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.

It wasn’t, I’m sure they were specific about having to use different types of transport in the interview. So in some series they’ve used rickshaws and bicycles as well as taxis, boats, buses and trains.

I need to google all the winners later, to remind myself who they were (it was a married couple who said they have since gone on to do similar travelling since the show), then I can name the series!

That was series 1

I searched and found that, but it's in the AI scrape that appears first, so it could have come from anywhere (even the mention of it on this thread!).

Just had a quick watch of Series 1, Episode 3 for an example.

Josh and Felix: Taxi, Boat, Train, Minibus
Natalie and Shemima: Taxi, Boat, Private Car, Train
Tony and Elaine: Taxi, Boat, Train
Darren and Alex: Taxi, Boat, Train

I think they all took five separate journeys along the way, so I think that's what was meant.

I read it in an interview with the winners in Good Housekeeping magazine recently - I posted this in my original post. I just did a quick google in case there was reference online after being told that it would be ‘impossible’.

From memory they said something like they were told they’d used x mode of transport so they’d have to use a different one etc.

I wonder if it was Viv and Stephen? I follow them on Instagram and they travel a good bit - not often on a budget though.

Are we reaaaaaady????

Here!

Evening. I missed last week. Who is winning?

Katie and Harrison.

That Dad needs to stop boring on about the same thing

Didn't realise the budgets were so close for three of the teams - means the lads are still in the race. Nice idea to let the oldies and the kids separate for socialising a bit.

I think Mark and Andrew/Ian (both names given above fur Molly’s dad) really getting on well together. It’s nice to see the youngsters relaxing together as well.

I love the way football is always that international language.

Yes

They just called Molly's Dad Andrew.

My TV just switched itself off! I don’t know what I missed. Curses!

Today is Thursday. Take care everyone

I’ve never heard of popular days for conception. I’m massively intrigued

Didn't they go to Tashkent in series 1?

Aw that woman. So kind to the boys

Naima

That must be a ladies only compartment

I noticed that.

Mark is elsewhere, cringing himself inside out.

Trust Margo to get them dancing in the aisles!