Counting Countries

Dustin balanced his career as a dentist while completing all 193 UN countries and then some. Dustin grew up in small town America yet ended up living in Singapore working as a dentist.  Despite a childhood of limited travel, he spread his travel wings after settling in Singapore and began to discover the region.  Dustin shares with us an amazing collection of travel stories.  He crossed the border into Syria from Lebanon as an invited guest of Syria.  Dustin was the keynote speaker at a medical conference in Damascus.  He was banned from entering Israel and had to hire an attorney so he could attempt another visit.  Dustin couchsurfed in Burundi and ended up in jail.  He met his host in Afghanistan on Tinder.  Dustin tells us why the Maldives is one of his least favorite countries.  And Dustin also gave back when traveling, including spending two days providing dental treatment to half of the population of Pitcairn Island.      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 .  They organize international rallies around the world including: Sri Lanka, Cambodia, the Philippines and the Amazon.   More about Dustin Pfundheller: Born in: Altoona, WI, USA Passport: USA Favorite travel site: Couchsurfing, Tinder, Google maps, maps.me, Whatsapp Website: Facebook: Map: Book Mentioned On The Podcast: About Counting Countries Counting Countries is the only podcast to bring you the stories from the dedicated few who’ve 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’s Dance, written, performed, and provided by . About GlobalGaz Ric Gazarian is the host of Counting Countries. He is the author of three books: , , and .  He is the producer of two travel documentaries: and .   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… 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 Best Traveled 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.