Stories and hacks from the world’s most traveled. Less than 300 people in the world have visited all 195 countries. To put that into context, about 600 have been to space! In the Pick My Adventure Show, Kevin Leu interviews the world’s most traveled to find out what inspired them, how they fund their travels, their most incredible (and terrifying) situations, and what they can teach us about seeing more of the world. Host Kevin Leu is a former television news reporter, anchor, and producer i ...
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From Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela – How Rauli Virtanen Became The First Person To Visit Every Country In The World (Audio Only)
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No one else has a “traveler” story quite like Rauli Virtanen. While reluctant to claim the title of “the first person to visit every country”, Rauli says that no one has challenged the assertion since NomadMania began proclaiming him as the first person to ever visit every country in the world. The organization says that many who had previous claim…
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Rauli Virtanen: The Incredible Journey Of The First Person To Visit Every Country In The World
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No one else has a “traveler” story quite like Rauli Virtanen. While reluctant to claim the title of “the first person to visit every country”, Rauli says that no one has challenged the assertion since NomadMania began proclaiming him as the first person to ever visit every country in the world. The organization says that many who had previous claim…
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How Did Harry Mitsidis Visit Every Country Twice On A Teacher's Salary? (Audio Only)
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While Harry Mitsidis, the founder of NomadMania, is probably too humble to admit it, he’s most likely the most knowledgeable person on everything to do with visiting every country in the world – including all the people who have accomplished the remarkable feat! As one of only three people who have visited every country twice – on top of being one …
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Harry Mitsidis Is The Most Knowledgeable Man On Traveling To Every Country In The World (Video)
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While Harry Mitsidis, the founder of NomadMania, is probably too humble to admit it, he’s most likely the most knowledgeable person on everything to do with visiting every country in the world – including all the people who have accomplished the remarkable feat! As one of only three people who have visited every country twice – on top of being one …
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Gina Morello Became The First Person To Visit Every Country Following The Pandemic (Audio Only)
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Gina Morello had four countries left in her quest to visit every country when the pandemic struck in 2020. However, that only delayed her goal, as she was able to get to her final country of Mozambique in December of 2020 – becoming the first person to finish seeing every country post-pandemic! You might think that would be the end of her major tra…
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Gina Morello's Career Took Her Around The World Before She Decided To Visit Every Country (Video)
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Gina Morello had four countries left in her quest to visit every country when the pandemic struck in 2020. However, that only delayed her goal, as she was able to get to her final country of Mozambique in December of 2020 – becoming the first person to finish seeing every country post-pandemic! You might think that would be the end of her major tra…
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Woni Spotts' Incredible Journey To Become The First Black Woman To Travel To Every Country (Audio Only)
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Woni Spotts has one of the more unique travel journeys you’ll hear. She traveled to 160 countries before the age of 19 as the host of a travel documentary shot from 1979 to 1982. However, the documentary lost funding for the final year of shooting and Woni didn’t travel much for the next 30 years. That is until 2014 when Woni decided to finish the …
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Woni Spotts Is The First Black Woman To Visit Every Country In The World (Video)
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Woni Spotts has one of the more unique travel journeys you’ll hear. She traveled to 160 countries before the age of 19 as the host of a travel documentary shot from 1979 to 1982. However, the documentary lost funding for the final year of shooting and Woni didn’t travel much for the next 30 years. That is until 2014 when Woni decided to finish the …
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79-Year-Old Luisa Yu Visits Every Country And Unwittingly Becomes Social Media Sensation (Audio Only)
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79-year-old Luisa Yu had no intention of becoming famous after completing her nearly 50-year-journey to visit every country in the world. But a Croatian social media travel influencer she met along the way had other plans for her, insisting she make Serbia her final country. So, when Luisa arrived in Serbia, a throng of media awaited to interview h…
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Luisa Yu Completes Every Country At 79-Years-Old And Unwittingly Becomes Social Media Sensation (Video)
