Alexis Rose Alford (born April 10, 1998), also known as Lexie Limitless, is an American adventure traveller and YouTuber who is notable for traveling to 195 countries before reaching the age of twenty-two.[4][5] Alford was awarded two Guinness World Records; being the "Youngest person to travel to all sovereign countries" and being the "Youngest female to travel to all sovereign countries" at the age of 21 years, 177 days.[6]
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| Born | Alexis Rose Alford[1] April 10, 1998[2] | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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| Also known as | Lexie Limitless | ||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | ||||||
| Genre | Travel | ||||||
| Subscribers | 1.7 million inc Instagram and You Tube[3] | ||||||
| Total views | 32.3 million[3] | ||||||
| Associated acts | Yes Theory | ||||||
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Last updated: 29 October 2024 | |||||||
Early life
editAlford was born and raised in Nevada City, California to a traveling family.[7] She decided by the age of two that she wanted to explore the world.[8] Her parents were travel agents from whom she learned the skills of booking reservations and planning an itinerary.[8] At age 18, she graduated with an associate degree at a community college before that, she earned her early graduation diploma from High School. Her love of travel was inspired by the mole people in the Disney movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Career
editAlford largely self-funded her travels for the first year and half, later earning additional funding working as a travel consultant for her family’s travel agency, participating in occasional brand deals, and securing marketing campaigns related to her travels.[9] When traveling, she creates income by blogging, doing freelance photography, and selling prints.[10] According to Alford, she spends an "ungodly amount of time researching the best travel spots and thoroughly learning how to travel to exotic places".[11] While traveling, she describes herself as a minimalist, carrying only the supplies that she needs in a backpack along with her videography equipment.[12]
I simply wanted to push the limits of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the process.
— Alford in 2019[12]
YouTube
editShe launched her YouTube channel a few years before achieving her world record. She called it Lexie Limitless.[13] The channel shares her travel adventures, struggles and success as a young female traveler, and the various cultures and ways of life around the world. One of her most viewed videos is My Impossible 5 Minute Trip to North Korea.[14]
Guinness World Records
editAlford was awarded the Guinness World Record for being the "Youngest person to travel to all sovereign countries" and "Youngest female to travel to all sovereign countries" at the age of 21 years 177 days.[6] Second world record: First to circumnavigate the entire planet in an electric vehicle.
Upcoming book
editAs of 2024, Alford is writing a book about her being the youngest person to travel all of 195 sovereign countries of the world.[15]
References
edit- ^ Every Passport Stamp (Why I Have 8 Passports) on YouTube
- ^ 3 Years to Break a World Record: Was It Worth It? on YouTube
- ^ a b "About LexieLimitless". YouTube.
- ^ "How 'Lexie Limitless' became the youngest person to visit every country". Manorama Online. February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
...According to The Guinness World Records, on October 4, 2019 Alexis Alford became the youngest person... The 21-year-old most popularly known by her Instagram handle @lexielimitless hails from a small town...
- ^ Priya Srivastava (August 28, 2019). "This 21-year old US woman has become the youngest to travel all 196 countries". Times of India. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Youngest person to travel to all sovereign countries (overall)". Guinness World Records. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Ferry, David (June 11, 2019). "Inside the mysterious sport of 'country collecting'". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Shauna Beni (July 29, 2019). "This Gen Zer Just Became the Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country: Alexis Alford—or Lexie Limitless, as she's known on Instagram—has set the record at just 21 years old". Conde Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
... By age 12, Alexis Alford had already decided that she wanted to take time off and explore the real world ... Alford, now 21, has accomplished her goal, stopping the clock in North Korea on May 31. Along her journey she has become a travel influencer known as Lexie Limitless, racking up over 270,000....
- ^ Bloom, Laura Begley (Jun 4, 2019). "This 21-Year-Old Woman Is The Youngest Person To Travel To Every Country". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ Gupta, Poorvi (June 6, 2019). "Lexie Alford: Youngest Person Ever To Visit All Countries". SheThePeople. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ Poorvi Gupta (June 6, 2019). "Lexie Alford: Youngest Person Ever To Visit All Countries". SheThePeople.TV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
...like for Lexie Alford, the American woman has become the youngest person ever to travel to all the countries in the world including North Korea and other such extremely inaccessible countries at just 21 years of age...
- ^ a b Katie Mather of In The Know (November 24, 2019). "21-year-old smashes world record for youngest person to visit every country". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
...New Guinness World Record holder Lexie Alford ... Alford visited all 196 countries at the age of 21, beating out previous record holder Taylor Demonbreun ... Working at the travel agency while living at home allowed her to save up money ... IAlford said she's a minimalist...
- ^ "WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL - Lexie Limitless". YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "My Impossible 5 Minute Trip to North Korea". YouTube. Apr 25, 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Alford, Lexie. "My Story". LexieLimitless.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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