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A female journalist recently tried to replicate the renowned book Around The World In 80 Days . She not only finished it with eight days left over, but also took a detour to meet Jules Verne, the original writer.

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A female journalist recently tried to replicate the renowned book “Around The World In 80 Days”. She not only finished it with eight days left over, but also took a detour to meet Jules Verne, the original writer.

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