Brian Johnson … Slightly Bigger Office

Brian Johnson … Slightly Bigger Office

From Counting Countries by Ric Gazarian

January 1, 2026 · 1h 39m · Season 5 · Episode 1

About this episode

Ric Gazarian interviews traveler Brian Johnson about his experiences in 128 countries and overlanding in Africa.

Brian Johnson has been to 128 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. In this episode, I have the pleasure to speak with traveler Brian Johnson. I met Brian twice in the last two years, first at the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok in November of 2024 and 12 months later in the Omo Valley as we escaped a hot zone of Marburg Virus, more on that later. Brian's stories of overlanding in Africa in the 1990s caught my attention and I realized he would be an interesting guest. And here we are … I would like to thank everyone for their support of Counting Countries, especially my Patrons. You know them, you love them! Bisa "fully nomadic" Myles, Ted Nims, Adam "one-away" Hickman, Steph "Phuket" Rowe, Simen Flotvik Mathisen, Ed Hotchkiss, Barry Hoffner, Katelyn Jarvis, Philippe "BC" Izedian, Gin Liutkeviciute, Sunir Joshi, Carole Southam, Sonia Zimmermann, Justine, Per Flisberg, Jorge Serpa, Sam Williams, Scott Day, Dana Mahoutchian, Mihai Dascalu and Ryan Knott for supporting this podcast. You can support this podcast by going to Patreon.com/CountingCountries. My patrons will hear the entire conversation with Brian. Please remember the next Extraordinary Travel Festival…

People in this episode

Host: Ric Gazarian

Guest: Brian Johnson

Topics covered

  • travel
  • overlanding
  • Africa
  • cooking
  • patreon support
  • travel festivals

Keywords

  • travel
  • Brian Johnson
  • Ric Gazarian
  • Extraordinary Travel Festival
  • overlanding
  • Africa
  • Marburg Virus
  • cooking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Places: Bangkok, Omo Valley

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