Counting Countries
By Ric Gazarian
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With a membership of only around 100, it’s one of the most exclusive clubs on Earth. In fact, more people have been to outer space than have earned their way into this, the ultimate travel club. According to the United Nations there are 193 sovereign nations in the world. Welcome to the only podcast to bring you the stories from the dedicated few who’ve spent their lives on the singular quest of traveling to them all. Welcome, to Counting Countries. With your host, Ric Gazarian.
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Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #5 - Richard Barrow
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Tan Wee Cheng … An Iconoclast
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Elena Chechina … A Lost Day Of Your Life
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Hayley Kennedy … Overcoming Obstacles
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #4
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Raiiq Ridwan … The Travel Bug
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #3
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Thor Pedersen … He Did It!I
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Zach Forbes … Passion For People
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update II #2 With Lakshmi Parthasarathy
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Michael Noel … Spinning The Globe
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Orest Zub … To The Extreme
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #1
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ed Hotchkiss ... On The Quest
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Ross OC Jennings … Opening Doors
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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David Yang … Always On The Move
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Renee Bruns … Live More Authentically
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May 10, 2023 |
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Barry Hoffner … Connecting The Dots
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Riza Rasco … Embedding While Traveling
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Katelyn Jarvis … Giving Back In West Point
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Ildiko Szabo ... Daydreaming Of Koalas
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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The Kidnapping Of Dr Song (Nopparat Rattanawaraha)
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #6
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Paul Barbato … Embrace The Trainwreck
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Sultan Of Slowjamastan
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Lucy Hsu … It’s A Compromise
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #5
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May 19, 2022 |
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Jorge Serpa … Worst Day On The Road
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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The Cassie De Pecol Lawsuit
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Drew Binsky … We Are All The Same
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #4
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #3
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #2
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Mette Ehlers Mikkelsen … Four Generations Of Female Travelers
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Tommy Shuai Shao … Chasing 244
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Counting Countries - Special Announcement
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ted Nims … Hanging With Alferd Packer
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ben Dowson … Nicking Sheeps
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Nick Butter … Don’t Wait For A Diagnosis
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Gina Morello … No Roof On Your Dreams
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Indy Nelson…Looking For The Pieces Of A Puzzle
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Jack Goldstein…Itching To Cross Borders
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Natasha Keary … Lived In 10 Different Countries
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Graham Hughes…Three Hobbits Named Mohammed
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Very Hungry Nomads…On Their Reverse Retirement
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Chris Sutherland…Striking Out On His Own
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Joss Stone…Performing In Every Country In The World
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Francis Tapon … Traveled Africa With Three Thousand Friends
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May 14, 2020 |
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Melissa Roy…Dreams From Her Father
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Lorenzo Riccardi…Marrying Economics And Travel
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Slawek Muturi…A Neighbor Of The World
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Stefan Krasowski and Jakob Oster … Return Again
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Maryam Sultan Abdullah … The Wonder Woman Of Travel
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Kach Howe … Dreamed Of Being A Diplomat
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Charles Veley … And The Commitment To Travel
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Per Besson … On The Road To Turkmenistan CORRECTED
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Lexie Alford … Collecting 10,000 Documents
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Live From Dubai! … A Conversation With Four Extreme Travelers
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Live From Sealand! … Extreme Travelers Gather & A Conversation With Prince Michael
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Palle Bo … re-invented himself at 50
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Adam Hickman … striving to travel to every country before he turns 40
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May 09, 2019 |
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Felix Mechnig-Giordano … flirting with disaster in Syria
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Thor Pedersen … left home in October of 2013 to travel the world without taking any flights
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Sascha Grabow … avoiding watermelons on the road
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Petro Marais … and the slow boat to Laos
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Debjeet Sen … and the seduction of travel
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Rus Margolin … from communist to capitalist
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Danay Bustamante … introduces us to the three wise men of Burkina Faso
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Jenna Klotz … making friends in Mogadishu
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Robert A. (Bob) Bonifas … is ranked #2 on MTP
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Mar Pages … has completed her 100th country
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Stephen Hughes … is a threat to national security
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Boris Kester … has completed the 193
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Maurice Brand … has completed 148 UN countries
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Michael Runkel … has completed 193 UN countries
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Lexie Alford
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Taylor Demonbreun … has completed 125 UN countries
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Jorge Sanchez: Ranked first on Nomad Mania
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Peleg Cohen … has completed 133 UN countries as he gives back to the local community
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May 31, 2018 |
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Samer Kawar … has completed 145 UN countries, while marrying his passion for travel and architecture
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May 17, 2018 |
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Frank Grosse-Oetringhaus … has created a list of 5,000 places in the world to visit
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Jeff Shea summited the Seven Summits, traveled to all 193 countries, and much more!
