Taylor Demonbreun (born October 21, 1994) is an American world traveler and motivational speaker who holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to visit every sovereign country in the world.[1][2][3][4] Demonbreun set this record on December 7, 2018, after traveling for one year and 189 days, having started on June 1, 2017. The record was previously held by Cassandra De Pecol. She was 24 years old when she achieved the record. She previously held the record as the youngest person to travel to all the world's countries.[1]
Taylor Demonbreun | |
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 Taylor Demonbreun in 2018 | |
| Born | October 21, 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | World traveler, motivational speaker |
| Website | trekwithtaylor |
Demonbreun is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gore, Leada (2019-06-14). "24-year-old Alabama woman now holds 4 Guinness World Records". al. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "From Iran to Iceland: One woman's adventure to visit every country in the world in 18 months". Guinness World Records. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ Newby, Jake. "Pensacola woman visits 196 countries in 18 months, breaks Guinness World Records". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "This 23-year-old Is Out to Break the Record for Fastest and Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2019-10-26.