Counting Countries

Ric Gazarian

countingcountriespodcast@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Counting Countries spotlights travelers who’ve dedicated their lives to visiting every sovereign nation, profiling the journeys behind the “193” goal. For PR pros, it’s a distinctive platform for adventure credibility, destination storytelling, and travel-tech/travel-community figures—especially people with exceptional milestones and on-the-ground expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 171

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 598 subscribers

Instagram: 22.0k followers

Contact Information

countingcountriespodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Ric Gazarian - Host of Counting Countries, described as being on his own quest to visit every country in the world. He’s the author of three books (including Hit The Road: India, 7000 KM To Go, and Photos From Ch...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
High-credibility world-travel achievement: people who have visited every country (or closely tied to completing the “Chasing 193/193 countries” milestone). Guests may also be travel-community/speaker figures, but pitchable interviews strongly skew toward exceptional “every country” track records.
Required Achievements:  
Visited every country in the world, Completed the 193-country goal, Long-term, continuous travel commitment (years)

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr Tim Astandu - Life And Travels, And His Pursuit Of Visiting Every Country (chasing 193), Including Time-related Travel Experiences.

Jason Mayfield - His Path Into Travel, Completing The 193-country Goal, And Ongoing Travel Life.

Recent Topics

Travel, Adventure, International, Expedition, Destination

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Counting Countries
:

Dr Tim Astandu … Berhasil

June 29, 2026

Dr Tim Astandu has been to every country in the world Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Tim Astandu. Tim and I have been in the same room three times in less than 12 months … Addis Ababa, Hanoi, and Lisbon, but today was a great opportunity to learn about his life and travels and it didn't disappoint. A mother who wrote for NatGeo, extensive schooling in the UK, and then of course … Chasing 193. And do not forget a special serenade ...

Extraordinary Travel Festival III Update V– Keith Van – seats.aero & Ahmed Abdulrazzaq – Aknaf Al Sawary

June 15, 2026

✈️ ETF III Update #5: Bangkok 2026 Hey now! I am your host Ric Gazarian. And I am here with the fifth update for the Extraordinary Travel Festival for October 22-25, 2026 in Bangkok. We have 4 amazing days of community, content, and exploration of Bangkok and beyond. Over 150 people have committed to joining ETF III. 💰 Price Increase Coming July 1 On July 1, the price of tickets will be increasing. The code BANGKOK will still be valid with a $100 discount. So if you want to lock in the lower ...

Jason Mayfield … Can't Is Not An Option

June 03, 2026

Jason Mayfield has been to every country in the world Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jason Mayfield. Jason was propelled into his travel life as a high school student on a 5 week school trip to Siberia and he never looked back. Jason finished 193 in 2016 but has been travelling continually since then. Jason will be attending the ETF and you will be able to meet him in Bangkok. I would like to thank everyone for their support of Coun...

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