Who was the first person to travel around the world in under 80 days?
Who was the first person to travel around the world in under 80 days? On Nov. 14, 1889, New York World reporter and Western Pa. native Nellie Bly started a 25,000-mile journey around the world, inspired by the popular Jules Verne book “Around the World in Eighty Days.” Nearly 131 years later, we're sharing her adventures in real time.
Has anyone travelled the world in 80 days?
Ellie Hamby, a documentary photographer, and Sandy Hazelip, a physician and lecturer, toured the world in 80 days, adventuring from the beaches of Bali to the deserts of Egypt.