Meet the first woman who will visit every country in the world
If someone traveled to 50 countries, we’d be impressed. If they traveled to 100 we’d be super impressed. But if they traveled to every single country in the world, and became the first documented female, youngest American, AND fastest traveler to visit all 196 countries on the planet….well, that would leave us pretty amazed indeed.
But that’s exactly what Cassandra De Pecol is doing. The 27-year-old from Connecticut has already visited 181 countries since July 2015, and with only 15 countries remaining and 40 days to go, she’s well on course to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest person to travel to all Sovereign States (plus an additional 11 countries).
Her amazing journey is called Expedition196 and she’s traveling as an Ambassador for Peace on behalf of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism. We might not be able to follow in her footsteps, but we can at least follow her inspirational journey via Instagram.
Ever wanted to travel to every country in the world?
Well that’s exactly what Cassandra De Pecol is doing!
Her amazing journey is called Expedition196
She started off in Palau back in July 2015
And she’s already visited 181 countries since then
She’s hoping to become the first documented woman to travel to all 196 countries
If she does it she’ll break the Guinness World Record for the fastest person to travel to all Sovereign States
She’s traveling as an Ambassador for Peace on behalf of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism
The trip has cost almost $200,000 so far but the costs are covered by sponsors
She also uses her Instagram as a platform for advertising in exchange for free accommodation
She’s only 27 but she’s already seen more than most will see in a lifetime
Cassandra doesn’t go anywhere without her camera
And her map of course!
Question : Any advice for someone else who wants to do this?
Cassandra : “The best advice I can give is: If you have a dream, quest or goal to not let anyone deter you from pursuing that. Have an immense amount of motivation and dedicate yourself to your vision one hundred percent. Know that if you want something that bad, you’ll do everything in your power to make it happen. Utilize Google — it’s been the best resource for me to learn how to write a business plan, obtain sponsors, plan my route and so on. Utilize social media, listen to podcasts and network with as many influential people as possible. Act now. Have that sense of urgency. Don’t wait. Tell yourself every day — either in the mirror or every night before you fall asleep — where you envision yourself a year from now, because the more you tell yourself what you want, that goal you want to achieve, the higher of a chance you’ll without even realizing it. Work day in and day out to achieve that goal. Fail. Learn from constructive criticism. Don’t be stubborn, but be stern and confident in your beliefs and vision. Inspire others to inspire yourself along the way. Learn to depend on only yourself to get the job done, so that both your successes and failures are up to you. Above all, always believe that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how difficult it gets.”
To learn more about Cassie De Pecol’s epic travel odyssey, you can follow her on Expedition 196 and Instagram.
