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Gunnar Garfors
Jan 19, 20205 min read
Who Deserves Your Aid Money?
In a pygmy village in Central African Republic. Internationally there are thousands and thousands of organizations that provide aid to...
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Gunnar Garfors
Dec 16, 20184 min read
Oops, I Did It Again
My second trip to Estonia, 15 years after the first. The last two years I have visited the 20 least-visited countries on the planet. And...
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Gunnar Garfors
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Visiting Every Country Twice
On the river bank in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. After two years of research I have finally finished my book about the world’s 20...
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Gunnar Garfors
Nov 20, 20181 min read
‘Elsewhere’ Available Now
You can buy a gift certificate like this, to put under the Christmas tree, or preorder the book for yourself. Preorders qualify for a 15...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jun 26, 201816 min read
World’s 20 Least Touristy Countries
From the least visited country in the world. Which one it is? Find out further down. Photo by Lexie Alford. I have been on the road the...
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Gunnar Garfors
Sep 17, 20179 min read
Fancy a A Weekend in Mogadishu?
By the old, battered lighthouse in Mogadishu. It was no surprise, really. I ended up travelling to Mogadishu for the weekend alone....
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Gunnar Garfors
Jul 10, 20172 min read
MADagascar – Because You’re Mad Not to Visit
Avenue of the Baobabs just outside Morondava, Madagascar. The name is not a coincidence. You are truly mad if you don’t visit one of the...
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Gunnar Garfors
Feb 6, 20163 min read
Dangerous Destinations: 92% of the Most Lethal Cities Are in the Americas
All but four of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities are in North and South America, judging by homicides per capita. What does this say...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jul 29, 20157 min read
Why you should visit the world’s poorest country
This country might be more known for hunger, floods, corruption and poverty than tourism. But go, and you will be rewarded by beautiful...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jul 26, 20151 min read
The World’s Poorest Countries
Have you ever been to a truly poor country? I am not going to try to define what is a “truly” poor one, but there are 26 countries with...
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Gunnar Garfors
Feb 28, 20136 min read
Sierra Leone, The Land of the Mountain Lions
Sierra Leone translates as the land of the mountain lion. It sounds beautiful and it is. It sounds scary, but it isn’t. Unless you have a...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jun 18, 20122 min read
World First: Five Continents in One Day
PRESS RELEASE (English, Norwegian (nynorsk), Norwegian (bokmål): Gunnar Garfors from Norway is on his way to try to visit five countries...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jul 10, 20114 min read
The Egyptian Switch
Taking a long distance taxi in Egypt can be very cheap. At least if you are Egyptian or you can haggle reasonably well. I recently took a...
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Gunnar Garfors
Apr 23, 20118 min read
40 Hours on Maryvana
I am here writing about the possibility to go by boat from Libreville to Sao Tome. But before you read on. Are you impatient, restless or...
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