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Entering a country’s waters did not count as visiting it
Graham Hughes travelled to every country using public surface transport. Under the record’s rules, entering territorial waters was insufficient: he had to set foot on dry land. Guinness confirmed the journey in 2014, with an elapsed time of four years and 31 days.
Crossing a boundary in spirit was not enough for the record.
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