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  Gina has us really inspired. Undeterred by the covid outbreak, she persevered and on December 9th, 2020 landed in her last UN country, Mozambique. This makes her so far the only traveller to complete 193 UN countries post-pandemic. But there is much more to the...

  We end the year presenting a truly incredible traveller. Born at the very end of the 1940s and growing up in the UK, we believe Lily Marie West to be the biggest female British traveller. Settled in Japan since the 1970s, she has been to every country in the...

  Dan James is the traveller behind the exceptionally successful travel blog Dan Flying Solo. With more than 4 continuous years on the road, he certainly has more experiences than most people his age!   Dan in Bosnia and Herzegovina   Dan, we’ve read...

  Slaven Škrobot is from Croatia which would make his globe-trotting adventures stand out in his native country anyway; but much more so that, as a result of an accident, he is confined to a wheelchair. Slaven truly inspires us with his commitment to experience...

  Sonriza (Riza) Rasco is a fantastic all-rounder, an entrepreneur with a Ph.D in bioengineering and of course a very avid traveller. This year, despite the pandemic, she has managed to visit 40 countries in total which certainly proves her tenacity and drive....

  Bengt Hildebrand is one of the few travellers who visited his last UN country in 2020 - before all lockdowns - thereby joining an impressive number of Swedes who have visited every country. This globetrotting doctor and avid NomadMania fan shares his adventures...

  For those who are truly in the know, Audrey Walsworth needs no introduction. In 2005, she completed every UN country, becoming the first woman we know of to do so, and she topped this feat by completing the then TCC list in 2009. Taking her first trip abroad at...

  Offbeat Travelling is what many of us like to do, and it is also the title of Bart's website - full of low-budget tips for travel to fascinatingly unusual places.   Wagah border - Pakistan-India   Bart, tell us something about your early years and how...

  In NomadMania a count of 20 UN countries does not usually provoke surprise or admiration ... but when this is the count of a 22-year old Iranian woman travelling solo for the past 30+ months, then this is a whole different story. Finding her dream after an...

  We do hope you all regularly visit our Statistics section; if you fill in your profile through 'My Trips' or at least put in your date of travel, you will be counted in the cool statistic 'Nomads with Most visited regions in YEAR'. For 2020, given the current...

  Fady Hanna is well known in the traveller community of his native Egypt and for good reason - he has already been to 123 UN countries which is no mean feat considering that his passport offers one of the least travel freedoms in the world. We are very happy to...