A man who visited every country in the world before he was 30 has revealed some of the most terrifying situations he found himself in during his adventures.
Henrik Jeppesen embarked on his globe trotting mission at the age of 17, when he touched down in Cairo and got the travel bug.
Over the next decade and a half he has clocked up more than 3,000 days of travelling and visited all 193 countries officially recognised by the UN in the world, as well as many disputed territories and tiny islands.
The 34-year-old is hugely positive about the power of travelling to connect people and enthuses about the many kind people he has met along his way.
However, as one would expect, it is not always plain sailing when you put yourself in foreign lands where the customs may not be so clear.
In terms of the most difficult countries to enter, Henrik had the most trouble getting into various Middle Eastern nations.
"Saudi Arabia at the time was very difficult, and Syria during the war was very difficult," he told The Mirror.
"I managed to visit Syria with the help of Danish reporter Rasmus Tantholdt. He also made it possible for me to visit Libya. I am deeply thankful."
Once at his destinations, two particular memories stick out in the Danish explorer's mind as moments when he almost lost control - once in a remote part of a scorching hot country.
"The most danger I've had is when I've been a bit stupid and taken chances," Henrik said.
"I should have taken water when hitch-hiking in Samoa. I got dropped off, and got more and more dehydrated.
"I almost ended up collapsing. That was very scary. I started praying. And then, within some minutes, a pastor and his wife came and picked me up."
For Henrik - who is a Christian - being picked up in his moment of need by the religious couple not only ended an increasingly worrying episode, but had real spiritual significance.
Another hairy moment came in North Korea.
"It is the most interesting country in the world, but I almost went to prison," he explained.
Henrik was there with a pal who was taking friend's ashes to different countries to complete a large tour he had started prior to his death.
"At the airport, just before leaving, they wanted to check my friend's computer," he said.
"They found video footage of him spreading the ashes of his friend and then they screamed at him. It was a scary situation."
"He wrote an apology letter," Henrik said of his friend. "He was completely stressed out, but it is a safe country if you follow the rules."
Henrik has also had episodes he'd rather not repeat a little closer to his home in Denmark, where he lives with his Brazilian wife.
When he was 17 he was waiting for a train to go from Liverpool to Manchester when a young man grabbed his PSP games console from his hands and ran away.
Unable to catch him, Henrik went to a nearby policy station and filed a police report.
"The friendliness of the policeman meant a lot to me as I think back," he said. "I said to him that I was stupid for using the PSP at the train station, but he said clearly to me 'You're not stupid'.
"It made an impression to me as a young traveller that was very inexperienced as travelling and interacting with people outside of Denmark."
For Henrik, the alcohol soaked culture of many Western European countries, such as Denmark, is not one he gets on with.
"Denmark might be the biggest drinking place I've been to," he said. "I am not like the typical Dane. I think it is too much. It is not something to be proud of. It is a huge amount of alcohol (people drink).
"(When I was younger) I didn't fit in, I didn't like going out to these noisy music places. Why pay £200 on alcohol when you could travel to nice different places."
