Monday, December 2, 2024
The Extraordinary Journey Pageant 2024 in Bangkok made historical past by bringing collectively 250 main explorers, together with 31 who visited all 193 international locations acknowledged by the UN.
The Extraordinary Journey Pageant (ETF) 2024 in Bangkok made historical past by bringing collectively 250 of the world's most daring vacationers, together with a powerful 31 individuals who visited all 193 international locations acknowledged by the UN. This outstanding meeting set a brand new world document as the most important documented group of vacationers to attain this extraordinary milestone.
Among the many elite attendees had been Harry Mitsidis and Slawek Mutari, two of 4 individuals identified to have visited each nation on this planet twice. The occasion additionally featured a various checklist of achieved vacationers, together with David Langan (Eire), Jim Loudin (USA), Luisa Yu (USA), Randy “The Sultan” Williams (USA and Slowjamastan), Thomas Casswell (Sweden), Anders Larsson. (Sweden), Christer Danielsson (Sweden), Jian Kang (China/Sweden), Chris Sutherland (New Zealand), Boris Kester (Netherlands), Stefan Krasowski (United States), Bengt Hildebrand (Sweden), Konstantin Liorek (Ukraine) , Matt McCaughey (USA), Charles Veley (USA), Per Besson (USA), Evelthon Vassiliou (Cyprus), Christian Fleischer (USA), Hayley Kennedy (UK), Lucy Shoe (USA), David Yang (USA), Flavio Ferrari Zumbini (Italy), Phillips Connor (Singapore), Damian Stack ( Eire), Thor Pedersen, identified for his “As soon as Upon A Saga” Journey (Denmark), Maurizio Giuliano (Italy), Joel Oleson (United States) and Joao Paulo Peixoto (Portugal) had been among the many notable attendees.
This various group, representing six continents and ranging in age from 22 to 80, highlighted the common attraction of journey and exploration. Greater than 55% of attendees had visited greater than 100 international locations, demonstrating their extraordinary dedication to globetrotting.
The competition, held from November 15 to 17, celebrated the spirit of journey with three days of discussions, reflections and storytelling. Ric Gazarian, award-winning journey photographer, podcaster, blogger and filmmaker, hailed the occasion and its host metropolis, Bangkok, as a powerful success.
Because the second version of the ETF, the competition introduced collectively the world's most passionate and achieved vacationers, uniting them via their shared love of exploration. The presence of 31 individuals who have visited all 193 sovereign nations (an achievement that fewer than 400 individuals worldwide can declare) underscored the competition's deal with celebrating unparalleled journey achievements.
