Following on from our last world record success, on 14th and 15th November 2019 Chris and I attempted and beat the Guinness World Records for Most UNESCO world heritage site visits in 12 hours and Most UNESCO world heritage site visits in 24 hours. ‘UNESCOrun’ was all about sightseeing and beating two world records in […]
On 25th and 26th November 2018, Chris and I attempted, and beat, the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Capital Cities Visited in 24 Hours By Scheduled Transport‘! In 23 hours and 50 minutes, we visited London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest. We had a security alert in Paris that caused us […]
On 25th-26th November, Chris and I are attempting to beat the Guinness World Record for the most capital cities visited in 24 hours using only public transport. Where are you visiting? We’ll be visiting the capital city of 9 countries (!) but the exact route is ‘top secret’ until we leave. We’ll update this page […]
The following is a list of the press coverage we have received so far for #9in24. BCB Bradford Community Radio – 12th November 2018 West Leeds Dispatch – 20th November 2018 Burley man aims for record-breaking European trip for charity Edinburgh Evening News – 21st November 2018 Print and Online Guiness World Record attempt: 9 […]
Two business partners are preparing to set out on the ultimate European sightseeing trip. Adam Leyton, 41, from Edinburgh and Chris Fletcher, 38, from Leeds are attempting to beat the Guinness World Record for the number of capital cities visited in a day using only buses, trains and planes. Starting in London on 25thNovember and […]
On 25th November 2018, Adam and Chris will be attempting to beat the Guinness World record for the ‘most sovereign capital cities visited in 24 hours by scheduled transport’. Starting in London on 25th November and finishing in Budapest just under 24 hours later, they plan to visit a total of 9 capitals. Here is a short history […]