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
Randy Williams - 86 countries ... and counting!
Randy is a well-known radio personality who happens to be on a quest to travel to every country in the world. Randy became intrigued with travel while listening to his Spanish teacher’s travel storie…
01:39:23 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Eric Nguyen - 193 countries ... at the age of 24!
At the age of 24, Eric visited his last UN country beating Guinness World Record Holder, James Asquith. Eric grew up in northern California, the son of Vietnamese immigrants. He had the opportunit…
01:11:31 |
Thu 06 Jul 2017
Dustin Pfundheller - 193 countries ... at the age of 30 with the help of Tinder!
Dustin balanced his career as a dentist while completing all 193 UN countries and then some. Dustin grew up in small town America yet ended up living in Singapore working as a dentist. Despite a chi…
01:36:36 |
Thu 22 Jun 2017
Thomas Brackmann - 155 countries ... and planning on finishing in 2 years!
Thomas grew up behind the Iron Curtain, joined the military to travel, and now lives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thomas was raised in in East Germany in modest circumstances, with virtually no …
01:19:39 |
Thu 08 Jun 2017
Thanos Koukoutsakis - 146 countries ... with a doctorate in physics!
Thanos is on a quest to visit every country in the world and has already visited 146 UN countries. Thanos initial focus in life was education and business, not travel. In fact, one of his first ov…
01:17:40 |
Thu 11 May 2017
Audrey Walsworth - 193 countries ... and 324/325 on the TCC List!
Audrey is a member of an elite club of female travelers who have traveled to all 193 UN countries. I thought it was important to have a member of this club to speak on the podcast in regard to t…
01:28:44 |
Thu 27 Apr 2017
Gary Arndt - 119 countries ... and over 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites!
Gary sold his house and all of his belongings in 2007 and began his life of travel. Gary over his 10 years of travel has established himself as an elite travel blogger with an expertise in photogra…
01:17:30 |
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Lee Abbamonte - 193 countries ... and the North and South Pole!
Lee has led an incredible life, traveling to all 193 countries and being the youngest American to accomplish this feat at that time. And he is only 6 territories away from completing the Travelers C…
01:35:42 |
Thu 30 Mar 2017
João Paulo Peixoto - 193 countries ... and wedding ceremonies in 8 different countries!
João is a quintuple threat. He is a professor, an entrepreneur, a father of seven, a romantic, and a believer in all of the world’s religions. The professor shares his amazing stories of traveling …
01:00:24 |
Thu 16 Mar 2017
Sepp Kaiser - 190 countries ... on a single 10 year trip!
Sepp left his family farm in Austria in 1985, and he did not see his family until 1995, when he returned after visiting every country in the world. Sepp is a vagabond at heart as he traveled the wo…
01:28:27 |
Thu 02 Mar 2017
Dave Levart - 140 countries ... and has visited over 850 wineries in Napa Valley!
Dave’s travel and life has morphed into one collective. He began his travel career after graduation with the start of his travel blog, and has been travelling ever since. Over the past 20 years …
01:03:34 |
Thu 16 Feb 2017
David Langan - 176 countries ... and counting!
David is traveling to every country and sending home a postcard! David has a passion for stamps and postcards. The first has helped him finance some of his travels while he has sent a postcard home …
01:34:48 |
Thu 02 Feb 2017
Lawrence Williams - 152 countries ... and spreading his Uncle’s ashes in every country!
Lawrence is on a quest to travel to every country in the world while honoring his uncle, by spreading his ashes in every country. Uncle James was a free spirit and travel pioneer who inspired Lawre…
01:37:10 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Don Parrish - 193 countries ... and is the most traveled person on MTP!
Don has traveled to 851 places of the 875 places listed on the Most Traveled People list. He is number one on the list, making him the most traveled person using this benchmark. Don has been tra…
02:51:55 |
Tue 03 Jan 2017
Rick Shaver - 81 countries ... and counting!
Rick has managed to travel the world while raising a family heading an international marketing firm! Rick was inspired to travel by his globe-trotting grandmother and a visit to the World Expo as a c…
00:52:51 |
Tue 13 Dec 2016
Lillie Echevarria - 105 countries ... and counting!
An intrepid traveller who has travelled to over 100 countries and has a special place in her heart for the continent of Africa. Lillie is a Peruvian native who arrived in the US as an exchange stud…
00:53:33 |
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Stefan Krasowski - 186 countries... and counting!
Stefan has been able to strike a great balance between life and travel. Stefan has a full time job and is married, yet still has managed to travel to 186 countries. Stefan’s passion for the Chi…
01:00:50 |
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Sal Lavallo - 151 countries ... and only 26!
Sal has travel in his blood. He was born to an Italian father and German mother who began a quest to visit every state in the US when he was a kid. And Sal attended a boarding school with fellow st…
01:06:58 |
Tue 01 Nov 2016
Savannah Grace - 107 countries ... and left to travel the world as a 14 year old!
Savannah left a comfortable life in Vancouver as a young teenager to backpack the world with her family and at 18 years of age had already traveled to 80 countries. Savannah, as a 14 year old, …
01:09:31 |
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Michael Runkel - 176 countries ... and counting!
Michael Runkel has traveled the world as a professional photographer taking over one million photos, including over 600 UNESCO World Heritage sites! Michael has traveled to 176 countries and on his…
00:51:29 |
Tue 27 Sep 2016
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