Meet Pat Martin, a former industrial chemist who started traveling the world for work, but is now on a quest to experience the biggest sporting events around the globe. From the Pan-Am games, to the Rugby World Cup, and now the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, Pat...
Interviews
Interview with Brian Petrone: Traveling for the Love of Sports
Meet Brian Petrone, an avid traveller and sports fanatic, who incorporates his love of sports into his travel itineraries. He started out trying to visit all thirty Major League Baseball stadiums in the United States, and from there started attending sporting events...
Interview with Aboubacar Douno: Exploring the World on a Guinean Passport
Meet Aboubacar Douno, a passionate world traveller from Guinea. He has so far travelled to 75 countries and is fluent in five languages. He is also an envoy coordinator at NomadMania and builds ventures with 54 Startups, which seeks to build innovative startups for...
Interview with Petro Marais: South African-Australian Traveller!
This interview was originally conducted in December 2022. Meet Petro Marais, a South African-Australian traveller who has travelled to more than 119 countries. After becoming naturalised as an Australian citizen, Petro joined the Royal Australian Navy, which...
Interview with Luisa Yu: the 80-year-old travel legend who inspired the world
Meet Luisa Yu, an 80-year-old Filipino-American who has become the oldest Filipino to travel to every country in the world. Hailing from the Philippines, she moved to the US at 23 as an exchange student. Over five decades, she visited all 193 UN countries, culminating...
Interview with Merete Engell: Danish Travelling Mum and Humanitarian
Meet Merete Engell, is a seasoned Danish traveller with extensive experience in humanitarian work through her longstanding tenure at the international organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders. As a trained nurse, she has...
Interview with Wani Baumgartner: Globe-Trotting Mother of Three
Let's meet Wani Baumgartner, Malaysian-Swiss traveller and mother of three young boys. Inspired by a chance encounter with a Japanese traveller, she set a bold goal: to visit 100 countries by the age of 30. After saving and receiving support from her father, she...
Clayburn Chronicles: A Family’s Global Journey
Meet the Clayburn family: A clan of global explorers from the United States with a passion for adventure and discovery. From Ryan, the adventurous dad with a knack for seeking out extreme experiences, to Jennifer, the savvy mom who turned her love for travel into a...
Interview with Hamada Zahawi: Iraqi-American traveller on his Final50 Countries
For years, Hamada Zahawi was constrained in his ability to travel due to his Iraqi nationality. Since acquiring a U.S. passport, he has taken advantage of his freedom of movement and is now in his Final 50 countries on his quest to visit every nation. You can also...
Rasha Yousif: Breaking Stereotypes Around Travelling in Hijab
Rasha Yousif is a photographer and adventurer from Bahrain. Having visited 163 countries, she is on her quest to become the first Bahraini UN Master. As a prominent Muslim female traveller and one of the best-travelled NomadMania members in the Gulf region, her...
Meet Sabrina Chunyan Zhang – Chinese Female Solo Traveller
Meet Sabrina, a Chinese solo female traveller, who breaks stereotypes about her nation preferring to travel in big groups and who embraces the world on her own terms. With 47 countries under her belt, Sabrina talks about her unique experiences and the challenges she...
Interview with Ezra Gojenola-Pertika, the first Basque to visit every country in the world
In a world where borders often define our limits, there are those who defy these boundaries with a spirit of adventure and a thirst for exploration. Meet Ezra Gojenola-Pertika, a 36-year-old traveler whose passion for discovering the unknown led him to achieve a...