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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George Kashouh has summited the highest mountain on six of the seven continents!
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Babis Bizas - 193 countries ... and travels 300 days a year for several decades
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Artemy Lebedev - 193 countries ... and exploring over 1500 cities
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Jonny Blair - 113 countries ... a Northern Irishman in Poland
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Tony Giles - 110 countries ... and blind and mostly deaf
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Special Report - Turmoil In The Travel Community - The William Baekeland Controversy
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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James Asquith - 193 countries ... and Guinness World Record Holder
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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Pongtharin Tanthasindhu - 113 countries ... and travelling on a Thai passport
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Arvinder Bahal - 178 countries ... and on his way to outer space!
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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Nina Sedano - 193 countries ... and one of the few women to accomplish this goal
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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Ellany Lea - 104 countries ... and living as a digital nomad
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Jakob Øster - 178 countries ... and travels with his family to Somalia and Afghanistan!
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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Maurizio Giuliano - 193 countries ... and in 2004 was the youngest person to travel to every country in the world!
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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Fabio Cao - 180 countries ... and counting!
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Drew Binsky - 110 countries ... Guinness World Record Holder!
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Aug 03, 2017 |
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Randy Williams - 86 countries ... and counting!
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Jul 20, 2017 |
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Eric Nguyen - 193 countries ... at the age of 24!
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Dustin Pfundheller - 193 countries ... at the age of 30 with the help of Tinder!
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Thomas Brackmann - 155 countries ... and planning on finishing in 2 years!
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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Thanos Koukoutsakis - 146 countries ... with a doctorate in physics!
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May 11, 2017 |
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Audrey Walsworth - 193 countries ... and 324/325 on the TCC List!
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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Gary Arndt - 119 countries ... and over 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites!
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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Lee Abbamonte - 193 countries ... and the North and South Pole!
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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João Paulo Peixoto - 193 countries ... and wedding ceremonies in 8 different countries!
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Mar 16, 2017 |
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Sepp Kaiser - 190 countries ... on a single 10 year trip!
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Mar 02, 2017 |
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Dave Levart - 140 countries ... and has visited over 850 wineries in Napa Valley!
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Feb 16, 2017 |
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David Langan - 176 countries ... and counting!
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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Lawrence Williams - 152 countries ... and spreading his Uncle’s ashes in every country!
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Don Parrish - 193 countries ... and is the most traveled person on MTP!
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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Rick Shaver - 81 countries ... and counting!
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Dec 13, 2016 |
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Lillie Echevarria - 105 countries ... and counting!
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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Stefan Krasowski - 186 countries... and counting!
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Sal Lavallo - 151 countries ... and only 26!
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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Savannah Grace - 107 countries ... and left to travel the world as a 14 year old!
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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Michael Runkel - 176 countries ... and counting!
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Sep 27, 2016 |
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Anna Zavialova - 92 countries ... and counting!
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Sep 20, 2016 |
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Anthony William - 38 countries ... accomplished in a wheelchair!
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Sep 13, 2016 |
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William Baekeland - 154 countries ... and is traveling to another list of 12,000 places!
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Sep 06, 2016 |
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Mario Hardy - 82 countries ... and counting!
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Aug 30, 2016 |
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Thor Pedersen - 132 countries and no airplane flights!
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Aug 23, 2016 |
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Johnny Ward - 190 countries ... and only 3 more to go!
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Aug 16, 2016 |
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Markus Lundgren - 193 countries … and then some!
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Aug 09, 2016 |
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April Peregrino - 84 countries … and closing in on 100!
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Aug 02, 2016 |
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Henrik Jeppesen - 193 countries … at age 27!
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Jul 26, 2016 |
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Anthony Asael - 193 countries … and taught children in every country!
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Jul 18, 2016 |
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Erick Prince - 88 countries … and on his way to 198!
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Jul 11, 2016 |
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Gunnar Garfors - 193 countries ... And World Record Holder!
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Jun 27, 2016 |
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Samu Viljanen - 193 countries!
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Jun 17, 2016 |
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Mike Spencer Bown - 193 countries
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Jun 13, 2016 |
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Harry Mitsidis - 193 countries… and repeating!
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Jun 06, 2016 |