Race Across The World 2026

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Hooray!

This is back for another series, starting Thursday.

I just googled very quickly and they set off from Sicily and end the race in northern Mongolia - sounds interesting.

I don't know anything else about it at this point, but thought that we should have a thread ready and waiting.

@greyweek- Turkish inter-city buses are great (and cheap)- a steward does actually come down with a little trolley and give out drinks and snacks (included) and lots have back seat screens and free wifi. I am in Turkiye now, flew into Bodrun from my local airport and have a flight to Ankara tomorrow and then a bus to Cappadocia . Have a hotel booked for 2 nights and the plan is to get to Georgia (a place I love) but no onward travel booked 😀. I need to be in Yerevan by 3rd of May, as have plans for Armenia and flight home is from there in a couple of weeks..

They were in Muslim Turkey and drinking cherry juice. We were specifically shown the cherry juice in order to steer us away from those assumptions !

I think a lot of cherry juice could give you the runs.

Same. My guess would be some kind of mild food poisoning from how he looked.

Anyone watching live?

I am

Me!

Oh good! Glad I’m not alone ☺️

A friend of mine has been to Kazakhstan. I can’t say it appeals, or at least not until now

Wonder how mark broke is glasses. and did he lose his hat in Greece and had to buy a new one?

I am

I’m watching too. I’m late to this series but it’s great viewing.

Mark and Margo could lose that lead very easily….

ETA - what did I say?!

Margo enjoying a little tipple again!

Glad Margo's enjoying herself. It must be heavy weather with Mark.

Turkyie was about the cats Kazakhstan is about the doggies and camels

Didn’t know Mark broke his glasses. I mustn’t be listening!

He had sellotape on the bridge that’s only how I noticed

Not sure if I would prefer somewhere so busy and such an assault on the senses as the Indian train episodes last year which was so busy. Or the desert and seemingly calmness and yet dull scenery of Kazakhstan

These cities look amazing. I feel so ignorant at never having heard of the ones on this leg.

Surprised the quite dominant Dad has let Molly have so much control, particularly as she seems to be wasting money

Oh God! I would struggle to eat that

What a great homestay for Jo and Kush.

Yes I noticed that too, especially after telling her to be quiet like a naughty child, the other week.

Thought the figure they were punching in the gym was a blue Lenin.