The traveler who's been globetrotting for nearly 10 years
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Dutch traveler Tom Grond set off on a round-the-world trip in December 2012 and has since visited nearly 130 countries, including Syria and Niger. He now describes himself as a "nomad" and says he has no plans to return to his former life.
(CNN) — He set off on a round-the-world trip in December 2012 and, nearly a decade later, traveler Tom Grond is still globetrotting.
The Dutch blogger, who previously worked for the Netherlands government, now describes himself as a nomad and says he has no plans to return to his former life.
Grond has traveled to around 130 different countries, including Syria, Jordan, Colombia and Burkina Faso, and once took 58 flights in a year.
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