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Episodes of the Counting Countries Podcast.

Michael Runkel – 176 countries … and counting!

By |2019-05-28T10:25:16-05:00September 27th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , |

[Download .mp3] 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 journeys has collected some amazing travel experiences.  He stayed with a powerful sheik in his palace in Yemen as war was declared. [...]

Anna Zavialova – 92 countries … and counting!

By |2019-05-28T10:25:54-05:00September 20th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Anna is on a quest to travel to every country in the world.  Anna is an adventurous, solo female traveler who couchsurfed on her own in Afghanistan and then some!   Anna’s youth was spent as a citizen of the USSR effectively cut off from over half of the world.  She dreamed of travel [...]

Anthony William – 38 countries … accomplished in a wheelchair!

By |2019-05-28T10:27:07-05:00September 13th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Anthony is on a quest to visit all 193 countries in the world.  And he plans to accomplish this goal as the first person in a wheelchair.    Anthony is an incredibly impressive individual who has not let physical disabilities dictate his life.  Despite being in a wheelchair he has managed to travel to [...]

William Baekeland – 154 countries … and is traveling to another list of 12,000 places!

By |2019-05-28T10:28:17-05:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] At the young age of only 23, William has made his way to over three quarters of the world’s countries! NOTICE: Please be advised that many in the travel community have alleged that William is really Jesse Gordon. He has been accused of defrauding members of the travel community by setting up trips, accepting [...]

Mario Hardy – 82 countries … and counting!

By |2019-05-28T10:22:57-05:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , |

[Download .mp3] A true global citizen who was inspired to country count after an impulsive wager with a friend. Mario has lived on 3 continents in 7 different countries.  He has had a 30 year career in travel and in IT.  Mario on a bet with a childhood friend began his quest to travel the world. [...]

Thor Pedersen – 132 countries and no airplane flights!

By |2019-05-28T10:30:01-05:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] On an improbable quest to visit every country in the world without ever taking a single flight.   Thor is on a multi-year journey to visit every country in the world without ever taking a single airplane flight.  Thor has overcome malaria, corrupt Central African border officials, and incredible logistical challenges.  He is a [...]

Johnny Ward – 190 countries … and only 3 more to go!

By |2019-05-28T10:30:03-05:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Johnny has been collecting amazing travel experiences as he travels to every country in the world.   Johnny started his travel adventures straight out of university on an incredibly low budget. He shares with us his stories of illegally entering China via the Mekong River on a Chinese cargo boat to backpacking in Africa [...]

Markus Lundgren – 193 countries … and then some!

By |2019-05-28T10:30:08-05:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Markus is a Swedish diplomat who has traveled to every country in the world and now is focussing on the Travelers’ Century Club which divides the world into 325 places. Markus has been posted to countries such as Nigeria and China during his career as a Swedish diplomat.  Markus has a strong desire to [...]

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