[4][5] Pratt stated that his main reason for undertaking the ride was his desire to travel after his A-levels and to raise money for charity.
[6] His preparation for the challenge included a 350-mile (560 km) ride from Somerset to Lancaster University with his luggage and camping equipment.
It was at this point that he was being challenged by the icy and slippery wintery conditions and general lack of road safety, narrowly escaping involvement in a roadside accident.
He first passed through China for a total of 3,403 miles (5,477 km) in 6 months, after which he went through Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia.
[11][12] The last major leg of his trip brought him across the United States, having first arrived by plane in San Francisco from Auckland, New Zealand.
[14][15] After completing his tour, Pratt acknowledged that while he did not follow Guinness World Record regulations, he stuck to his own rules which required him to only progress under his own power by cycling, walking, or pushing the unicycle.
The rest was spent on visas, paid transport, food and accommodation, replacement kit, and his tracker subscription.
(The tracker was a device he carried which transmitted location data so that the general public could find out where he was by visiting a website.
He also got income in-kind: during the trip people sometimes gave him, or paid for, food, accommodation, transport or equipment.