Alex Hempton and four friends are taking in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and south Asia on their 16-day trip.
A Scots adventurer is half-way through a rapid world tour, visiting four of the globe's seven continents in just 16 days. Alex Hempton, from Edinburgh, and four pals planned the trip of a lifetime for £1,150 each - just £71 per day.
The Mirror reports how Alex used Booking.com to mass-reserve the group's accommodation for the trip, managing to keep it to just £130 per person. He added: "Our 16 nights in total consist of a shared flat in Malta, a hostel in Serbia, overnight in the airport in Abu Dhabi, and a pod hostel in the Maldives."
"We were quite scared as we were the only non-locals there." After leaving the Maldives the group headed to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, where they managed to get to the incredible Batu Caves out of the city. The next day they set off for Hanoi in Vietnam where Alex was able to meet up with his girlfriend, who also lives in Edinburgh. The pair met last year while travelling.
The journey is not eco-friendly, with numerous flights on the 16,600 mile route, and has pushed the pals to their limits. On the punishing leg from the Maldives to Malaysia they managed just six hours sleep in three days.
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