Advisers break world travel record - with 30 mins to spare!

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Three financial advisers have broken the world record for the most countries visited in 24 hours, raising more than £10,000 for charity.

The team of Phil Billingham, director of the The Phil Billingham Partnership, Shannon Currie, director of Perceptive Planning and Duncan Mackenzie, director at Mackenzie Investment Strategies, visisted a total of 18 countries between 22 and 23 June, completing their journey in the Netherlands. Also part of the successful '18-in-24' team was Gerry Mulligan, who works as a research and development leader for waterproof fabric Gore-tex manufacturers W.L.Gore & Associates. They finished with less than half an hour to spare. "There were four very delighted people in the car when we crossed...

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