In Forbes Life Magazine, I came across an article about Charles Veley. Apparently he has been everywhere, well almost everywhere. Natch, he has a web site, and here it is.
Most Traveled People - Where Have you Been?
They're claiming there are 673 countries, territories, islands, etc. and Veley has been to 629 of them. He's only 42 years old, so it's quite a feat.
The article discussed things like where he nearly died, hardest to get to, and best bath rooms (Russia, you can go anywhere; Japan has heated toilet seats). Believe it or not, he thought Lebanon and Iran had the friendliest people.
In case you're interested, here's the site's master list of the 673 locations:
MTP - Master List (Print Version)
I think we had a thread about most countries visited, but I don't recall anybody getting near 673. The top 10 on the Most Traveled People list have visited 501.
You can read about Mr. Veley's travels and others at the site.
Here's the Forbes article:
Travelin' Man - Forbes.com
Most Traveled People - Where Have you Been?
They're claiming there are 673 countries, territories, islands, etc. and Veley has been to 629 of them. He's only 42 years old, so it's quite a feat.
The article discussed things like where he nearly died, hardest to get to, and best bath rooms (Russia, you can go anywhere; Japan has heated toilet seats). Believe it or not, he thought Lebanon and Iran had the friendliest people.
In case you're interested, here's the site's master list of the 673 locations:
MTP - Master List (Print Version)
I think we had a thread about most countries visited, but I don't recall anybody getting near 673. The top 10 on the Most Traveled People list have visited 501.
You can read about Mr. Veley's travels and others at the site.
Here's the Forbes article:
Travelin' Man - Forbes.com