{"id":21362,"date":"2014-10-08T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/?p=21362"},"modified":"2023-12-10T12:46:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T12:46:34","slug":"round-the-world-in-how-many-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/round-the-world-in-how-many-days.html","title":{"rendered":"Round the world in how many days?  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21389\" src=\"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DRAKE_1577-15801-1024x428.png\" alt=\"DRAKE_1577-1580[1]\" width=\"604\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">Staying with cycling, Richard Evans of Wimbledon, South West London has been cycling around the world since April of this year on a recumbent bicycle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">Originally planned as an attempt to beat Mark Beaumont\u2019s 2007 Guinness World Record of heading around the globe in 195 days, Richard is now travelling for the sheer joy of travelling, and without chasing a record he has been able to experience the regions he is passing through much more. (The record now stands at 127 days, and in any case Guinness wouldn\u2019t accept a ride on a recumbent bike for reasons of their own.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">Now on the East Coast of the United States, in many ways Richard is on the home stretch, with just a short ride from Lisbon to complete his journey. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">You can take a look at his route and much more on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/laidbackaroundtheworld.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #103cc0;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/<wbr \/>laidbackaroundtheworld.<wbr \/>blogspot.co.uk\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">\u00a0and follow him on social media. 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