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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Chapman" data-source="post: 3319490" data-attributes="member: 69491">In my view the possible suggestions thrown up by analysis of Noah's approach to date - which was never publicised as attempting to maximise his return - have been:-(i) The initial 5 day indulgence in Antarctica - which he did for personal reasons rather than the record;(ii) Too long in Columbia;(iii) Too long in Mexico;(iv) Too long in USA or more accurately not using the same length for going north say a quick Alaska trip;(v) Not using that time for say a couple of days in Cuba and possibly elsewhere in the Caribbean;(vi) Two days too many in Spain and he should have fitted in a big day in Eastern Europe; and(vii) Working out how to use the time saved for more geographical spread in Africa eg Ethiopia and Asia/Oceania eg Sumatra, Java, Moluccas and Solomon Islands.All the best</blockquote>