369 The Ultimate Travel Tribe with Ric Gazarian
About this episode
Palle Bo interviews Ric Gazarian about the community of extreme travelers and the Extraordinary Travel Festival.
What does it take to visit every country in the world? In this episode, I'm joined once again by Ric Gazarian – aka Global Gaz – host of the Counting Countries podcast and founder of the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok. We talk about the tiny global community of extreme travellers – people chasing all 193 UN countries… and beyond. How many people have actually done it? What kind of personalities dedicate years – sometimes decades – to this quest? And what happens when visiting every country once isn't enough? We also dive into the Extraordinary Travel Festival – a unique gathering of travellers, adventurers, nomads, content creators, and curious wanderers from around the world. You'll hear about: The surprisingly tight-knit "tribe" of extreme travellers Why Ric created Extraordinary Travel Festival The people who've visited every country in the world… twice… or even three times Why you don't need 150+ countries to feel welcome at ETF Travel content creation, documentaries, books, and storytelling Why travel community matters more than country counting Whether you're an armchair traveller, a digital nomad, a casual explorer, or someone secretly plotting your own…
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