I think it's whatever you want it to be.
Some people I know of have done it in pieces, returning home every 8-12 months for a few months and then returning. Others have "cherry-picked" the interesting spots and jumped from place to place. Another rode a different bike on five continents in one or two countries and called that around the world. That's fine, whatever you like.
To be picky, but not too, a rough guide imho is across the equator twice and return to your start point or as close as possible.
In our case we count our Uk to North Cape (as far north as you can ride in Europe) and south to Cape Agulhas, across to SA and Antarctica (without the bike, you can't take it) and all the way north to Prudhoe Bay Alaska, just across the water from North Cape, as around the world. No one's going to ride across the pole, so we got as close to our start point as possible!
Of course a couple of years earlier we had done Australia too, so I guess that counts.
As I said, whatever suits you.
What DO you think is around the world? Any plans?
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Grant Johnson
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