Race Across The World 2026 - Thread 2

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Here we are continuing to watch, chat about and admire Race Across The World 2026, Sicily to Mongolia. Everyone welcome!

Link to thread 1 is here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5510122-race-across-the-world-2026?reply=15225883.]]

I'm sorry I've had to start this probably a little early as I'm not watching live tonight (got home very late from work).

He said his father had a recording of it and used to play it a lot.

I agree, not a scam, just as you say, a bit of a haggling situation.

I’ve just posted on the old thread, so will update on here, after watching the last episode this morning.

I actually felt Harrison hasn’t grown as much and is still fairly dour. I wondered if he’s not enjoying the experience, or it wasn’t for him. All the other youngsters (and adults) have thrown themselves in to the different situations, and embracing them. Mark is fairly ‘straight’ but he’s getting involved as well.

I’m liking all the (other) youngsters and their enthusiasm and quest to experience and make the most of things.

Sad to see Margot dispirited for once. Hope they get to the final.

Love the relationship between Molly and her dad (still no mention of mum, such as missing her).

I suspect Molly and her dad will win.

Oh my goodness! They were my favourite ever contestants, such a lovely, funny couple. That's great news.

I like them all but I find the Jo and Kush's journey (I mean physical journey) less interesting than the others, I really wanted to see how everyone else was doing, especially in the last two episodes.
I'm rooting for Mark and Margo to finish. I think Margo will be the one most likely to get a career out of it, her sitting with all the wine glasses while Mark was ill back at the hotel was a classic moment!

So pleased to hear about Zainib and Mobeen, they were a truly lovely couple.

They were so lovely, weren't they? After a bit of a journey with IVF, their daughter was born last December.
Such happy news!

It's surprising how often this does happen on Telly Addicts! It is indeed a shame.

I’m another fan of J&K. I wasn’t so keen at first but they’ve won me over.
I’m prob least keen on the northern Irish pair & it’s a shame Margo and Mark probably won’t make it. I’d like J/K or H/K to win - they’re all young and need the prize money a lot more than the other pairs!
Also wondering re logistics with winter costs, who decides where each couple will home stay, how much is ‘real’ and how much is produced.

That’s lovely news!

I like them all. I felt Margo and Mark had been done a bit dirty in the last episode because their homestay ended up causing them a ton of transport problems whereas the other homestays seemed to propel the contestants onwards.

I have been a bit confused by how much free stuff and lifts Jo and Kush have had, but maybe it’s just because they ask for more and have charmed people.

I feel bad for Katie and Harrison as they raced so well for so long and I love Katie’s positivity. Agree that I think Molly and Daddy may pull it out of the bag on the last episode. I also wonder if Andrew will ever get to use his given name again or if he will get called Daddy by everyone for evermore.

I was just thinking, who on earth is Andrew?😂

Yeah I came on here last night saw some comments and swiftly exited. I don’t want to engage with arsey people

I think K and J might have been helped more because older people see them as if they were their own children.

I follow Zainib on Instagram, so happy for them. It seems that Mobeen is having a change of career too and is training to be a pilot.

Is he? I hope that works out.

I'm enjoying this, liking all the contestants and don't know who I want to win...

I'm the same, I like all of them this year.

Finally caught up! Feel so bad for Mark and Margo!
It does seem the "the boys" get a disproportionate amount of air time. They're lovely, though.

I still don't mind who wins.

I hope Mark and Margo at least manage to finish.

I don’t mind who wins - slight preference for it not to be Molly and Andrew, but as they seem to have the most budget left I wouldn’t be surprised to see them do it.

Katie & Harrison seem to have faded into the background a little. And I’d like to see more details of how they are all actually getting to places - I don’t know whether there are just more interesting things happening in this series, but it all seems a little rushed in terms of the editing.

I hope they all make it to the finish line!

Katie and Harrison are my favs to win and have been from the start. I can’t stand Jo and kush when their sob stories but I am slightly biased as my friends sister went to school with one and he bullied her. Mark and Margot will hopefully be second as they deserve it just as much as Katie and Harrison.

Oh really? Sad to read that about J&K. Who was it who bulled your friend’s sister?

I want Katie and Harrison to win.

katie and Harrison for me. Love Katie.

Yes I want Katie and Harrison to win too but I don't think it's likely now that they're so close to the finish line and Molly and Daddy have all that money left.

I really felt for poor Margo and Mark. To have got so far and with such positivity and now to be really struggling to get even a cheap lift somewhere. They are giving off the same vibe as the pair who had to give up in Canada because of lack of money (am I remembering that right?).

Once again I'm a bit embarrassed by my ignorance. I would never have known that Mongolia is such an undeveloped country. The slaughter of the cow right in front of the guests who were going to eat it is not something most of us in the first world are ever going to witness thank goodness sppeaking for myself.