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Riza Rasco has traveled to 192 countries Riza Rasco is a well-known person in the extreme travel community.\xa0 And I have crossed paths with her twice, once for breakfast in the North End of Boston and for the multi-day Extraordinary Travel Festival in Armenia. She is a prolific and immersive traveler who is only one country away from completing her quest.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Riza shares so many experiences yet this podcast could have been double the time since there was so much to discuss.\xa0 Riza shares some very personal moments from her life and how travel began to dominate.\xa0 She shares her philosophy of travel, which should be more than taking selfies and checking boxes, but how you can give back to the community.\xa0\xa0 This is a reminder that I am partnering with SafetyWing, a travel insurance company.\xa0 I have been using them personally for over 2 years.\xa0 And yes, there are a couple of reasons why \u2026 let me highlight a couple of the features.\xa0 First, you can purchase insurance while you are already on the go.\xa0 Some insurance products force you to sign up before you leave on your trip.\xa0 Second, you only have to share your initial country on your trip.\xa0 Many of my trips are open-ended when it comes to the agenda.\xa0 I don\u2019t have to worry about forgetting to update SafetyWing.\xa0 They\u2019ve got me covered.\xa0 Third, most countries are covered.\xa0 Exceptions are Cuba, Iran, DPRK, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.\xa0 Everywhere from Mogadishu to Tripoli is covered.\xa0 And fourth, you do not have to declare a dollar value for the trip.\xa0 Many providers force you specify the cost of your trip.\xa0 Most times I have no idea how much my trip will cost.\xa0 To me, this insurance is fire and forgot.\xa0 It will renew every month or you can set an end date.\xa0 But compared to many of the other products out there, this one to me is the most flexible.\xa0 So, take a moment, check out SafetyWing, and click on the link to sign up for your next trip.\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, Adam Hickman, Katelyn Jarvis, Ed Hotchkiss, and Barry Hoffner for supporting this podcast. They help pay for the production of this podcast.\xa0 You can support this podcast by going to .\xa0 My patrons hear extra content with Riza that you will not hear.\xa0 \xa0 It is also time to recognize three more patrons.\xa0 Sunir Joshi, Gintaute Liutkeviciute (so sorry for butchering your name), and Philippe Izedian.\xa0 Our Chasing 193 community is fascinating how it is changed and grown over the years.\xa0 Sunir and I have been corresponding for three years talking about travel.\xa0 Sunir has changed his entire life in regard to work to pursue his dream of Chasing 193.\xa0 Philippe is a fascinating guy, still at university but so well traveled.\xa0 For those who read my blog, GlobalGaz, you might know I enjoy writing an end of the year review.\xa0 I encourage you to check out Philippe\u2019s .\xa0 Impressive!\xa0 You can also support Counting Countries by writing a review or sharing this podcast with a travel lover. These reviews were written a while ago but I just noted them. Thanks guys for the review. Excellent Podcast I love your interviews of very interesting travel stories that make me to want to travel more around the world. Thank you - DallasTX7 \xa0 Great podcast Inspiring travel stories. Look forward to each episode. - divebookreader \xa0 And there is a lot of updates for this podcast. This is a special announcement before we return to my conversation with Riza..\xa0 I am excited to announce a special conversation with two of the best known and best traveled individuals, Harry Mitsidis and Charles Veley, both former guests.\xa0 Harry is known as the founder of NomadMania and Charles is the founder of Most Travel People.\xa0 I will be hosting a conversation with these two travel legends on March 25 at 1700 GMT.\xa0 Want to stay in the loop, click on the link in the podcast notes and share your email so we can follow up with viewing instructions.\xa0\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 I was in Boston for this recording while Riza was in the Philippines.\xa0 Please listen in and enjoy.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Thank you to my \u2026. Barry Hoffner, Ed Hotchkiss, Katelyn Jarvis, Lucy Shoe, Phillip Jones, Thor Pedersen, Simen Flotvik Mathisen, Adam Hickman, Bisa Myles, Ted Nims, Sunir Joshi, Gintaute Liutkeviciute, Philippe Izedian & Dale Wursten.