Travelling without a passport

What's the farthest you could legally travel without a passport?There are some situations where you can travel across any international border without a passport. For example, get ready for some phat entry. This is a United Nations Laissez- passer,which is not technically a passport. It is a travel document issued by the UN to the staff of itself and other international organizations. This works largely like a normal passport and even has some extra special features like visa-free access to more countries than some other passports. And, certain levels of diplomatic privileges with the added disadvantage of that apparently immigration officers. 
Cruises are one of the few ways you can cross international borders without a passport though, but, a better solution to our big question lies with empires. Like the British, the French still hold on to a few far-flung pieces of their former Empire. In fact, France is the only country to hold territory on six of seven continents. Thanks to that you could travel from Europe: Ile De France to the town. a vowel and still be in France. 
Drive from Point Udell in the US Virgin Islands to St. Croix, fly to St. Juan Puerto Rico, fly to Chicago, fly to Los Angeles, fly to Honolulu, fly to Guam and drive to Point Udell. Nine thousand five hundred miles or fifteen thousand three hundred kilometers lay between these two points, which are both of course in the US. So, you wouldn't need a passport to fly between them. Assuming you're American, you would only need a US government issued ID for the customs formalities when flying to or from Guam or the US Virgin Islands since they're both u.s. insular possessions. That means, that this is probably maybe possibly the furthest distance you could travel as a normal person on normal scheduled transport without a passport.