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Michael Zervos's attempt to set a speed record to travel to every country began with a stumble in Russia.

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On 4/4/24, he wrote to me: "Maputo has a lot of bribing but I never felt in danger. It was just pathetic at a point. The cops not even bothering to make infractions up sometimes. They just walked away with our documents. There were some more serious issues in DRC but I’ll have to tell you about them at a later time."

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Michael Zervos is trying to visit every country faster than anyone else while recounting the happiest moments in people's lives. In this interview series, we talk about his Project Kosmos.

Periodically throughout 2024 and 2025, I will interview Michael Zervos about his 1.5-year quest to travel to all the nations in the world faster than anyone else!

Michael Zervos explains Project Kosmos and why he's trying to be the fastest person to travel to every country.

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Follow him on social media to see if he pulls it off. Michael Zervos makes well-produced social media content. Visit Michael Zervos's Linktree for all his links.

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Xavier Garneau shares why he walked 10% of the journey.

He also explains why he drank the local water and didn't take malaria pills.

He also has advice for those who want to follow in his footsteps.

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Garneau tells us that when he lost his temper, a DRC immigration official was put in a headlock!

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This is part 3 of a 4-part series.

See photos and read his epic report on this insane trip.

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Garneau explains the most innovative thing he did, which got him through countless hassles in the DRC.

This is part 2 of a 4-part series.

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In this episode, learn why Garneau did his trek and how he accidentally traversed through an area while a genocide was in progress.

Read his epic report on this insane trip.

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.

Many travelers brag that they are "adventurous" because they bag a famous peak, visit Vietnam, or eat escargot. Although I celebrate anyone who pushes their travel limits, let's calibrate our definition of adventurous. 

My definition of an adventurous traveler is Francois Xavier Paradis-Garneau.

He's a 23-year-old intrepid Canadian who got the BBC's attention when he became the first Western tourist to do the ring road around Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.

In 2022, he upped the ante with an even more ambitious trip: a 3-month traverse of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from Angola to Uganda.

I've driven across half of the DRC (from Uganda to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic). Therefore, I have an idea of what he had to go through. 

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This is part 1 of a 4-part series.

In this episode, learn why Garneau did his trek and how he accidentally traversed through an area while a genocide was in progress.

See photos and read his epic report on this insane trip.

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.

Brad Graff & Sam Sliman share advice on the Drakensberg Traverse in South Africa.
We discuss some worthy backpacking trips for 2024 and beyond.

00:00 Drakensberg Traverse Advice
06:40 Candidates for the next trek

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.

Brad Graff & Sam Sliman return to the WanderLearn Show to report how their 5-day adventure on South Africa's Drakensberg Traverse went.

The short answer: it was a wet, sloppy, cold mess!

Watch the Video to get the long answer!

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.

Gary Arndt explains why the Lightning Network may not be the panacea to Bitcoin's throughput issue.

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Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast.

• How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger


• Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis


• Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere


• Riots in Minneapolis 

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

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For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.

Gary Arndt predicts that we'll get two candidates that nobody wants.

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Gary Arndt is the host of the fabulous Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast.

• How to Become an A-List Travel Blogger


• Living Among the Riots in Minneapolis


• Random Facts About Everything That Take You Everywhere


• Riots in Minneapolis 

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In the USA, I recommend trading crypto with Kraken. 

Outside the USA, trade crypto with Binance and get 5% off your trading fees!

For backpacking gear, buy from Gossamer Gear.