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Gunnar Garfors
Gunnar Garfors is Norway's foremost globetrotter. He has visited each of the world's 198 countries and written a best-selling book about it, "How I Ran Out of Countries". His second travel book is now in the making. The 42 year-old has six travel world records to his name and is always up for a challenge on the road and elsewhere. He supports Tottenham Hotspur, is a foodie and loves the outdoors. Gunnar began his career as a journalist but now works with digital radio at Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). You will not be surprised to learn that he also runs the travel website garfors.com
Follow him on social media: @garfors
On Twitter/Instagram: @garfors
Favorite quote:«Easy is boring.»
Favorite food:Oysters
Favorite team:Tottenham
Born:May 29th, 1975, Hammerfest
From: Naustdal, Sogn and Fjordane
Earlier places of residence: Havøysund, Dublin, Førde, Lawrenceburg (USA), Falmouth (United Kingdom), Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Taipei
Number of countries driven through: Around 50
Recent destinations: The Antarctic, Chile, Argentina, Iran, South Korea, Croatia, United Kingdom and Skjomen
Favorite city: Seoul
Biggest fears: Waiting in line. Unnecessary bureaucracy
Hobbies:Traveling, food, outdoor activities
Is against:Air charter and dumping mining waste into the Førdefjorden
World records: Youngest person to have visited every country in the world while working a full time job
Visited five continents in 24 hours along with Adrian Butterworth
Most countries visited in 24 hours (19) along with Tay and Øystein
The first to visit every county in Norway in a single day, along with his brother Øystein