Nigerian content creator misses Guinness World Record for fastest seven-continent trip due to visa delays
Nigerian content creator Alma Asinobi was unable to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest journey across seven continents after visa delays disrupted her travel schedule.
The 26-year-old postgraduate architecture student confirmed on Sunday, March 23, that visa complications delayed her arrival in Sydney, Australia, which was the final destination in her attempt.
“I was just denied boarding on my flight to Perth, Australia for my final leg of the trip… Due to visa issues, I was put on standby for confirmation from Australia till boarding closed, and the gate agent had to rebook me on the next flight to Australia,” she wrote on social media.
Upon arriving in Sydney, Asinobi reported a total journey time of 71 hours and 26 minutes—over six hours longer than the record of 64 hours set in February by American traveller Johnny Cruz Buckingham.
Ahead of her trip, Asinobi had travelled to multiple countries to secure some of the 10 visas required for the challenge. She sought to draw attention to the travel restrictions faced by holders of “low-mobility” passports.
Nigeria ranks 88th out of 199 countries on the 2025 Henley Passport Index, which assesses global passports based on the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
