Markus Lundgren

Markus Lundgren - Sweden

He visited all the 193 independent countries of the UN and all 7 continents, 325/330 countries and territories on the Travelers' Century Club list, 1 116/1 500 countries and territories on the MTP list, 1 037/1 301 regions on the NomadMania list and 415/1 199 UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Markus has worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 2007 and so far been posted to the PRC, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. During his studies at university he lived in Minnesota, China, Guatemala and Switzerland. 

He currently spends much of his spare time with his twin daughters, with a trip or two every month to new destinations from his new base in Riyadh. While some travellers collect refrigerator magnets, Markus tries local delicacies whereever he goes, including fugu, kobe beef, dog, caterpillars and rat.