A Beautiful World Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-beautiful-world/id986469943?mt=2Tom Davies (Pronounced Davis) is 19 years old and lives in London. He finished high school last summer and wanted to do something “different” for his gap year, which is a British expression for the year many high school students take off before starting college. So, being an enthusiastic cyclist… he decided to bicycle around the world.... and become the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the globe.UPDATE: On Sunday, August 10th, 2015 Tom Davies returned to his home in Battersea and successfully completed his trip, becoming the youngest known person to ever bike around the world. LINKS:Tom Davies Webpage: http://tomdaviesrtw.com/Donation page:

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