Summary
Molly Clifford and her father Andrew participated in the TV show "Race Across The World," where they traveled 7,500 miles across Europe and Asia without using smartphones, credit cards, or flying. The show required them to work local jobs and rely on the kindness of strangers to get to different checkpoints and compete for a cash prize.
Key Facts
- Molly Clifford and her father traveled 7,500 miles for the TV show "Race Across The World."
- The show prohibits the use of smartphones, credit cards, and airplanes.
- Participants use a budget equivalent to a one-way airfare for the journey.
- The show challenges participants to reach various checkpoints across multiple countries.
- Their journey began in Palermo, Sicily, and the first checkpoint was in Fiskardo, Greece.
- They traveled through countries including Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia.
- Molly faced difficulty keeping the experience a secret from friends and family.
- Andrew, Molly's father, fulfilled a personal dream of backpacking by joining the show.
