About GlobalGaz
Hi, I am Ric Gazarian aka GlobalGaz. I am on a quest to travel to all 193 UN countries and I plan to share with my readers; must-see places, unique experiences, and off-the-beaten path locations.
There are so many great travel content creators sharing advice on traveling to amazing places all around the world. But my goal is to help travelers visit locations that are less visited with less actionable information. I will share with you my travels to countries like Afghanistan, Algeria, Mauritania, or Pakistan. Or places, that people love to debate if they are even a country like the Principality of Sealand, Transnistria, or Abkhazia.
Check to see what countries I have been to so far.
Categories
Off The Beaten Path
Unique Experiences
Must-See
Photos
Advice & Misc
Counting Countries 193 Countdown
Visiting the Akwasidae Festival At The Ashanti Kingdom In Ghana
Akwasidae Festival Ashanti Kingdom Travel serendipity. Very little was showing on TripAdvisor in Akosombo, Ghana. The first hotel was sold out. The second was a little too local. We headed into town to find some [...]
Visiting The Great Mosque Of Djenne, Mali
Visiting Great Mosque Djenne Mali. My three and half week West African road trip was to end in Mali. It was going to be a drive from Bobo, Burkina Faso’s second largest city to Bamako, [...]
Togo – 127th Country
Togo – 127th Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Togo is my [...]
Benin – 126th Country
Benin – 126th Country. To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Benin is my [...]
Visiting Ganvie Lake Village Benin
Visiting Ganvie Lake Village Benin. I sauntered onto the dock, which edged out into the lake. A sharp sun beat down on me despite the morning hour. A series of staircases met a multitude of [...]
Faces Of Bhutan, Part II
Faces Of Bhutan, Part II. I have traveled to Bhutan three times, approximately spending a month in the country. I have also worked with a local travel operator as a consultant for three years. If [...]
Regions
Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sultan Of Slowjamastan
The World’s Newest Micronation This is a special episode of Counting Countries. Like many in the community I have a keen interest of de facto states and micronations. I love the idiosyncrasies of crossing the [...]
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Ric Gazarian is on a quest to travel to every country in the world.He has visited over 130 countries, with more every year.
He shares his experience on off-the-beaten path locations, unique experiences and must-see places.
Ric is a professional photographer, writer, author, podcaster, film producer and blogger.
He is also a travel leader and influencer. He founded and organizes a 3.000 person travel networking group in Bangkok. He is also the Chapter Leader of Travel Massive in Bangkok. Ric was the former Secretary in the Professional Travel Blogger Association.
