Meet the 27-year-old youngest person and first woman to visit EVERY country on Earth

A 27-year-old has become the youngest person and the first woman to visit every country on Earth – after hitting 196 destinations in just 18 months.

Cassie De Pecol’s epic voyage has taken in all 193 sovereign nations plus Taiwan, Kosovo and Palestine since she set off in July 2015.

The globetrotters’s trip cost $198,000 (£158,000) and involved 280 flights.

The intrepid traveller, from Washington, Connecticut, USA, began to plan her adventure – dubbed ‘Expedition 196’ – on the 25th birthday.

She will be listed as a Guinness World Record-holder after the ticking off the last country, Yemen, this month.

But despite taking in incredible sights across the globe, she stressed: “Despite what you may think, this expedition has not been easy”.

Cassie acted as peace ambassador for the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism and Skal International during the her journey.

Her work involved meeting with university tourism students to discuss responsible tourism and economics.

-The Mirror