Planes, Trains, and Visas

In this ongoing post, I will document my travels in regard to the minutia of recording my flights, hotels, visas, lounges and other travel trivia. January 7 Checking in at O’hare’s ... read more

Bhutan Group Trip

Bhutan Group Trip GlobalGaz and Counting Countries is excited to announce our first group trip to the mystical Kingdom of Bhutan. I have been fortunate to have visited Bhutan three times since 2005, and ... read more

Petro Marais … and the slow boat to Laos

Petro has traveled to 63 countries Embed Code: On today’s episode, I welcome Petro Marais to Counting Countries. Petro and I have been internet friends for over a year, as we are both fellow moderators in ... read more

Visting The Remote, Eastern Part Of Bhutan

Visiting East Bhutan. In the world of tourism, Bhutan is often an afterthought. Miniscule Bhutan located at the end of the Eastern Himalaya is squeezed between twin population bombs of China and India. ... read more

Visiting West Burkina Faso

Visiting West Burkina Faso. I didn’t expect I would be back in Burkina Faso for a second visit after my initial visit to Ouagadougou, the capital, in 2017. In November of 2018 I partook in a six country ... read more

A Year In Review 2018

A Year In Review 2018. It was a busy travel year in 2018 with some incredible experiences. After spending New Year’s Eve in NYC, I began my country collecting in Fiji (after my flight was delayed for three ... read more

Debjeet Sen … and the seduction of travel

Debjeet Sen … and the seduction of travel Debjeet has traveled to 119 countries On today’s episode I will be speaking with world traveler Debjeet Seb. Debjeet was brought to my attention by Ryan Gazder, a ... read more

Mali -130th Country

Mali -130th 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. Mali is my 130th country. Check out the best 193 travel ... read more