While I was at it with border trivia, I started wondering which two countries share the shortest land borders. The 40 island nations of...

38 island nations border zero countries. Canada borders only one while the US borders twice as many. But which country borders the most...

There’s been a lot of media attention after I completed visiting every country in the world. And not only in Norway. I have also been...

So, you have finally decided to sell your flat, your wheels and other precious posessions in order to be able to do what really matters?...

Swedish Minister of Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, today announced that Sweden have joined Norway and Denmark in setting a date for...

When do you need information the most? In an emergency. The problem is only that your preferred means of communication is unlikely to...

Oslo is usually fighting for the top spot with Moscow and Tokyo. Or should I say struggling to avoid rock bottom position? The contest in...

The world’s least visited countries are not necessarily the most difficult to get to. I am using three criteria to determine which...

Everyone likes travelling. Or at least to read about it. I both travel and like to write about it. I do so here, on garfors.com, but also...

Your travels are are far too important to leave for someone else to arrange. Who am I to come up with such arrogant nonsense? I am a...

I am usually asked how I count having been to a country. The answer is that I must have experienced something and have a story to tell....

I was encouraged to take part in an AmA (Ask me Anything) session on Reddit to answer questions about my occasional manic travelling –...

The fat lady sings. They think it’s all over. It is now. I just visited Cape Verde, country number 198. Shit! Now what? I will never get...

Afghanistan is the 10th least visited country in the world. Go figure. Then again, I always thought it would be even less visited. Not...

The North West Coast of Norway. It’s not the first place that comes to mind when the topic is surfing. Maybe it should be. Hoddevik is a...

The bombs in Boston shocked us all. More than anyone else, it shocked the people in Boston, especially those near the finish line or...

Did you hear about the 25 least visited countries in the world? I wrote a blogbost about them in January. I soon realized that would be...

The laughter heard in Kiribati is very frequent and very warm. The latter is not because of the equatorial temperatures. People here are...

Saturday March 30 is a big day for rubber ducks world-wide! The annual ‘Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race’ will take place in Honolulu...

I could feel it even before the plane landed. This country is one of a kind. And again, when leaving the aircraft. I have never seen a...