Name: Race Across the World
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Hannah

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Pairs of travellers race to reach the Far East without taking a single flight.

Others (Documentary) • 2025 • 18

Travellers race across the world without smartphones, internet access or credit cards.

The teams cross their first border into South Korea.

The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.

The teams are starting from the third checkpoint in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The teams must navigate the length of Thailand to reach the next checkpoint - Koh Phi Phi.

After leaving the islands of Koh Phi Phi, the teams face a giant leap into the unknown.

The teams must travel through the populous, rarely-visited Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The teams embark on the final leg of their Race Across the World from Jakarta to Lombok.

The five intrepid teams reunite in London six months after their race across the world.

The teams race to reach Sanya, one of China's most southerly cities.

The teams discover that their next destination is one of the world's oldest living cities.

The teams face a journey of 1,500km to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj, northern India.

Four teams have successfully made it to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj.

The four remaining teams need to reach the seventh checkpoint - Panaji, Goa.

The four teams are about to embark on the final leg of the race.

The five pairs meet for the first time since returning home.

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