"Now, at 19 years old, he's got five completely full passports and a slew of remarkable life experiences under his belt. Malaviya told NPR that he's the youngest solo traveler to visit 100 countries. "I was 17 years and 228 days old when I reached my 100th country," he said, adding that he celebrated the milestone in Nadi, Fiji, by visiting the colorful Sri Siva Subramaniya, one of the largest Hindu temples in the Southern Hemisphere."
"Another superlative: Malaviya said, based on his research, he's also "the youngest person to visit every country in Oceania." (NPR has not independently verified these claims.) The intrepid teen said he's hot on the heels of Lexie Alford, who holds the Guiness World Record for being the youngest person to visit every sovereign country in the world. By the age of 18, Alford had only visited about 70 nations."
Arjun Malaviya began a solo expedition on his 17th birthday in July 2023 and reached 100 countries by age 17 years, 228 days. Over 13 months, with occasional returns to Westlake Village, he accumulated five fully stamped passports. He claims to be the youngest person to visit every country in Oceania and aligns his efforts with global record pursuits. Travel experiences ranged from Bali rice paddies to drinking tea with a Taliban guard in Afghanistan and witnessing the Aurora Borealis in Norway. He favored small villages over tourist hubs to form genuine local connections and found people share similar desires for better lives.
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