• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Man who traveled to every country in the world without flying reveals the worst place he’s been to

Home> News> Travel

Updated 17:10 27 May 2025 GMT+1Published 16:46 26 May 2025 GMT+1

Man who traveled to every country in the world without flying reveals the worst place he’s been to

After visiting every single country on the planet, Thor Pedersen has detailed his least favorite

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A man who's completed the incredible feat of visiting every single country in the world without flying has detailed the worst place he's ever been to.

Danish globe-trotter Thor Pedersen embarked on the trip of a lifetime in October 2013 as he attempted to visit every country without catching a single flight.

And while he had hoped to complete the ambitious challenge in just four years, a global pandemic and many other difficulties along the way meant Thor had to spent a little longer on his adventure.

Advert

But in May 2023, after reaching the Maldives, Thor made history by becoming the first person to visit every single nation on the planet without flying.

While Thor has visited many incredible countries during his travels, there is one place in particular the author will not be rushing back to.

Thor has visited every country in the world without catching a flight (Supplied)
Thor has visited every country in the world without catching a flight (Supplied)

The 'worst country in the world' will soon be 'under the ocean'

According to Thor, the British commonwealth country of Tuvalu is the 'worst county in the world'.

Advert

He told UNILAD: "I do give Tuvalu a hard time. The reason for that is not because the people weren't nice, because they were, it's beautiful and there's lots of good, but I just struggle with all the money that's sent to Tuvalu to keep that running as a country.

"What is Tuvalu doing for the world? Just relocate these people to wherever they want to go, but stop sending money. Plus Tuvalu is going to be under the ocean in 70 years, 100 years, something within that.

"So if we start building factories so there's work for them, and build a nice hospital so they can get treated there, and really invest in Tuvalu, then it's all going to be underwater in the future anyway.

"I tend to think that's the worst country in the world."

Advert

Tuvalu is the worst country in the world according to Thor (Getty Stock Photo)
Tuvalu is the worst country in the world according to Thor (Getty Stock Photo)

Where is Tuvalu?

Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands found in the South Pacific that has a population of around 11,500 people.

The country gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1978, and their political leaders have had a ton of issues to deal with ever since.

Advert

None more so than global warming, as rising sea levels means Tuvalu is 'extremely vulnerable' to climate change according to the UN.

Tuvalu is not the only country Thor isn't a fan of, highlighting one particular state as another low point of his trip.

Thor's journey has been incredible (UNILAD)
Thor's journey has been incredible (UNILAD)

And to give you a clue, an American who now goes by the name of Leo has just stepped into the country to run things in the past few weeks.

Advert

Thor told UNILAD: "There's a country that I do think is a terrible country, which is the Vatican. So, it's not about religion, it's about what's going on. No children are born there, you can't book a room for the night, there's no restaurants, and they tell you to leave of an evening and come back the next day.

"It's the only country in the world where they would go like, 'Oh yeah, time's up, we're closed. It's 11, come back tomorrow'. Rubbish country."

Vatican City is a small independent city-state that is surrounded by the Italian capital of Rome.

It has its own government, laws, currency, as well as being the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and home to the pope.

Featured Image Credit: Thor Pedersen

Topics: Travel, World News, Life

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

5 hours ago
6 hours ago
7 hours ago
  • 5 hours ago

    Woman who only ate beef for 8 years explains shocking physical and mental impact it had on her

    After 25 years of uncertainty around why she was experiencing severe autoimmune responses, Mikhaila Peterson tried 'the lion diet'

    News
  • 6 hours ago

    Forensic team digs for remains of nearly 800 babies at former ‘mother and baby home’

    It is believed the infants were dumped into a septic tank referred to as 'the pit'

    News
  • 6 hours ago

    Billionaire Sunjay Kapur, 53, dies suddenly as tragic final words revealed

    The 53-year-old billionaire collapsed suddenly while playing polo

    News
  • 7 hours ago

    US Air Force just dropped a chilling 246-character nuclear code broadcast and the reason is still unclear

    A 20-minute transmission that is typically used to broadcast emergency messages to military personnel has been intercepted

    News
  • Man who traveled to every country in the world without flying reveals best place he’s been to
  • Man who's visited every country reveals scariest place he's been to
  • Woman who’s the youngest person to travel to every country reveals the scariest place she's been to
  • Man who visited every country shares details of 'one of the worst' places he's ever been to