Counting Countries
Chasing 193, 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.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 94 minutes
- Episodes
- 155
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #7 – Meet The Attendees II
Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code – BANGKOK – to save $100. . I believe there are 3 main pillars of why you might want to consider attend…
01:28:51 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
Joel Oleson … Hungry For Travel
Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. You might know Joel from his flowing beard on social media. Joel is someone I have known of for years but virtually. And in fact, we ran into each other rand…
02:32:13 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #6 - Meet The Attendees
Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code – BANGKOK – to save $100. . I believe there are 3 main pillars of why you might want to consider attend…
01:23:05 |
Sun 02 Jun 2024
Nabil Kazi … Make Every Day Count
Nabil Kazi has traveled to 129 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. I am excited to share my conversation with Nabil Kazi. I connected with Nabil Kazi back in 2021 when he suggested a …
02:14:44 |
Sun 19 May 2024
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #5 - Richard Barrow
Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code – BANGKOK – to save $120. . The discount will be reduced starting in May, lock in your savings and buy…
01:27:21 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Tan Wee Cheng … An Iconoclast
Tan Wee Cheng has traveled to 187 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Wee Cheng, a regional neighbor, and I have communicated on and off for several years, but like many of us in the com…
02:23:11 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Elena Chechina … A Lost Day Of Your Life
Elena Chechina has traveled to 158 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. I met Elena back at the ETF in Yerevan and started to realize what a unique life she was leading. She is a true…
01:50:01 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Hayley Kennedy … Overcoming Obstacles
Hayley has traveled to every country in the world Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. I started to follow Hayley in the last year or two on Instagram. And over the last several months we start…
02:13:09 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #4
To hear the entire podcast join us on patreon.com or Apple Podcast subscription. Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code – BANGKOK – to save …
02:21:16 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
Raiiq Ridwan … The Travel Bug
This is the second publication of this interview. The first podcast had a corrupted file. All audio from the first interview had been deleted after 1 hr and 31 minutes. This publication is the ful…
02:43:47 |
Sun 28 Jan 2024
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #3
Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code – BANGKOK – to save $120. . Want to go to Bhutan? Or you can join us on a tour to . I am happy to in…
01:24:14 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
Thor Pedersen … He Did It!I
Thor Pedersen has traveled to every country in the world Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Checking in with multi-repeat guest and travel legend, Thor Pedersen of Once Upon A Saga. For those of…
02:15:27 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Extraordinary Travel Festival Update II #2 With Lakshmi Parthasarathy
Join us in Bangkok for the Extraordinary Travel Festival in November of 2024. Please use code - BANGKOK - to save $120. . Want to go to Bhutan? I am pleased to announce a new speaker, who will b…
01:30:14 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
Michael Noel … Spinning The Globe
Michael Noel has traveled to 192 countries Please fill out this survey and provide feedback - https://forms.gle/1RmLQh7hLuw2Xnc6A Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Checking in with our new guest…
02:18:52 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Orest Zub … To The Extreme
Orest Zub has traveled to 132 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Checking in with our new guest, Orest Zub, a name many of you might be familiar with. Orest and I have never met in p…
02:04:19 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Extraordinary Travel Festival II Update #1
We are pleased to announce that the Extraordinary Travel Festival will be held in Bangkok on November 15, 2024. . Use code - BANGKOK - to save $120. If you are an alumni of ETF Yerevan or a Patron …
00:19:50 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
Ed Hotchkiss ... On The Quest
Check out the Ed Hotchkiss has traveled to 128 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Checking in with our new guest, Ed Hotchkiss. As I note in my conversation, Ed and I have shared a l…
01:47:43 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Ross OC Jennings … Opening Doors
Ross OJ Jennings has traveled to 106 countries. Ross OC Jennings Counting Countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. Did you note that the intro has been updated? Thanks to Evo the longtime …
02:22:28 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
David Yang … Always On The Move
David Yang has traveled to every country in the world. David Yang Counting Countries I feel like I have known David for as long as I have been in the community with our mutual 218 FB friends. David…
02:09:43 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
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