The Dane who wants to visit every country in the world – without flying and without frills
I love travel to new countries, but 35-year-old Danish Torbjørn Pedersen has taken global travelling to a whole new level.
He wants to visit every nation on earth – 193 member states of the United Nations or 203 countries including additional territories. He plans to do all this travelling without taking an aircraft and on a mere £12 a day. He reckons it will take at least four years.
So far, he has been to 68 countries. I have been to 66 – but it has taken me 66 years, I have taken lots of flights, and it has cost been a great more than £12 a day. On the other hand, there is something to be said for taking time to explore the world.
You can learn more about the quest of Torbjørn Pedersen here.