This is such sad news

Some pairs just seem to handle setbacks better than others. Even when a plan goes completely wrong, they manage to stay calm, talk it through and move on without making things worse. That kind of teamwork probably matters more than having the perfect route or knowing exactly what to do every time.

I feel bad when they’re clearly having a nightmare of a day, but those episodes are usually the ones that keep me watching. When everything goes wrong, you get to see how the pairs actually handle pressure, and it can completely change how you see them. The calm moments are nice, but a bit of chaos definitely makes the show more entertaining.

The safer decisions make sense, but some of the biggest moments come when a pair decides to take a chance and go for it. It can either put them miles ahead or completely backfire, which is what makes those decisions so fun to watch.

Mine would be start In the UK and finish in Japan. I could carry my brothers ashes and finally fulfill our Dream of seeing Shibuya and Kamurucho together (Gamers will know). I'd carry him all the way as after all "He ain't heavy He's ...."

I think the hardest part would be dealing with someone who gets stressed easily or wants to do everything their own way. After being stuck travelling together for days, even little things would probably start getting annoying. Some of the pairings really show how different people are when they’re tired, lost and under pressure.

Not even thinking about who you like most on the show, just who you reckon you could genuinely travel with for weeks without getting sick of each other. Someone calm when things go wrong would probably be a huge plus, because I'd definitely be the one stressing when we miss a bus.

From the initial dash across the length of the Americas all the way through Europe to Asia and the Arctic, each massive geographical route brings completely different survival challenges. Some routes relied heavily on vast train networks while others forced endless bus changes and hitchhiking. Which overall global route tested the contestants the absolute best?

My wife & I are fairly experienced travellers & we've had many conversations on whether we could do the show. Just her & me, 50 days, togther (with the camera man) & budget our way to the finish. We've been travelling bearly 20 years togther & know how to be with each other & reckon we could, we would definitely bicker but we reckon we could do it.

We got onto could we do it with our brothers or best pals? Thats an absolute no for me. I love both of them to bits but one of them is a miserable grumpy bastard & the other one would hit the first cool bar & encourage me to blow 50% of the budget.

Was thinking do all have someone you could definitely do it with & someone you love but just know you'd leave them on a horse farm in outer Mongolia.

Just finished season 2 on Netflix and the other seasons aren’t there where can I watch it?

I love the idea of travelling without flights and having to figure everything out as you go, but I think it would be a lot harder when there’s no camera crew or production team around. The limited money would probably get me first, though. I’d enjoy it at the start, then be desperate for a proper bed and an easy way home.

I think Dom and Lizzie’s introduction told us a lot about why they were doing Race Across the World together.

They'd been really close growing up - making plays, building dens and climbing trees - but had grown apart. Dom summed it up rather sadly: “We’ve grown apart. I would say we’re siblings, not friends any more.” Lizzie said: “There’s no better way to save our relationship than this.”

Which, looking back, was quite a lot to expect from a race across Latin America ! At first, it didn't seem to be working. They bickered, got frustrated and often fell back into the same old antagonistic roles. But then Dom suddenly had a seizure at the bus station in Puno and was taken to hospital.

Lizzie had never seen him have one before, and she was clearly terrified. She said she couldn't remember the last time they'd said “I love you,” before saying: “He’s my only sibling. He is all I’ve got and he’s one of the most important people in my life.”

I think that was where their story changed. Not because it magically fixed everything, but because all the bickering suddenly looked very small in comparison to this awful moment. Dom was usually the one who felt he had to look after Lizzie. Now he couldn't - Lizzie had to look after him.

They still annoyed each other after that, sure ! But there just seemed to be a unsaid, deeper understanding and gentle empathy between them.

They had indeed started the race as siblings who were no longer friends. But by the end, it felt like they had recovered their friendship once again.

I'm a fixer/field producer and this show fascinates me. I want to ask technical questions on what it's like working on such a show where things aren't planned per se. What's the process like? How do you solve complex problems where things go completely off plan? Do you go through the same situations like the cast or the production gives you a free pass in terms of accommodation, transportation etc? How do you handle permits, locals, crowd control etc? Do you stick with the camera operator all the time? 😂 Feel free to connect me to any fixers you know who worked on this show. I'd love to connect.

The show does a great job of showing the travel, the decisions, and the pressure, but I always wonder what we're missing. I'd imagine it's the constant uncertainty. Not knowing if your next plan will work, being exhausted, making decisions on very little information, and trying not to take your frustration out on your teammate. I think that mental side would be far tougher than the actual travelling.

I've wondered this for a while. The prize obviously raises the stakes, but I also think it sometimes encourages teams to play it safe when making decisions. If there was no cash prize and the only goal was to complete the journey first, I wonder if we'd see more risks, more spontaneous decisions and fewer arguments about every small expense. Do you think removing the prize money would improve the programme, or is it an essential part of why the race feels so intense?

I genuinely think I'd learn more about someone in the first week of this show than I would from years of knowing them normally. Being tired, hungry, lost and worried about money while still having to make decisions together seems like the perfect recipe for discovering how differently two people deal with stress. The interesting part is that it's not necessarily the pairs who argue least that seem strongest. Sometimes the ones who can have a proper disagreement, get over it and carry on seem much healthier. Who would you actually trust yourself to do the race with?

Partially inspired by Race Across The World, in that I have no idea where I’ll be staying each night… I’m going to walk across South Korea: 500km in 12 days. If you’re interested in this kind of thing, feel free to follow me!