Graham Hughes
Encyclopedia
Graham David Hughes is an adventurer, filmmaker, television presenter and Guinness World Records
holder. He is currently presenting the television program “Graham’s World” on the National Geographic Adventure channel, a weekly look into his ongoing quest to break multiple world records by visiting every country on earth without flying.
race regulations, which cannot condone a public race in private vehicles) and no travelling to far flung territories and counting them as visiting the motherland.
While on The Odyssey Expedition, Hughes is helping raise funds and awareness for the charity WaterAid
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He is set to hold the world record for visiting every UN member state and eight other countries to bring his total count to 200 visited states.Graham Hughes will be the first person to visit every country in one unbroken solo journey and he is still on course for the record for visiting every country in the world in the shortest amount of time, flying or single surface journey.
As of October 2010 he has visited 180 countries in the world, with 20 countries in East Asia and Austro-Asia still left to complete.
, The Dead 60’s
, The Basement, (We are) Performance, Peter And The Wolf, Lyons And Tigers, China Crisis
, The Coral
, The Real Kicks, The Sonic Hearts, Metro Manila Aide, White Rose Movement
and filming for the release of the Arctic Monkeys
second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare
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Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
holder. He is currently presenting the television program “Graham’s World” on the National Geographic Adventure channel, a weekly look into his ongoing quest to break multiple world records by visiting every country on earth without flying.
Expeditions
The Odyssey Expedition is a quest to drop in on every one of the 192 UN member states (plus eight assorted others, in the interest of a round number) without flying. The rules of his trip are: no flying, no private transport (a rule enforced by the Guinness World RecordsGuinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
race regulations, which cannot condone a public race in private vehicles) and no travelling to far flung territories and counting them as visiting the motherland.
While on The Odyssey Expedition, Hughes is helping raise funds and awareness for the charity WaterAid
WaterAid
WaterAid is an international non-profit organisation set up as a response to the UN International Drinking Water & Sanitation decade . WaterAid is dedicated to helping people escape the poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation. It is based in London, England and was...
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World records
He has set a new Guinness World Record by visiting "133 countries in one year by scheduled ground transport."He is set to hold the world record for visiting every UN member state and eight other countries to bring his total count to 200 visited states.Graham Hughes will be the first person to visit every country in one unbroken solo journey and he is still on course for the record for visiting every country in the world in the shortest amount of time, flying or single surface journey.
Television programs
Graham's personal video log of his trip has been converted into a television series called “Graham’s World” on the National Geographic Adventure channel. It is an 8 part series covering Graham's first year traveling to every country in the Americas, Europe and most of Africa from January 2009 - December 2009. Highlights of the trip included imprisonment in Congo, getting caught sneaking into Russia, and running the blockade into Cuba. He was arrested in Estonia and Cameroon and spent jail time in Congo and Cape Verde.As of October 2010 he has visited 180 countries in the world, with 20 countries in East Asia and Austro-Asia still left to complete.
Film and music videos
With his company, Hydra Studios, he has written and directed a number of short films and won the inaugural Liverpool 48 Hour Film Challenge in 2006. Hughes has worked for World Challenge Expeditions, producing several travel videos. He has also been heavily involved in the Liverpool music scene, shooting or producing videos for Hot Club De ParisHot Club De Paris
Hot Club de Paris are an English band from Liverpool. They are signed to the London-based Moshi Moshi Records and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops in October 2006...
, The Dead 60’s
The Dead 60s
The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio.-Band members:...
, The Basement, (We are) Performance, Peter And The Wolf, Lyons And Tigers, China Crisis
China Crisis
China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon...
, The Coral
The Coral
The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula in England. The band first emerged during the early 2000s and found success with their debut album The Coral and follow up Magic and Medicine...
, The Real Kicks, The Sonic Hearts, Metro Manila Aide, White Rose Movement
White Rose Movement
White Rose Movement were a post-punk/electro band from London, England. The band is named after the German anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose...
and filming for the release of the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. Recorded in east London's Miloco Studios with producers James Ford and Mike Crossey, the album was preceded by the...
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