Current Events > American woman becomes the youngest person to ever visit every country on Earth.

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Um yeah, I doubt she did this just by washing dishes and mowing lawns.
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Kolibri X posted...

Um yeah, I doubt she did this just by washing dishes and mowing lawns.

Good thing she didn't claim too
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UnfairRepresent posted...

spudger posted...

must be nice to have so much extra money and free time and no responsibilities.

wish i had that

What extra money and lack of responsibilities did she have that you didn't?

Sounds like you're making excuses to me

He is making excuses, it is just the sound of jealousy.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Kolibri X posted...

Um yeah, I doubt she did this just by washing dishes and mowing lawns.

Good thing she didn't claim too

Right, self-funded with privilege and connections.
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Kolibri X posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Kolibri X posted...

Um yeah, I doubt she did this just by washing dishes and mowing lawns.

Good thing she didn't claim too

Right, self-funded with privilege and connections.

You can cut the jealousy that a female outdid you with a knife.
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Topics like this really bring home how bitter and hateful ce can be

UnfairRepresent posted...

Kolibri X posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Kolibri X posted...

Um yeah, I doubt she did this just by washing dishes and mowing lawns.

Good thing she didn't claim too

Right, self-funded with privilege and connections.

You can cut the jealousy that a female outdid you with a knife.

Nothing wrong with how she did it. Just being real.
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knutjob posted...

Topics like this really bring home how bitter and hateful ce can be

Indeed
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It looks like she traveled to more than 1/3 before she was 18. All self-funded, I'm sure, but I'm skeptical.
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Damn, I'd fuck her.

I wonder if her secret goal was to get dick in every country >_>
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UnfairRepresent posted...

knutjob posted...

Topics like this really bring home how bitter and hateful ce can be

Indeed

lol I know you're not new here. Don't like it? Then send your feel-good stories about kids from well-to-do families to reddit.
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shnangyboos posted...

It looks like she traveled to more than 1/3 before she was 18. All self-funded, I'm sure, but I'm skeptical.

No before she was 18 it was free. She piggybacked on her parents travel agency plans.

And while that helped it's really not the big deal it seems like.

Traveling to places like Canada and France and Japan is easy mode.

Traveling to places like North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Ghana etc. Dealing with the paper work. Thats where it gets hard.

You trying to undermine the accomplshment by pretending to be too unintelligent to understand it is a weird play
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The bourgeoisie was a mistake
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UnfairRepresent posted...

shnangyboos posted...

It looks like she traveled to more than 1/3 before she was 18. All self-funded, I'm sure, but I'm skeptical.

No before she was 18 it was free. She piggybacked on her parents travel agency plans.

And while that helped it's really not the big deal it seems like.

Traveling to places like Canada and France and Japan is easy mode.

Traveling to places like North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Ghana etc. Dealing with the paper work. Thats where it gets hard.

You trying to undermine the accomplshment by pretending to be too unintelligent to understand it is a weird play

So then her mission wasn't "completely self-funded". This seems like one of those semantics things you'd normally be all over if you weren't already arguing a position.
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Alford says that her mission was completely self-funded, and that she made ends meet with a few branded deals throughout her journey

Does not compute
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shnangyboos posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

shnangyboos posted...

It looks like she traveled to more than 1/3 before she was 18. All self-funded, I'm sure, but I'm skeptical.

No before she was 18 it was free. She piggybacked on her parents travel agency plans.

And while that helped it's really not the big deal it seems like.

Traveling to places like Canada and France and Japan is easy mode.

Traveling to places like North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Ghana etc. Dealing with the paper work. Thats where it gets hard.

You trying to undermine the accomplshment by pretending to be too unintelligent to understand it is a weird play

So then her mission wasn't "completely self-funded". This seems like one of those semantics things you'd normally be all over if you weren't already arguing a position.

The wayfarer said she began saving up at age 12 to fund the goal of visiting all 196 sovereign nations on the planet and never looked back on the promise.


Yeah before she was 12 she went to some easy ones for free. Then she started her mission and achieved it.

You trying to undermine the accomplshment by pretending to be too unintelligent to understand it is a weird play
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Nidhoggr posted...

PlCCOLO posted...

What? I said she was hot, fucking read

The woman literally set out to complete her dream of visiting every country in the world and your first reaction is to post about her attractiveness. This is why women need feminism.

You don't think her being an attractive woman helped in her escapading hobby? It could have been anyone, but it just happened to be an attractive woman. There's no doubt having those 2 things unlocks SO many doors for you. Women are doing fine.

While unfair is being himself, I wonder how rich most people think travel agents are...
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Ic3Bullet posted...

Nidhoggr posted...

PlCCOLO posted...

What? I said she was hot, fucking read

The woman literally set out to complete her dream of visiting every country in the world and your first reaction is to post about her attractiveness. This is why women need feminism.

You don't think her being an attractive woman helped in her escapading hobby? It could have been anyone, but it just happened to be an attractive woman. There's no doubt having those 2 things unlocks SO many doors for you. Women are doing fine.

