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No phones. No flights. LOADS of drama - Race Across the World | FULL EPISODE - BBC
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February 27, 2023
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If you were challenged to race across the world with limited cash and nothing in the way of modern technology, how do you think you would fare? In this series, five teams race from the top to bottom of Latin America - from Mexico City to the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina. They leave behind their smartphones, internet access and credit cards and are armed with only the cash equivalent of a one-way airfare. Their skill, ingenuity and determination is tested to the extreme as they race through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery, form bonds and friendships across cultural divides and rely on the kindness of strangers in order to stand the best chance of winning.
The teams set off from Mexico City, the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, and must pass through seven checkpoints to reach their final destination. Their first destination is Copan Ruinas in Honduras.
The first objective is to escape from chaotic Mexico City. Each team adopts a different strategy. Married couple Jen and Rob quickly decide on a route to Honduras via Belize, but confusion on the Metro leads to a delay in leaving the city. Brother and sister Dom, 22, and Lizzie, 21, have drifted apart in the last few years and want to recapture the close sibling relationship they enjoyed as children. Things get off to a good start as they make the most of time spent waiting for a bus to reconnect, but as the race intensifies, pressure is put on their relationship and the cracks begin to show.
Jo first went backpacking over 30 years ago. Now in her fifties, she is introducing her 19-year-old son Sam to travel. As Sam struggles with the language barrier, Jo takes the lead, until an encounter with locals causes them to rethink their route.
The race is on, and the stakes are high - everyone wants to be first to the finish line and win the cash prize.
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