Bridget McCutchen, who recently turned 22, set off from the US in August in a bid to beat the record for the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe on a motorcycle.
CNN Travel's weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.Born into a family of motorcyclists, Bridget McCutchen was able to witness firsthand the thrill that riding a motorbike could bring from a very early age.
McCutchen, whose longest road trip had been from Wisconsin to Washington, says she dismissed the idea at first, but it kept coming back into her mind. After saving as much money as she could, McCutchen set off in August, spending her first few weeks"bouncing around the States," before heading over to Baja and crossing over to mainland Mexico by ferry.
Through attempting to beat this particular record, McCutchen, who has been chronicling her travels on her Instagram account,, hopes to"represent the new generation of riders," stressing that there's a huge difference between seeing the world while traveling by car versus on a motorcycle.
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