I'm honestly not sure I agree

The countries were being an attractive woman would help you are the ones that are easy to visit.

The countries that are harder to get into tend to not like women.

I think it would be easier to visit all 50 states if you're a cute girl.
But every nation on Earth? Much easier if you're a man.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Ic3Bullet posted...

You don't think her being an attractive woman helped in her escapading hobby? It could have been anyone, but it just happened to be an attractive woman. There's no doubt having those 2 things unlocks SO many doors for you. Women are doing fine.

I'm honestly not sure I agree

The countries were being an attractive woman would help you are the ones that are easy to visit.

The countries that are harder to get into tend to not like women.

I think it would be easier to visit all 50 states if you're a cute girl.
But every nation on Earth? Much easier if you're a man.

Fair point, but...

and that she made ends meet with a few branded deals throughout her journey

how many men, attractive or not, get deals like this just because they want to travel the world?

Ic3Bullet posted...

how many men, attractive or not, get deals like this just because they want to travel the world?

I have no idea

And I doubt you do either
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Ic3Bullet posted...

how many men, attractive or not, get deals like this just because they want to travel the world?

I have no idea

And I doubt you do either

I don't. But I'll bet it's less frequent than for cute girls.

Didnt expect so many people to be hung up on her ability to accomplish this. Damn.

My one concern was safety. Traveling alone for a good portion of that? I guess the proper research and the accelerated nature of staying somewhere briefly helped.
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Mad respect for Lexie Alford. That's a hell of a thing to do at her age.
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Yeah, I don't get the hate, either. This is an impressive accomplishment for anyone.
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Those of you asking what all the hate is about, if you happen to be referring to the conversation I was just engaged in, there isn't any.

My comments were in response to someone who scorned another user for noting how attractive the girl is, saying that making comments about her appearance after she accomplished something is why we need feminism. My counter argument was that her looks probably helped her achieve her goal, so I don't see why fussing about someone noting her attractiveness was needed.

metallica846 posted...

Yo CE is wilding out on this chick. She obviously had a bunch of help, but who cares...because it's so obvious.

Lol like her "saving" up since she was 12, what on her paper route? Planes are expensive as fuck. Hotels, food, everything. I doubt her job at Sonic was enough to get on 400+ planes, plus visa costs, food, clothes, etc.

Someone didn't read the article
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looking at her instagram, it seems evident that she developed business partnerships to promote a number of the places she traveled--at least those that had classic 'tropical' settings where photo promotion would draw attention. just looking at the attire variation, these couldn't have been trips on budget airlines with no carry on and all clothing in a personal item.

the photography is professional in those shots, basically modeling work. good models make a lot of money.

her worldtour album seems to be representative of some of the countries where there wasn't modeling work to be done--mostly shots on landing or in secure areas (palestine notably she's in a room with a security officer).

her success seems to be a mixture of several elements that are well out of reach of 'normal' people. that normal people would be jealous is understandable, most of us aren't capable of being models.

also the news story appears to have tripled her number of followers
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Kaliesto posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

spudger posted...

must be nice to have so much extra money and free time and no responsibilities.

wish i had that

What extra money and lack of responsibilities did she have that you didn't?

Sounds like you're making excuses to me

He is making excuses, it is just the sound of jealousy.

lol

just a realist, but white knight all you want.
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Sackgurl posted...

her success seems to be a mixture of several elements that are well out of reach of 'normal' people.

lol the excuses
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Sackgurl posted...

looking at her instagram, it seems evident that she developed business partnerships to promote a number of the places she traveled--at least those that had classic 'tropical' settings where photo promotion would draw attention. just looking at the attire variation, these couldn't have been trips on budget airlines with no carry on and all clothing in a personal item.

the photography is professional in those shots, basically modeling work. good models make a lot of money.

her worldtour album seems to be representative of some of the countries where there wasn't modeling work to be done--mostly shots on landing or in secure areas (palestine notably she's in a room with a security officer).

her success seems to be a mixture of several elements that are well out of reach of 'normal' people. that normal people would be jealous is understandable, most of us aren't capable of being models.

also the news story appears to have tripled her number of followers

Tbf I have friends that use Insta to get sponsorships for cycling around the world. None of them are models or even female. This bitterness just feels like ce being it's typical self.

Sackgurl posted...

looking at her instagram, it seems evident that she developed business partnerships to promote a number of the places she traveled--at least those that had classic 'tropical' settings where photo promotion would draw attention. just looking at the attire variation, these couldn't have been trips on budget airlines with no carry on and all clothing in a personal item.

the photography is professional in those shots, basically modeling work. good models make a lot of money.

her worldtour album seems to be representative of some of the countries where there wasn't modeling work to be done--mostly shots on landing or in secure areas (palestine notably she's in a room with a security officer).

her success seems to be a mixture of several elements that are well out of reach of 'normal' people. that normal people would be jealous is understandable, most of us aren't capable of being models.

also the news story appears to have tripled her number of followers

well this isn't a "normal" person thing. she's literally because posted about because she's the only one who has accomplished this.

obviously she got help

UnfairRepresent posted...

