A unique and brave traveller joins us today - Geri Winkler from Austria. He is the first insulin-dependent diabetic to reach the summit of Mount Everest and, as far as we know, to conquer all 193 UN Countries. Read more about him in his wikipedia entry. Geri,...
Today we interview Harri Tuomola from Finland who has been an avid fan of our website from the very beginning and who is a great lover of the vast outdoors. Harri, tell us something about your early years and how your interest in travel developed. I have always...
Today we interview highly ranked Turkish traveller Selman Arinc, who is near to completing the quest to visit every UN country and is second-ranked in Turkey behind his contemporary Orhan Kural, who we also interviewed recently. Selman, tell us something about...
Today we interview experienced German traveller Axel Wacht who has been to every one of the world's 193 countries. Unlike most interviews, most of his pictures - apart from the first - will be presented chronologically. Axel, tell us a story from your first...
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Brazilian traveller and writer Igor Galli. You can read more about this true adventurer on his personal website, available in both English and Portuguese. Igor, tell us something about your early years and how you...
Tudor, tell us about your early years and how your interest in travel developed. When I was a kid all 4 walls of my room were covered in National Geographic maps. I used to trace around the countries and cities with my finger and wonder what was going on in...
Sal, tell us about your early years and how your interest in travel developed. I think of it as an interest in the world rather than an interest in travel. I’ve always been obsessed with learning about the people, economies, struggles, and beliefs around the...
Dragan lives in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has been an intern with us since the spring doing a lot of the 'back office' work that nobody sees. We are exceptionally pleased to be ending the year with a chat with him - you will all be...
Maurizio was the youngest person to have visited every country when he completed his final one - Suriname - in 2004 at the age of 28; the wikipedia entry on him is here. Maurizio, tell us something about your background and how your interest in travel...
Today we are delighted to present an interview with a highly esteemed traveller. You can read more about Richard and his career in the wikipedia entry about him. Richard, tell us a little about your background and how your interest in travel developed. I grew...
Yui, tell us something about your early years and how your interest in travel developed. Travel has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I was born in Singapore and educated in the US, then lived in Japan before moving to the UK. With a...
Paul, tell us a little about your background and how your interest in travel developed. I was an only child who grew up on a farm in way, way outback midwest US. As a youngster, we had no indoor plumbing, no telephone, no TV, no air conditioner and we had...