How one man’s globetrotting tour was waylaid in Hong Kong

How one man’s globetrotting tour was waylaid in Hong Kong

Thor Pedersen thought his quest to visit the world’s 203 countries consecutively without flying would take four years. He was wrong.

The first thing Gabriel planned to do upon retirement was to cycle around the world. Almost a year later, his life's journey came to an abrupt end.

Around the world in 3,576 days

Thor stands in front of the Cuban national flag, painted on a wall in Cienfuego Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen set himself the task of visiting every country in the world in one unbroken journey without using aeroplanes The epic trip took him to his limits – he tells Graeme Green that it ‘really wasn’t enjoyable’, but ‘stressful and frustrating’ By Victoria Heath Looking out at the ocean in the coastal town of Zuwarah in Libya, midway through h…