A 27-year-old woman from Connecticut, Cassie De Pecol, has become the youngest person and the first woman to visit every country on Earth, achieving this feat in 18 months and 26 days.
De Pecol visited all 193 countries recognized by the United Nations, plus Taiwan, Kosovo, and Palestine, surpassing the previous record of three years and three months.
Her journey, which cost $198,000 and involved over 255 flights, was funded in part by $10,000 she saved from babysitting and the rest through sponsors.
De Pecol spent between two and five days in each country and planted trees in over 50 countries as part of her effort to promote sustainable tourism and peace.
She completed her tour as an ambassador for the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism and plans to release a documentary of her travels.
After visiting 196 countries, De Pecol plans to visit Antarctica next.
The recovered account cited reporting by Tuko.
