A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland - Stage Seven, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland Cuts Through Ceylon and the Middle East

Stage Seven, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland Cuts Through Ceylon and the Middle East

11/29/23 • 53 min

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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

December 30th- January 9th: Elizabeth Bisland had not felt the pressure of the race until now. She starts to feel the pace of the race pick up and the faster it goes by her the less she wants it to end. But she feels a great shift in herself as she explores the oldest civilizations in the world.

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Stage Seven, Part One: Nellie Bly Falls in Love with Japan

December 30th- January 8th: Nellie Bly rings in the New Year on a steamship headed to Yokohama. And something happens to Nellie when she arrives in Japan. For the first time, she doesn't want to rush through this country. Japan seduces her and Nellie wishes she could pause the race to enjoy this enchanting country.

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Stage Eight: Elizabeth Bisland is Turned Around, Mislead, and Lost in Europe

January 15th-19th: Elizabeth Bisland travels through Europe to try to catch the fastest steamship to get her back to New York in under 80 days. But every steamship bails in the last minute; she gets confusing information, and is stuck in a thunderstorm of all storms as she grasps for her last bits of sanity and good temper.