Konstantin Liorek … Strawberries Forever

Konstantin Liorek … Strawberries Forever

From Counting Countries by Ric Gazarian

January 31, 2026 · 1h 54m · Season 5 · Episode 2

About this episode

Ric Gazarian interviews Konstantin Liorek about his extensive travels and experiences growing up in Ukraine.

Konstantin Liorek has been to every country in the world Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. In this episode, I have the pleasure to speak with traveler Kostia Liorek. I met Kostia at the ETF in Bangkok in 2024, and I've known Kostia for years virtually on FB. But on this podcast I really had the pleasure of learning his fascinating story from growing up in Ukraine, taking advantage of opportunities to travel abroad after the fall of the Soviet Union, and his journey to Chasing 193 and beyond. 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 will be…

People in this episode

Host: Ric Gazarian

Guest: Konstantin Liorek

Topics covered

  • travel
  • personal stories
  • cultural experiences
  • post-Soviet travel
  • global exploration

Keywords

  • travel
  • Ukraine
  • Soviet Union
  • Chasing 193
  • Bangkok
  • Extraordinary Travel Festival
  • personal journey

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine, Bangkok

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