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.

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Update frequency: every 23 days
Average duration: 94 minutes
Episodes: 155
Years Active: 2016 - 2025

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Barry Hoffner … Connecting The Dots

Barry Hoffner has traveled to 155 countries Barry should be much better known in the travel community than he is today. He showed up on my radar screen when we connected on Instagram. I follow man…

01:32:05 | Wed 12 Apr 2023

Riza Rasco … Embedding While Traveling

Riza Rasco has traveled to 192 countries Riza Rasco is a well-known person in the extreme travel community. And I have crossed paths with her twice, once for breakfast in the North End of Boston and…

02:22:17 | Wed 15 Mar 2023

Katelyn Jarvis … Giving Back In West Point

Special Links Katelyn Jarvis … Giving Back In West Point Katelyn Jarvis has traveled to 150 countries Katelyn is one of many who has been on my radar screen for some time as we passed each other l…

01:45:39 | Tue 31 Jan 2023

Ildiko Szabo ... Daydreaming Of Koalas

Ildikó Szabó has traveled to every country in the world. Ildiko Szabo Counting Countries I knew of Ildy for several years and had noted her social media presence, but it wasn’t until October of this…

01:45:10 | Wed 04 Jan 2023

The Kidnapping Of Dr Song (Nopparat Rattanawaraha)

Dr Song Nopparat Rattanawaraha Counting Countries Breaking News I speak with a 193 Insider who was working intimately to free Dr. Song from his kidnappers. Dr. Song is Chasing 193 and I was kidnappe…

00:31:56 | Sun 23 Oct 2022

Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #6

On this episode, I will be providing an update for the Extraordinary Travel Festival. I am happy to share with you the schedule for the event and all of the great speakers. Check out the . Check out…

00:21:32 | Tue 04 Oct 2022

Paul Barbato … Embrace The Trainwreck

Paul Barbato has traveled to over 70 countries Paul AKA Barbs and I met through Gus Rosted. Gus is one of the attendees at the Extraordinary Travel Festival. Gus recommended Barbs as speaker at the…

01:48:30 | Tue 16 Aug 2022

Sultan Of Slowjamastan

Please check out the To buy ticket, use code ETF to save $50 This is a special episode of Counting Countries. Like many in the community I have a keen interest of de facto states and micronations. …

01:26:09 | Wed 13 Jul 2022

Lucy Hsu … It’s A Compromise

Lucy Hsu … It’s A Compromise Lucy Hsu has traveled to 187 countries Lucy and I met briefly at an impromptu meetup in Jeddah. I knew she was an accomplished traveler who was nearing completion of eve…

01:29:36 | Tue 14 Jun 2022

Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #5

To learn more about the Extraordinary Travel Festival in October 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia, please take a look at our website. To buy a ticket, use code ETF to save $50. And please take a look at …

00:40:48 | Thu 19 May 2022

Jorge Serpa … Worst Day On The Road

Jorge caught my attention when I came across his blog. He is a true global citizen with an early move with his his family to Mozambique from Portugal followed by Venezuela and then attaining his hig…

01:25:40 | Mon 25 Apr 2022

The Cassie De Pecol Lawsuit

I am your host Ric Gazarian. This is another special episode from counting countries. Expect to hear a traditional deep dive episode next week. But this episode is timely. It coincides with the pu…

01:09:17 | Wed 20 Apr 2022

Drew Binsky … We Are All The Same

Drew made his first appearance on Counting Countries in 2017 when we both were Wanderers for G Adventures, the global travel company. We also crossed paths in Bangkok when Thor Pedersen passed throu…

01:47:42 | Tue 08 Feb 2022

Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #4

On this episode I am speaking with Harry Mitsidis, the founder of NomadMania. We spoke with Harry Mitsidis on the last episode when he shared that the 2nd Annual NomadMania Travel Awards. Harry will …

00:22:39 | Tue 01 Feb 2022

Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #3

A Conversation With Harry Mitsidis And Julian Carnall Of Large Minority On this episode I am speaking with Harry Mitsidis, the founder of NomadMania and Julian Carnall, the founder of Large Minority.…

00:40:29 | Mon 10 Jan 2022

Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #2

This is the Counting Countries Extraordinary Travel Festival Update #2 On this episode I am speaking with Charles Veley, the founder of the Most Traveled People, and Gianluca Pardelli, the founder of…

00:48:00 | Fri 07 Jan 2022

Mette Ehlers Mikkelsen … Four Generations Of Female Travelers

video Mette and I had been connected on Facebook via Every Passport Stamp, but we recently crossed paths in Jeddah for an evening of dinner and shisha with a group of extreme travelers. We were…

02:06:33 | Thu 16 Dec 2021

Tommy Shuai Shao … Chasing 244

Key Links video Thank you to my Patrons…Phillip Jones, , Thor Pedersen, Steph Rowe, Adam Hickman, Bisa Myles & Ted Nims. You can purchase them today on Amazon. And now, you can listen to ! An…

02:20:50 | Thu 21 Oct 2021