By The Huffington Post News Editors
A British man completed his mission to visit every sovereign state on the globe without taking a single plane in order to earn himself a Guinness World Records title. However, recognition for his round-the-world jaunt is in jeopardy because of a technicality.
Graham Hughes, 33, took off the record-breaking trip in 2009. By Nov. 26, 2012, he had reached his goal of visiting all 193 United Nations member states — plus Taiwan, Vatican City, Kosovo, the Palestinian territory, and Western Sahara — all by train, bus, taxi or ship.
However, in February the Guinness Book of World Records rejected Hughes because he crossed into Russia illegally, according to the Mirror. “Due to media reports that described you snuck into some countries, we cannot accept your application, as we do not accept any illegal activity,” read a letter sent to him from the judges.
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