Gunnar Garfors
Air Kiribati Makes Tuvalu More Fun
Air Kiribati has landed in Funafuti. Photo: Air Kiribati. What is happening to the world? Angola is now issueing visas on arrival for...
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Gunnar Garfors
Feb 16, 20182 min read
Imprisoned in Paradise
The colours of Tuvalu can be pure magic. I’d usually add more photos, but the internet speeds (or lack thereof) won’t allow such. More...
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Gunnar Garfors
Feb 4, 20183 min read
Hurrah! World Record Beaten
With Ducth Captain Ramon Hagelen of Emirates. He took us to Sydney on our last leg. We did it! We have now circumnavigated the globe via...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jan 5, 20182 min read
Our World Record GPS Tracked
Erik de Zwart, myself and Ronald Haanstra in front of the plane that will take us on our first of several legs, hopefully all around the...
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Gunnar Garfors
Nov 27, 20173 min read
Staying Overnight in the Country with no Hotels
I’ve had better sleeps, but rarely more challenging. The country is special in more ways than one. It is totally surrounded by a city, it...
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Gunnar Garfors
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Travel Pilots of the Caribbean
Sometimes some people get some stupid ideas. This particular one came to life together with Mr. Thorkild Gundersen. He is a producer,...
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Gunnar Garfors
Nov 13, 20172 min read
The World’s 11 Worst Passports
These gentlemen in Herat will face a lot of bureaucracy in order should they wish to travel extensively. You may or may not be surprised...
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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
Sep 10, 201713 min read
North Korea 8 Years Apart
In front of Taedong River and Juche Tower in Pyongyang in 2017, my first visit in eight years. I first visited North Korea in 2009. North...
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Gunnar Garfors
Sep 1, 20172 min read
Nike Is Right, Just Do It
Just do it. What can I say? Having travelled to every country in the world, while still regularly exploring the continents of the world,...
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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
Jul 6, 20172 min read
Another Travel Book in the Making
Pont Natural, Mauritius. My first book, “How I Ran Out of Countries” has miraculously sold close to 10,000 copies. The feedback from...
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Gunnar Garfors
Jun 10, 20173 min read
No World Record, But a Good Trial Run
Still going strong in Dubai. PelleK (from left), Gunnar Garfors, Derek Bell, Ronald Haanstra and Erik de Zwart. Photo: Allan Mikalsen. So...
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Gunnar Garfors
May 25, 20174 min read
How to Avoid Copycat Tourism
The globe is big enough for everyone to find unique travel experiences. Don’t be a copycat. You know the feeling. When you see a...
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Gunnar Garfors
May 18, 20173 min read
7×7 – Not Just Another Travel Photography Book
7×7 by Lia Miternique. A lot of people are collecting countries and counting like crazy these days. Many dream of visiting all 198 of...
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Gunnar Garfors
May 16, 20174 min read
Eric’s Epic Record: Youngest Visitor of Every Country
Perhaps not the best of photos, but Eric arrived Asmara at 4 o’clock in the morning. This is just outside the airport in Asmara. Eric...
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Gunnar Garfors
May 15, 20172 min read
– The Only Bad Trip Is The One You Didn’t Go On
“The Only Bad Trip Is The One You Didn’t Go On.” That’s pretty much how I finished my TEDx talk in Binghamton in Upstate New York on...
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Gunnar Garfors
May 13, 20172 min read
Globetrotting Gifts with a Twist
“Darling, we’re going to Afghanistan.” Experiences beat stuff any day of the year. Including for Christmas and birthdays. And what can...
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Gunnar Garfors
Apr 28, 20173 min read
World Record Chaser: – I am kind of stuck in Yemen
Country number 195 was definitely worth a smile. But that was before he knew how to get out again. How about that for a message from your...
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Gunnar Garfors
Apr 19, 20174 min read
The Friendship-Boosting Secretive Travel Club
Rocking the boat is a typical Travel Club surprise activity. Oysters as fresh as they get cannot be praised highly enough. Matching wine...
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