 2026-01-06

HOU → DFW air segment 2026-01-11

DFW → GRR air segment 2026-01-11

LAX → DTW air segment 2026-01-13

Pettis Avenue Trail multiuse trail 2026-03-01

DAB → ATL air segment 2026-03-13

DAB → CLT air segment 2026-03-13

CLT → LAS air segment 2026-03-13

ATL → LAS air segment 2026-03-13

LAS → ATL air segment 2026-03-15

ATL → DAB air segment 2026-03-15

Grand River Edges Trail — Leonard to Ann multiuse trail_segment 2026-06-15

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

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

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

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

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

Sofia → Belgrade transit route 2026-07-15

OR Tambo / Bloemfontein → Maseru transit route 2026-07-15

Sighișoara → Cluj-Napoca transit route 2026-07-15

Sofia Airport → Serdika transit route 2026-07-15

Istanbul Airport → Gayrettepe transit route 2026-07-15

Schiphol Airport → central Amsterdam transit route 2026-07-15

Maseru Bridge → Malealea Lodge transit route 2026-07-15

Brașov → Cluj-Napoca transit route 2026-07-15

Lezhë → Fishtë transit route 2026-07-15

Lezhë → Shëngjin transit route 2026-07-15

Tirana → Lezhë transit route 2026-07-15

Johannesburg → Eswatini transit route 2026-07-15

V&A Waterfront → Robben Island transit route 2026-07-15

Eswatini → Lesotho transit route 2026-07-15

Brașov → Bran transit route 2026-07-15

Sofia → Belgrade transit route 2026-07-15

Henri Coandă Airport → Bucharest transit route 2026-07-15

Johannesburg → Maseru transit route 2026-07-15

Cape Town Civic Centre → Table Mountain Lower Cable Station transit route 2026-07-15

Istanbul → Sofia transit route 2026-07-15

Motsekuoa → Malealea transit route 2026-07-15

King Mswati III International Airport → Mbabane / Ezulwini / Manzini / Matsapha transit route 2026-07-15

Cape Town → Johannesburg transit route 2026-07-15

Bucharest → Cluj-Napoca transit route 2026-07-15

Malealea → Cape Town transit route 2026-07-15

Schiphol Airport → Amsterdam Centraal transit route 2026-07-15

Maseru → Malealea transit route 2026-07-15

Maseru → Motsekuoa transit route 2026-07-15

Brașov → Sighișoara transit route 2026-07-15

Brașov-Ghimbav Airport → Brașov transit route 2026-07-15

Maseru Bridge border → Maseru taxi rank transit route 2026-07-15

Johannesburg → Malealea transit route 2026-07-15

Brașov → Zărnești transit route 2026-07-15

Maseru / Malealea → Sehlabathebe National Park transit route 2026-07-15

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

Route Park To Rosebank Gautrain transit route —

Atlanta → Lezhë (multi-leg) multi leg —

Kalamazoo River Water Trail water trail —

Rockaway–Soundview Ferry transit route —

Delhi Airport Express transit route —

Kadıköy–Beşiktaş Ferry transit route —

Route OR Tambo To Rosebank Gautrain transit route —

Route Sandton To Park Gautrain transit route —

Davao–General Santos Road Corridor transit route —

Amsterdam Metro Line 52 transit route —

Route OR Tambo To Sandton Gautrain transit route —

Grand River Greenway regional trail_network —

Doha Metro Red Line transit route —

Grand River Heritage Water Trail water trail —

M11 Istanbul Airport Metro transit route —

Route OR Tambo To Park Gautrain transit route —

Musketawa Trail rail trail —

Bucharest → Andhra Pradesh host site (multi-leg, 2013) multi leg —

Üsküdar–Eminönü Ferry transit route —

Route Sandton To Rosebank Gautrain transit route —

Kadıköy–Kabataş Ferry transit route —

Route OR Tambo To Marlboro Gautrain transit route —

Sofia Metro transit route —

Idema Explorers Trail multiuse trail —