Florida Man Completes Goal of Visiting Every Country in the World

Nasim Fakri's Global Journey

• 🌍 Nasim Fakri, a Florida traveler, is on the verge of completing an extraordinary feat: visiting every country in the world.
• 📌 He has documented his travels on a pinboard, which currently shows all 196 countries he has visited.
• 🎯 His final country, Jamaica, will be visited next Friday, marking the completion of his lifelong goal.

The Motivation and Means for Travel

• ✈️ Fakri, who was brought up on travel, found he had the time and means to pursue this goal after starting his own business about 15 years ago.
• 💡 At 35 years old, he realized he was halfway to his goal when he hit his 100th country six years ago, inspiring him to visit the remaining countries.
• 🌟 He anticipates a surreal moment upon completion, knowing he will be one of only around 400 people globally to have achieved this, and one of about 40-50 in his age group.

Challenges and Unique Experiences

• ⚠️ Getting into certain countries, like Libya, required deception, where he posed as an oil consultant to obtain a tourist visa.
• 🗺️ He also managed to visit places like North Korea using his Mexican passport, undertaking a 4-day tour in October 2019 with no internet access.
• 🧐 Fakri notes that even after visiting every country, there are still 25 capitals he has not visited, and he believes he may be the only person under 40 to have achieved this.

Lessons Learned and Future Plans

• ❤️ Fakri emphasizes that while governments may have conflicts, people are generally friendly wherever you go.
• 🍽️ Answering his favorite place to visit is difficult, stating he has a