On May 13, 2013, Gunnar Garfors became the youngest person to travel to every country in the world - all 198 of them. He was just 37 years old when he broke this record,
Business Insider
reported.
As a journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), Garfors had already been to 85 countries by the year 2008. It took him five years to visit the remaining 113. He is also the Guinness Book of World Recorders holder for visiting
five continents in 24 hours
including Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America.
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Unlike many wanderlusters these days, Garfors actually kept his job with the NRK the entire time he was traveling. It was never his desire to quit and travel unattached, but rather combine the two things in life he's always been most passionate about: his job and traveling.
After his years of globetrotting, Garfors wrote a book called
198: How I Ran Out Of Countries
and started a
website with photos
from everywhere he's been.
His 198th and final country was Cape Verde off the northwest coast of Africa. Check out the slideshows below to see some of the highlights of Garfors' travels on the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
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Cameroon, Africa
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Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
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Chad, Africa
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Egypt, Africa
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Gambia, Africa
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Mauritania, Africa
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Moroni, Comoros
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Seychelles, Africa
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Somalia, Africa
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Togo, Africa
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Afghanistan, Asia
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Azerbaijan, Asia - Gunnar with his brother Øystein
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Bhutan, Asia
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Dead Sea, Israel, Asia
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Erbil, Iraq
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Georgia, Asia
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India, Asia
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Iran, Asia
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Iraq, Asia
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Kyrgyzstan, Asia
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North Korea, Asia
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On the Afghanistan-Iran border, Asia
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Qatar, Asia
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Rural Uzbekistan, Asia
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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South Korea, Asia - with the Minister of Culture and Communication
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Taiwan, Asia
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Turkmenistan, Asia with friends
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United Arab Emirates, Asia
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Belgrade, Serbia, Europe
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Cyprus, Europe
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Ireland, Europe
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Latvia, Europe
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Lithuania. Europe
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Malta, Europe
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Montenegro, Europe
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Garfors native Norway, Europe
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Canada, North America
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Cuba, North America - Garfors with his friend Ola Akselberg and his matching car.
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St. Kitts and Nevis, North America
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Peru, South America
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New Zealand, Oceania
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Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Oceania