Cassie De Pecol, az első nő, aki a világ összes országában járt és még csak 27 éves. A lány még 2015 júliusában vágott bele az elképesztő projektbe, amit idén januárban fejezett be. „Már a középiskolában elhatároztam, hogy egyszer be akarom utazni a világot. Meg akartam ismerni az összes kultúrát és vallást.” A nő ezért minden országban körülbelül 4-5 napot töltött, ahol igyekezett megismerkedni a helyiekkel és minél többet megtudni az adott országról. A lány minden helyről posztolt egy csodás képet az Instájára, aminek óriási sikere van, hiszen több mint 312 ezren követik.

Hi to all my new friends and fellow travelers out there! Thank you so much for all of the love and beautiful comments! It’s so awesome hearing where all of you are coming from 🌎😊🌎! Knowing that you’re here supporting my Mission is just the positive push I need to successfully finish. Please don’t hesitate to reach out, I love hearing from you all ❤️🌎❤️ #fbf to Palawan #expedition196

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Okt 28., 11:40 PDT

A becslések szerint Cassie összesen 198 ezer dollárt költött, ami körülbelül 57 millió forintnak felel meg. A nőről, dokumentumfilmet is forgattak útja során. Egyébként ezzel meg is döntötte az eddigi rekordot, amire nagyon büszke. Cassie már a következő kalandját tervezi, amit az Antarktiszon hajt majd végre.

Will probably go through one more of these bad boys before I finish #expedition196 💅🏽 #braggingrights

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Okt 13., 08:04 PDT

Exulansis. 🕷 The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it – whether through envy or pity or simple forgiveness – which allows it to drift away from the rest of your life story, until the memory itself feels out of place, almost mythical, wandering restlessly in the fog, no longer even looking for a place to land. @thedictionaryofobscuresorrows #expedition196 My travel partner (A.K.A. Backpack): @sovrnrepublic

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Okt 12., 08:54 PDT

“Be stubborn on vision and flexible on journey.” – Noramay Cadena • • • 🛩 Here we go! The final countdown to number 196 begins! 15 left, and the most challenging times are straight ahead. With the top of the mountain in plain sight, it’s time to go for the gold. 🌎 Bye USA 👋🏽🇺🇸 • • • #expedition196 #fullthrottle Jacket: @westcomb

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Nov 19., 07:53 PST

Visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – C.G. Jung • • • #expedition196

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Nov 25., 22:43 PST

Rainy day in Riyadh 🇸🇦🌧🇸🇦 • • • Last December, my coordinator over at Guinness World Records told me that a couple of women who were attempting the same record requested that the record be broken into two separate categories; male and female, and that women should have more time than men to complete the record because “women have more challenges entering countries”, is what they said. So, Guinness abided, and separated the record into two categories (6 months into my Expedition) giving men 3 years to break the record and women, 4. When I asked her who on earth and why on earth would that/those woman/women think that women in general need more time than men to travel, they told me that they said it’s because “women can’t go alone into Saudi Arabia, therefore using that as an example, it takes women longer”. Made me question if these women had even attempted to enter Saudi? Nevertheless, I emailed Guinness on several occasions to change the record back to how it was, EQUAL, but never received a response. I’m still so thrown off and upset about it, but actions speak louder than words and I’m about to shatter the previous (men’s) record in over half the time. I also am here in Riyadh, after not only ENTERING the country ALONE as a woman, but walking around the streets, taking this photo ALONE, as a woman. My Business visa that I had to obtain and nothing about entering or preparing for Saudi Arabia delayed me in any way, shape or form. In fact, I have not been delayed entry into ANY COUNTRY, because of the fact that I’m a woman. Ludicrous and obscured. I hope to stand for women’s equality now and forever and hope that my record breaking attempt will prove that point by speaking for itself. • • • I loved Saudi, I went in wearing my abaya AND hijab only to find that half the woman in the airport weren’t wearing a hijab. I was soon told that it wasn’t necessary to, but that the abaya was. Thankfully, I have a 5 year visa, and I plan on going back (alone) to spend more than just a couple days there and really dive into the history and culture. I have several friends from Saudi and am eager to learn more from them. Until next time ❤️🇸🇦

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Nov 28., 09:45 PST

Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors. – Andrew Boyd • • • Go to Travel Pack: @sovrnrepublic Jacket: @westcomb

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2017. Jan 27., 15:24 PST

Because he had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars… Jack Kerouac, On the Road • • • While I love traversing the world, I also love my home country. It’s important that no matter where you’re from, you hold a special place in your heart to where you were born and raised, at least I think so 🌱. I’ve driven across the US 5 times in my day, visiting 46 states, and made it a priority to do so even with the little money that I’d always had. For each trip, I saved up from my babysitting or lifeguarding jobs in order to see my country from the ground. The time is coming up again soon where I’ll be road-tripping it back out, probably alone since it provides me such great reflection and serenity, but I’m so excited to get back out to the West Coast and into a lifestyle where I can feel fulfilled and happy after this immensely life-changing and awe-inspiring Expedition. With that said, would love to have some meet ups along the way and swap travel stories! So I’d love to know for those of you who are from the US… where are you from? ☺🌾

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2017. Jan 14., 06:03 PST

Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road. – Jack Kerouac • • • Bye 2016, with gratitude🕊👋🏽 136 countries, 6 continents and some of the most powerful experiences of my life happened this year. With each day dawns a new lesson, and the ones I’ve learned this past year on such a global scale have expanded my vision and my heart to a world I never even knew could exist. My home will always be the road, the wind, and looking into the eyes of a stranger to learn their story. Looking forward to the the vast opportunities that the can of worms will open in 2017. For the first time, very optimistic for the future as I am confident now more than ever in what I know of the world to be, and myself included. Thanks for joining me on this circumnavigational magic carpet ride of a lifetime 💫 #Expedition196

Cassie De Pecol | Official (@expedition_196) által megosztott bejegyzés, 2016. Dec 30., 12:50 PST