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A family that travels together stays together. \xa0Jakob travels frequently with his girlfriend and two young children. \xa0 Jakob travels often with his girlfriend and two young children. \xa0Family vacations include overland West African road trips, visits to Somaliland, and family excursions to Afghanistan. \xa0His children aged 10 and 8 respectively have traveled to 72 and 55 countries respectively. Jakob also hits the road solo as well. \xa0He recounts witnessing a secretive Satanic ritual in West Africa. \xa0He overviews his attempt to travel overland from Antarctica to the Arctic over 10 months. \xa0Jakob was fortunate to visit Cambodia in the early 90s when the Khmer Rouge still reigned. \xa0He visited Angkor Wat when there were virtually no tourists. \xa0Cambodia was a bit lawless, where travel sometimes required armored cars where the machine gunner's bullets cost extra and where marijuana came for free at your guest house. During this conversation, Jakob joined me from Copenhagen while I was in Chicago on Skype. \xa0Please listen in and enjoy. Check out our partner and sponsor: Explore the unique stories from 20 more world-class travelers from various backgrounds and nations and from all walks of life who have tirelessly pursued visiting every country in the world and have filled their lives with a virtually endless amount of adventure. And take a look at . \xa0They organize international rallies around the world including: Sri Lanka, Cambodia, the Philippines and the Amazon. \xa0 More about Jakob \xd8ster: Born in: Denmark Passports from: 2 Danish passports (one valid for 10 years and one valid for 2 years.) Favorite travel book: by Khaled Hosseini (about Afghanistan, by the author of The Kite Runner and Under A Thousand Splendid Suns \xa0and by Hemingway.= Favorite travel film: \xa0 (because it is funny, has beautiful locations and brilliantly portrays the contrast between everyday working life and adventure). Favorite travel site: App: Google Maps (and Check My Trip, Booking.com, Airbnb, TripAdvisor) Website: flightconnections.com \u2013 Lonely Planet Thorn Tree, Wikitravel. Wikipedia. Must carry: \xa0Solo: I almost always carry my extremely small and thin travel pillow and my sarong-sleeping-bag (good for when it is hot or not too clean). Family: We always carry a deck of cards and a game of (and play a hell of a lot). \xa0 Favorite food: Two national Danish dishes that my girlfriend cooks very well: \u201cStegt fl\xe6sk og persillesovs\u201d (fried pork belly with potatoes and a parsley sauce) and \u201cfl\xe6skesteg med brun sovs\u201d (Danish version of roast pork with gravy). I also like Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Mexican food (I eat pretty much everything). Favorite drink: \u201cBMW\u201d (Baileys Mitt Whiskey) alcohol mixed with alcohol what more can one wish for and Carlsberg because it is probably the best. \xa0 Favorite Hotel: There are many. I don\u2019t like fancy, traditional hotels very much since I think they usually have no soul. I usually prefer guesthouses in historical buildings and with the possibility to meet other travelers. One example: , Jaisalmer, Indien \u2013 200 year old \u201cHaveli\u201d. Favorite Airline: Turkish (for being the airline with routes to most individual countries) and for their fresh orange juice (that they have now tragically abandoned!) Website: \xa0 and Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Map: About Counting Countries Counting Countries is the only podcast to bring you the stories from the dedicated few who\u2019ve spent their lives on the singular quest of traveling to every country in the world. Less people have traveled to every country in the world than have been to outer space. Theme music for this podcast is Demeter\u2019s Dance, written, performed, and provided by . About GlobalGaz Ric Gazarian is the host of Counting Countries. He is the author of three books: , , and . \xa0He is the producer of two travel documentaries: and . \xa0 Ric is also on his own quest to visit every country in the world. You can see where he has and keep up with his journey at How Many Countries Are There? Well\u2026 that depends on who you ask! The United Nations states that there are . The British Foreign and Commonwealth office states that there are . The Century Club states that there are . The Most Traveled Person states that there are . The Nomad Mania states that there are . Me? My goal is the 193 countries that are recognized by the UN, but I am sure I will visit some other places along the way. Check out our partner and sponsor: Explore the unique stories from 20 more world-class travelers from various backgrounds and nations and from all walks of life who have tirelessly pursued visiting every country in the world and have filled their lives with a virtually endless amount of adventure. Disclaimer: I will earn a fee if you order from Amazon/Agoda.