Twice Around the World: A Traveler's Quest to Visit Every Country - Gunnar Garfors

Gunnar Garfors is a Norwegian media professional, traveller, and author who has circumnavigated the globe, visiting every country in the world. Not once, but twice! Author of Nowhere, his newest book, walks us through the 20 least visited countries in the world.   WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW: Guinness World Record: 5 countries on 5 continents in one day, 19 countries in 24 hours, 22 US states in 24 hours Travel Changes You: Gunnar Garfors believes travel opens eyes and inspires others, many guests agree travel changes you for the better Travel Makes People Unite: Guests share stories of exotic and unknown countries, notable episodes include Ep 60 with Doug Casey and Frank Bures about dangerous adventures in Africa Nowhere - The 20 Least Visited Countries in the World: Gunnar Garfors' book showcases the 20 least visited countries, Mikkel tries to guess the countries, Gunnar recounts stories of visiting war-torn areas Small Island Nations: Discussion on countries like Comoros and their tourism challenges, reference to Ep 031 with James Ellsmoor about problems faced by small island nations South Pacific and Other Unvisited Countries: Exploration of less-visited countries and reasons for low tourism, experiences in Iran, North Korea, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia Books by Gunnar Garfors: "198: How I Ran Out of Countries," "Nowhere - 20 Least Visited Countries" due in April 2019 in Norway, later worldwide   HOW TO FIND GUNNAR'S WORK: www.garfors.com   SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER If you’d been receiving the EMS Pulse newsletter and the weekly Expat Sunday Times, you would have already read the basics of today's story! Sign up now, and you’ll also receive my FREE special report, “Plan B Residencies and Instant Citizenships.”   CONCLUSION What a fun interview with Gunnar Garfors. So many fun stores. It's been my life long dream to visit every country in the world, so I'm totally impressed with Gunnar's adventures. As if once wasn't a feat beyond my dreams, doing it twice, and all before he turned 43 years old.   Mentioned in this episode: Join Me In Panama For Our Next Tour I have great news. After many meetings and explanations, the Panamanian government has agreed to keep the Investors Visa at a $300k Real Estate investment instead of nearly doubling the amount required, as they said they would. This is a massive win for our community who wants to move to or invest in Panama, but I am not sure how long this will last… If you have been thinking about Panama, then I want to make an invitation to you today. Come join me for a special four-day tour to see if the country I call home is right for you and your family. We have just released the next set of trip dates. You can find out more at ExpatMoney.com/fly. Come visit me and the Expat Money team, get a feel for the country and see if Panama makes sense for investment or as a new home. Panama Fly'n Buy Real Estate Tour Veritas Panama - Offgrid Community After 17 months of bureaucracy, my partners and I successfully got our permits for Veritas Panama! This is the fully off-grid community we are building in the highlands of Panama. We have already started building the roads, subdividing the lots, installing the septic and water, and even installing solar panels, so everything is independent of the power grid! The site we chose is unbelievable; we are up at a flat plateau about a thousand...