AN adventurer claims he is the first to visit the world’s 195 countries without catching a flight.
Dane Thor Pederson, 44, spent ten years travelling 223,072 miles.
He aimed to take four years — seven days a country — but Covid meant two years in Hong Kong.
Partner Le flew to see him 27 times before he finished in the Maldives.
They wed online in 2020 and officially in Vanuatu in November.
Thor, who needed ten passports, said: “I got caught up in the idea that I might have a shot at something remarkable.
“The longest bus ride has been 54 hours on one bus in Brazil. The sun set on me twice.
“The longest train ride was five days in Russia.
“I rather enjoyed 27 days on the ship, it gave me …