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  For Melanie Smith, 2019 is the year she completed her quest to visit every UN country with a successful visit to Yemen. She tells us a little bit about her take on travel; you can find out more in her blog Only My Footprints.     Melanie, tell us...

Jakob is one of the nicest guys out there - we can confirm this! And what singles him out as one of the travel greats is that he has achieved it all while leading a 'normal' family life in Denmark. Here he tells us how he has managed to balance all this...   Tell...

What is amazing in today's interview is the fact that it is Ildi's first ever interview - considering the incredible places she has visited, and that she is the first person from her country to have done every country, we are incredibly honoured to have been given...

Shimpei is one of the Japanese legends who have seemingly effortlessly been to every country in the world. He tells us a little about his take on life. His interview has been edited for language, but we believe we have kept the meaning intact!   Shimpei, tell us...

It is quite unfortunate that almost 90% of UN Masters have a similar profile: male and Caucasian. Jessica, helped by her two passports, breaks these stereotypes and is on her way to not only becoming - to the best of our knowledge - the first woman to visit every...

In our last issue we interviewed Britt-Marie, the first Swedish woman to visit every country; we now interview another Swede who has over the course of the years visited every UN country, Eddie Gustin.   Eddie, tell us something about your early years and your...

We are incredibly happy to be publishing what we believe is the first English-language interview with Britt-Marie, the first woman from Sweden, and all of the Nordic countries for that matter, to complete all UN countries. An incredibly active all-rounder, she tells...

It's not everyday that one talks to a global traveller from Azerbaijan, and we are very happy that smaller countries are also a source of big travellers - Mehraj currently ranks 23rd on our Masterlist in terms of his regions visited and he tells us a little about...

Very Hungry Nomads - that's the name of Martina and Rachel's blog and their hunger is as much culinary as it is their inborn curiosity and desire to explore everywhere! Today, Martina talks to us about their time on the road.   Martina, tell us something about...

As part of our commitment to showcase all kinds of travellers, great and small, today we interview Gianni who may 'only' have visited 42 UN countries but has been on the road continuously for 5 years. The man behind the website Nomad is Beautiful, frequently...

Sue had to content herself with holidays in British resorts as a child; but as an adult she has most certainly gone very far and wide. Enthusiastic and curious about the world, this solo traveller and founder of Because It's There tells us a little about her feelings...

Calvin, the man behind The Monsoon Diaries, is an MD with a travel passion: a true community leader, a prolific travel blogger and a true adventurer. He gives us his recipe for travel happiness, and explains how he has managed to be such an incredible all-rounder....