With 195 countries in the world, only a few have visited all 195 countries in the world but
Uganda’s Jessica Nabongo have had the chance to have taken a tour of all the countries in the world making her the first African to do so.
Born in Detroit City in Michigan USA, Nabongo parents were Immigrants from Uganda, and she uses both her Ugandan and American passports. She started traveling at the age of six, Nabongo now 35, made history last year when she arrived in the last country on her list, Seychelles.
At the time Nabongo decided to take on the quest of visiting all the countries in the world in 2017, she had traveled to 60 countries before then. Interestingly, she visited 135 countries in just two and a half years afterward.
from visiting her family in Uganda to experiencing unexpected kindness in South Africa, and a trip in Mali that started out as terrible and ended up being a fantastic experience, Nabongo described her experiences on the African continent as awesome.
She Criticized some countries over their strict immigration measures, According to her, ‘Most countries weren’t hard to get into, as long as you find a local contact and get the visa. She revealed that getting into regions like the South Pacific was more challenging logistically.
“It’s difficult to find flights to some of the smaller countries without circling back to Fiji or Australia.’
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan
In just a few years after college, Jessica had her undergraduate degree in English Literature at the St.John’s University of New York, started a career in pharmaceutical sales, moved to Japan to teach English, and completed a graduate degree at the London School of Economics.
In 2015, she founded Jet Black, a travel firm that focuses on tourism in Africa, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Jessica sharing her experiences in a video below
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