Sackgurl posted...

her success seems to be a mixture of several elements that are well out of reach of 'normal' people.

lol the excuses

in her own words:

http://lexielimitless.com/about/

I have been traveling for as long as I can remember with my family who started a travel agency.

The amount I saved kept me going for the first year and a half of my travels. From there Ive been working as a travel consultant in my familys agency when Im in California and also working as a photographer/blogger while Im traveling. I do a lot of research in advance to find the best deals, utilize points and miles for my flights, stay in cheap accommodation like hostels or create content for hotels in exchange for accommodation.

this doesn't mean what she's done is not impressive--she clearly was learning from her parents' work, developing skills necessary to make this work. safe bet that her longer-term plan is joining the family business. her book will probably be very useful for other travelers in identifying worthwhile places to visit that are not yet overrun by tourists.

but it does mean that those skills are not in just anyone's hands, and modeling to pay for a trip is just not something regular people can do. we can't just follow her example and expect a comparable outcome.

that she's working for the family business also underlines the point that they are helping--although it may well be that she's doing more for their business than they are for her, especially given the media attention she's getting now.
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Fam_Fam posted...

obviously she got help

"She got help" as in she arranged cheap deals and earned money.

Same way you got help buying dinner by going to work.

You could have done this yourself you just lacked the drive and skill.

Downplaying it because of jealously is sad.
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Nidhoggr posted...

PlCCOLO posted...

What? I said she was hot, fucking read

The woman literally set out to complete her dream of visiting every country in the world and your first reaction is to post about her attractiveness. This is why women need feminism.

Yes, men shouldn't be allowed to feel attracted to a woman. This is why they need feminism. Not because they should have the right to choose whether to have a baby or not.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

"She got help" as in she arranged cheap deals and earned money.

and worked for her family business

that's a pretty important one

though that help looks to have been an investment that likely will pay off well for her parents
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Sackgurl posted...

and worked for her family business

And you couldn't do work because.....?

First off people were saying she sucks because she didn't work when traveling

Now they're saying she sucks because he did work when traveling and therefore cheated.

Anything to refuse to admit a girl outdid them.

it's sad
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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Nidhoggr posted...

PlCCOLO posted...

What? I said she was hot, fucking read

The woman literally set out to complete her dream of visiting every country in the world and your first reaction is to post about her attractiveness. This is why women need feminism.

Yes, men shouldn't be allowed to feel attracted to a woman. This is why they need feminism. Not because they should have the right to choose whether to have a baby or not.

the point wasn't that they can't feel attracted. the point is that whether or not men are attracted to a woman is often more important than their accomplishments. like here, they want to talk about how hot they think she is rather than appreciating her really amazing accomplishment, because that is the more interesting thing.

Fam_Fam posted...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

Nidhoggr posted...

PlCCOLO posted...

What? I said she was hot, fucking read

The woman literally set out to complete her dream of visiting every country in the world and your first reaction is to post about her attractiveness. This is why women need feminism.

Yes, men shouldn't be allowed to feel attracted to a woman. This is why they need feminism. Not because they should have the right to choose whether to have a baby or not.

the point wasn't that they can't feel attracted. the point is that whether or not men are attracted to a woman is often more important than their accomplishments. like here, they want to talk about how hot they think she is rather than appreciating her really amazing accomplishment, because that is the more interesting thing.

And if it was a man who's traveled the world at 21, and women said he was hot, would that man need meninism?
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If her parents are travel agents she probably got good deals on flights. It helps but it's not completely necessary. You can still get around by bus/train.

The gist of what people seem to be arguing about is that if she wasn't attractive, would she have had the same opportunities?

I'd say probably not, but maybe she would have worked out something else.
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Guh can you imagine all that time sitting on an airplane
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Kraidette posted...

Actually, this is false. My mother visit all the countries when she was pregnant with me.

And since fetuses are considered living now I am the youngest person, doing so before I was born.

Checkmate, liberals
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So her parents were not travel agents making a decent wage.

Her parents owned a travel agency company.

Lmao

That also makes sense how a 12 year old might save a decent amount of money.
Hired by dad.
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Id love to be that well traveled. I need to get out more.
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gunplagirl posted...

The bourgeoisie was a mistake

You could try getting a job instead of being bitter about your lack of success and traveling
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gunplagirl posted...

The bourgeoisie was a mistake

Comrade gunplagirl, you do realize people like you were the first ones sent to the gulags or given a bullet in the head under previous socialist regimes, correct?

Maybe be careful what you ask for.
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DevsBro posted...

Guh can you imagine all that time sitting on an airplane

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Sounds like less time than you've spent sitting and posting on Gamefaqs
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Quite the accomplishment, but let's not pretend that she didn't have the privilege of wealthy parents (and working for them) and gaining sponsorships through being an attractive woman.

I'm not taking anything away from her, but very few people are born into a situation where they can pull this off.
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