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Paul Barbato has traveled to over 70 countries Paul AKA Barbs and I met through Gus Rosted.\xa0 Gus is one of the attendees at the Extraordinary Travel Festival.\xa0 Gus recommended Barbs as speaker at the festival. I knew Barbs and his YouTube channel, Geography Now! and thought he would be a great addition in Armenia.\xa0 Barbs agreed to participate in the festival and also to join me on Counting Countries.\xa0\xa0 Barbs has had tremendous success with his YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers.\xa0 Barbs\u2019s success was not overnight but nearly a 10 year grind of perfecting his craft and attracting new followers.\xa0 Barbs is also on a quest to travel to every country in the world, but at his own pace.\xa0 Unsurprisingly, he also enjoys the oddities of geography during his travels, including salients.\xa0 As many of you have heard, Stefan Kraswoski and I have teamed up to host the Extraordinary Travel Festival, the world\u2019s largest gathering of accomplished travelers. This will take place in Yerevan, 2022.\xa0 We are excited to produce this event to help grow our community while organizing great events, and hosting some amazing experiences. You will see and meet former guests from this show like Francis Tapon, Debjeet Sen, Per Besson, and Audrey Walsworth in Armenia. \xa0 Please go to to see our speakers, our sponsors, and some of the trips we are hosting.\xa0 Check back often since there are frequent updates.\xa0 If buying a ticket, please use code ETF to save $50.\xa0 Hope to see you in Yerevan.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 I would like to thank everyone for their support of Counting Countries, especially my Patrons:\xa0 Lucy Shoe, Phillip Jones, Simen Flotvik Mathisen, Ted Nims, Bisa Myles, Thor Pedersen, and Adam Hickman for supporting this podcast. They help pay for the production of this podcast.\xa0 You can support this podcast by going to .\xa0 You can also support Counting Countries be writing a review or sharing this podcast with a travel lover.\xa0 My patrons hear extra content, like an additional 35 minutes of my last conversation with Lucy Shoe and with this conversation with Barbs, only for you.\xa0\xa0\xa0 You will also hear from Thor at the end of the Barbs interview.\xa0 For the last 2 years plus, I have been interviewing Thor to track his progress in traveling to every country in the world without flying.\xa0 My patrons hear this fascinating interviews at the time of the recording.\xa0 You will hear only a snippet at this time.\xa0\xa0 And as a side note, Barb\u2019s mom makes a brief appearance while I attempt to say hello in Korean and not impress his mother.\xa0\xa0 I was in Chicago for this recording while Barbs was in LA.\xa0 Please listen in and enjoy.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Thank you to my \u2026. Lucy Shoe, Phillip Jones, Thor Pedersen, Simen Flotvik Mathisen, Adam Hickman, Bisa Myles & Ted Nims. \xa0And now you can listen to ! And Alexa! \xa0 And write a review! 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 .\xa0 About GlobalGaz Ric Gazarian is the host of Counting Countries. He is the author of three books: , , and .\xa0 He is the producer of two travel documentaries: and .\xa0\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!\xa0 The United Nations states that there are . The British Foreign and Commonwealth office states that there are . The Traveler\u2019s Century Club states that there are . The Most Traveled Person states that there are . The Nomad Mania SISO says there are .\xa0\xa0 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. Disclaimer: I will earn a fee if from some of these links like if you order from Amazon/Agoda/etc. Or book a trip through G Adventures.\xa0 PS\xa0 Thanks!