Danish citizen Thor Pedersen embarked on his global journey in October 2013. He left his wife Le Pedersen at home and resigned from his job in delivery and logistics.
The 44-year-old man completed his journey last month, arriving in the Maldives aboard a container ship, marking the end of his 358,999 km adventure. Thor's budget was $20 per day, and he also needed 10 passports.
The traveler planned for his "mission" to last four years. He expected to spend an average of one week in each country. However, his plans changed. During the pandemic, the Dane got stuck in Hong Kong for two years because Covid caused visa problems.
As a result, each country received an average of 17 days. The shortest visit was to the Vatican — just 24 hours. And the longest leg of the journey was 27 days on a container ship from Hong Kong to Australia. Incidentally, his longest bus trip — 54 hours — was in Brazil, and his longest train trip — five days — was in Russia.
The most popular form of transport on his journey was buses, which he took 351 times. Tor Pedersen also traveled on 158 trains, 43 tuk-tuks, 37 container ships, 33 boats, nine trucks, three sailing boats, two cruise ships, and one yacht.
There were also unusual modes of transport such as horse-drawn carriages. And once, a traveler even rode in a police car. And that's not counting the countless motorcycles, taxis, subways, minibuses, and trams.
