
Almost one million miles later, not to mention the half century gone by, Podell had finally visited 196 countries. Ultimately, it took 102 different trips to circumnavigate, traverse, and criss-cross the globe. Eventually, he became the first American to visit every country in the world - an achievement that took nearly 50 years and countless hours of planning to achieve. When things first got underway in 1965 when he was 27, he merely intended to complete the longest automobile journey ever made around the world, beginning in Paris and culminating in New York.


Around the World in 50 Years documents Albert Podell’s adventures, misadventures, divertissements and detours in his journey to visit every country on the planet.
