About this episode

The episode discusses the journey of a young boy aiming to visit every nation and the lessons he learns about humanity.

Where have you been lately? A young 19-year-old boy, Arjun Malavlya, wants to set the Guiness World Record to be the youngest person to visit every nation. He has already visited 118 different countries, beginning in South Korea. He has two years left to visit the remaining 77 U.N. recognized states. He has a Google translate which helps him in remote villages. He has only spent $22,500. The biggest thing he has learned, “People are more similar than different.” I admire the young man for vis...

People in this episode

Host: John Ed Mathison

Guest: Arjun Malavlya

Topics covered

• world travel
• youth achievement
• cultural similarities
• Guinness World Record
• global exploration

Keywords

• travel
• Guinness World Record
• youth
• cultural differences
• global travel
• exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Places: South Korea, U.N.

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