Babis Bizas, a Greek backpacker that has visited 195 countries in the world
News24xx.com - Babis Bizas is a backpacker from Greece who has visited around 195 countries in the world. He claims himself as the person who travels the most often in the world.
Going abroad or traveling all over the world is the biggest dream for most travelers. Many travelers and backpackers have visited dozens and even hundreds of different countries. But you have to know about this particular traveler. Babis Bizas came from Arta, Greece. He started travelling when he was still a college student in 1976 and has not stopped until today.
The 64-year-old man said that what motivate him to keep on traveling are his natural curiosity and his desire to see the places in the world that are still hard to access. According to Babis, he started travelling when he was 22 years old.
“First, I went to Bulgaria and Turkey, two countries closest to Greece. I went by joining on any passing vehicle. I only had a backpack and a little money. The next year, I realized that I had missed the exam period and thought that there was little use to continue college, so I went to Asia instead. The first was Afghanistan and Pakistan. When my money dwindled, I worked in a Greek ship at Colombo Harbor in Sri Lanka and went on it to Africa and America.”
During 1980s, Babis realized that he needed to have a job that could give him a chance to travel as far as he would like. So, he got a job as a tour leader. He would organize a travel for small groups and he did not always go to popular destinations.
His first trip to Cambodia and Vietnam was when Babis made travelling as an entertainment as well as part of his work. In 2004, Babis had visited 195 countries. The last place he visited was Timor-Leste. Now, Babis still takes 300 days in a year to travel and became one of the small group of people who have visited South Pole and North Pole
Ironically, Babis has a wife named Penelope from Ithaca Island, the same name of the wife of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca from Greek mythology. Similar to Odysseus who came back to Queen Penelope and his kingdom after a long, arduous journey, Babis had gone travelling for so long before coming back to his loved one in Ithaca. Penelope had married Babis for 39 years and she sometimes follows him during his travel.
News24xx.com/fik/red
-
Aug 08, 2020 | 12:57 pm LT
Wow! Confiding of a Rich Man Complaining Having a ...
-
Aug 07, 2020 | 03:22 pm LT
Tiktok Viral Videos; A Beautiful Woman Was Disconn...
-
Aug 04, 2020 | 10:59 am LT
Lol, Stunted Police Reaction Afraid of Viral Syrin...
-
Jul 25, 2020 | 09:42 am LT
The Story of a Lonely Man Who Celebrated His Birth...
-
Jul 17, 2020 | 12:36 pm LT
6 Strange Myths in Indonesia That Are Not Public S...
-
Jul 09, 2020 | 11:22 am LT
Are You Involved With Infidelity Problems? These 7...
-
Aug 16, 2020 | 05:06 am LT
Attack of Racism; Give Salute in the style of Nazi...
-
Aug 09, 2020 | 11:50 am LT
Viral Story of an old woman in Indramayu who almos...
-
Aug 09, 2020 | 10:55 am LT
Mark Zuckerberg has joined the world's most exclus...
-
Aug 09, 2020 | 10:45 am LT
Revealed! It turns out that this is the origin of ...
-
Aug 09, 2020 | 10:42 am LT
Severe! A Woman in South Tangerang is Raped After ...
-
Aug 09, 2020 | 09:34 am LT
Dor! This Man's Intestine Explodes After Eating A ...