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79-year-old Luisa Yu had no intention of becoming famous after completing her nearly 50-year-journey to visit every country in the world. But a Croatian social media travel influencer she met along the way had other plans for her, insisting she make Serbia her final country. So, when Luisa arrived in Serbia, a throng of media awaited to interview h…
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How Much Does It Cost To Visit Every Country On One Trip? Indy Nelson Breaks It Down (Audio Only)
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You may think you’ve met or heard of every type of traveler out there, but you have NEVER met a traveler like Indy Nelson. Having just graduated from UC Berkeley, he traveled to every country in the world for the thrill of being able to plan out every part of the trip – including routes, visas, accommodations, and even booking 100 plane tickets BEF…
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You may think you’ve met or heard of every type of traveler out there, but you have NEVER met a traveler like Indy Nelson. Having just graduated from UC Berkeley, he traveled to every country in the world for the thrill of being able to plan out every part of the trip – including routes, visas, accommodations, and even booking 100 plane tickets BEF…
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Romaine Welds is the first and only Jamaican and American black man to visit every country! (Audio only)
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Have you ever tried working 16 hours in a day – for several consecutive days – just to have enough vacation time to go on a trip? 🤯 Well, Romaine Welds has been doing that for years now, all to accomplish his goal of seeing every country in the world (195) – which he completed earlier this year! He’s the first Jamaican, Caribbean, and black America…
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Have you ever tried working 16 hours in a day – for several consecutive days – just to have enough vacation time to go on a trip? 🤯 Well, Romaine Welds has been doing that for years now, all to accomplish his goal of seeing every country in the world (195) – which he completed earlier this year! He’s the first Jamaican, Caribbean, and black America…
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Gunnar Garfors Is the Only Person Who Has Traveled To Every Country... TWICE! (Audio Only)
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You might think traveling to every country would be an impressive accomplishment. How about traveling to every country twice? Well, that’s exactly what Gunnar Garfors of Norway did! His mom may think he’s crazy, but he’s made a career out of his travels, speaking around the world — and even met his girlfriend at a conference for extreme travelers! …
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Gunnar Garfors Is The First Person In The World to Visit Every Country... TWICE! (Video)
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You might think traveling to every country would be an impressive accomplishment. How about traveling to every country twice? Well, that’s exactly what Gunnar Garfors of Norway did! His mom may think he’s crazy, but he’s made a career out of his travels, speaking around the world — and even met his girlfriend at a conference for extreme travelers! …
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Stefan Krasowski Visited Every Country by 40 Using Credit Card Points (Video)
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Unlike most other world travelers, Stefan Krasowski has been in a relationship for almost the entirety of his travels! Find out the trade-offs he had to make with his wife, how he makes money off his travels, and which of his 80 credit cards are the most important to him and other travelers. Other unique things you’ll hear in the Stefan Krasowski i…
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Stefan Krasowski Visited Every Country in the World before 40... and Did It Using Credit Card Points (Audio Only)
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Unlike most other world travelers, Stefan Krasowski has been in a relationship for almost the entirety of his travels! Find out the trade-offs he had to make with his wife, how he makes money off his travels, and which of his 80 credit cards are the most important to him and other travelers. Other unique things you’ll hear in the Stefan Krasowski i…
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Graham Hughes is in the Guinness Book for visiting every country… without getting on a plane! (Audio Only)
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Besides the amazing feat of traveling to every country without getting on a plane – which has yet to be duplicated – Graham also holds the record for the most countries visited in one year: 133! Find out more about his crazy, four-year journey, the complicated nature of inventing a never-before-listed World Record, and how he won an island in Panam…
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Guinness World Record Holder Graham Hughes Visited Every Country Without Getting On A Plane (Video)
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Besides the amazing feat of traveling to every country without getting on a plane – which has yet to be duplicated – Graham also holds the record for the most countries visited in one year: 133! Find out more about his crazy, four-year journey, the complicated nature of inventing a never-before-listed World Record, and how he won an island in Panam…
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