{"podcast":{"title":"Counting Countries","slug":"counting-countries-515125","podcast_index_feed_id":515125,"rss_url":"https://countingcountries.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://globalgaz.com/counting-countries/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/4/1/b/541badb3b384277dd959afa2a1bf1c87/countingcountries_1400x1400.jpg","author":"Ric Gazarian","episode_count":173,"summary":"Chasing 193, one of the most exclusive clubs on Earth. In fact, more people have been to outer space than have earned their way into this, the ultimate travel club. According to the United Nations there are 193 sovereign nations in the world. Welcome to the only podcast to bring you the stories from the dedicated few who've spent their lives on the singular quest of traveling to them all. Welcome, to Counting Countries. With your host, Ric Gazarian.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T22:20:16.852224+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counting-countries-515125"},"episode":{"title":"Peter Fenger … The Milk Run","slug":"peter-fenger-the-milk-run","published_at":"2025-09-02T08:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counting-countries-515125/peter-fenger-the-milk-run","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counting-countries-515125","url":"https://globalgaz.com/peter-fenger-counting-countries/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/countingcountries/peter_source_lisbyn.mp3?dest-id=389581","summary":"Peter Fenger has been to 102 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. On this episode I have the pleasure to speak with Peter Fenger, who just celebrated his 50th anniversary of global traveler. I always love to hear the insights of pre-internet travelers, as Peter visited both China and the USSR in the 1980s. AS a young man, Peter turned left at the fork, which opened a path of exploration and freedom and avoided a regimented life in Copenhagen. He never looked back, and he never lived in Denmark again. I would like to thank everyone for their support of Counting Countries, especially my Patrons. You know them, you love them! Bisa \"fully nomadic\" Myles, Ted Nims, Adam \"one-away\" Hickman, Steph \"Phuket\" Rowe, Simen Flotvik Mathisen, Ed Hotchkiss, Barry Hoffner, Katelyn Jarvis, Philippe \"BC\" Izedian, Gin Liutkeviciute, Sunir Joshi, Carole Southam, Sonia Zimmermann, Justine, Per Flisberg, Jorge Serpa, Sam Williams, Scott Day, Dana Mahoutchian, Mihai Dascalu and Ryan Knott for supporting this podcast. You can support this podcast by going to Patreon.com/CountingCountries. My patrons will hear the entire conversation with Thor. And, we also have partnered with Ahmed at Aknaf Tours in Iraq who offers monthly fixed date trips from Baghdad to the marshes. Of course it is a bit too hot. But start planning those trips starting in September and beyond. Here is the link. And ask me for the discount code. Remember to keep up to date with the Extraordinary Travel Festival by joining our Instagram and Facebook groups and signing up for the ETF newsletter. Remember the date will be October 22-25, 2026. And, please note there will be a FB Live on September 14th where we announce the host city for the third ETF. Click this link to stay apprised of the date and time. Also, remem…","meta_description":"Peter Fenger has been to 102 countries Hey now, I am your host, Ric Gazarian. On this episode I have the pleasure to speak with Peter Fenger, who just cel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5623,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/counting-countries-515125/episodes/peter-fenger-the-milk-run/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counting-countries-515125/peter-fenger-the-milk-run.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}