Graham Hughes has been to every country in the entire world--and it only cost him £27,000.
He took to Reddit to share his incredible story, The Blaze reported.
"[I visited] all of the members of the UN, plus Kosovo, Palestine, Western Sahara, Taiwan and Vatican City," Hughes wrote. "What Guinness World Records regards as ‘all countries.’ I also went to 18 territories, such as Faroe Islands, Martinique and New Caledonia."
He did it all without flying or spending all that much money. And, incredibly, without learning many languages.
"I saved up, I got some money for the TV show I made for Lonely Planet, and towards the end of my journey, my family and friends chipped in to ensure I finished what I had started," Hughes said. "The whole thing cost me around £27,000 over four years – just under £7,000 ($10,000) a year."
Hughes said he speaks English, "a little bit of French and a little bit of Spanish" — yet he managed to get his meaning across to people worldwide.
He was arrested twice along the way but is only really bothered by what happened to him in the Congo.
"Congo – that’s not as justifiable," Hughes wrote. He admitted that he "los[t] my rag" (lost his temper) with a Congolese police chief, and learned an important lesson: Stay cheerful to schmooze foreign law enforcement.
"KEEP SMILING!" Hughes advised Reddit. "Seriously. Could have saved me a good few days of sleeping on a concrete floor."
The most memorable part of the whole trip? Swimming with jellyfish.
"One thing that sticks my head was swimming with the stingless jellyfish of Palau," Hughes said. "That was like being on another planet!"
He was surprised that Iran wasn't as bad as he imagined it'd be.
"[I]t was NOTHING like what I was expecting it to be," Hughes wrote of the Persian nation. "Friendliest country in the world by a mile."
Hughes ended his trip with one of the most worn out and incredible passports in the entire world.