By now we know that Colin Bridgerton is not all what he says ( actually, ANYTHING he pretty much says ) and we also know how much he hates being called out ( ouch, whistledown ), that leads to the theory:-
Colin Bridgerton never went to travel the world! Where was he then? Was he with someone? Was he covering up some of benedictian works? The way he has been extra vocal about his endeavours, how come nobody has questioned him yet! There’s something he is hiding surely, what can be those things? Enlighten us, what do you think of his endeavours