Visiting Every Country Twice
- Gunnar Garfors
- Dec 10, 2018
- 1 min read
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 least visited countries (titled ‘Nowhere’ and available to preorder in Norwegian, to be released in April). Returning to all of them for research gave me so much. I met people with incredible stories, saw jawdropping sites and sceneries and am now left with countless non-forgettable experiences. It may not come as much of a surprise that I also noticed vast amounts of changes from my first visits.
That made me realize that no country deserves to be visited only once, and I decided to revisit every country in the world. Another reason to do it is that people and places change, just like your hometown and the country you live in. That I have been in a country 15-20 years ago doesn’t exactly make me an expert on it anymore, if it ever did. The changes have been too substantial. Stories and experiences luckily last forever, relevant travel know-how from around the world does not.
I am currently writing this in Paraguay, which means that I have now visited over 95 percent of all the countries at least twice, with only a few ones remaining. Follow my quest to finalize the second round of the worlds countries on Instagram or Twitter and find out whether I will in fact be successful. Some visas are trickier than others, let’s say, and both bureaucracy and cancelled flights have hampered countless travel plans before…
Regardless of progress, I’ll publish photos every day on social media, using #everycountrytwice.
Wish me luck…
It's fascinating how much changes over time, and your dedication to revisiting every country is truly inspiring, Gunnar! I can only imagine the patience required for those 'trickier visas' and dealing with cancelled flights. For those moments when you just need a mental break from bureaucracy, a game like MeowdoKu can be a perfect distraction to keep your mind sharp.
Wow, what an incredible undertaking to revisit every country! I particularly liked your insight that changes are so substantial that a visit 15-20 years ago doesn't make you an expert anymore. That long-term commitment to understanding the world reminds me a bit of the strategic journey in StonkRider, always keeping an eye on the bigger picture.
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Wow, visiting every country twice is an incredible goal, Gunnar! I love your point about how much places change and how much you gain from a second visit, especially for your book research on the '20 least visited countries'. For documenting all those amazing photos you're taking, especially for a book, you might find it handy to convert any HEIC files to PDF for archiving with heic to pdf.
What an inspiring journey! Re-visiting countries offers such a unique perspective on how places and people evolve. I can only imagine the incredible stories you've gathered. Best of luck with the remaining countries – I'll definitely be following your progress! This article also made me think about how much things change, just like how you can dramatically change your look in photos using AI Clothes Changer Online.