Published: December 19,2024
The Philippine Global Explorers (PGE), a non-profit organization uniting Filipinos who have visited at least 20 countries and territories, successfully hosted its 4th Annual Grand Meet-up and the First Philippine Travel Masters Award. This landmark event celebrates the spirit of Filipino adventure and honors individuals who have ventured into every corner of the Philippines and showcased extraordinary dedication to exploring the diverse beauty of the country.
Published: December 5, 2024
Published: November 25, 2024
Published: December 19, 2023
Published: March 15, 2023
Riza Rasco is a well-known person in the extreme travel community. And I have crossed paths with her twice, once for breakfast in the North End of Boston and for the multi-day Extraordinary Travel Festival in Armenia. She is a prolific and immersive traveler who is only one country away from completing her quest.
Published: March 14, 2023
The travel event “Project Sulu,” which was initiated by the Bangsamoro government and tourism offices, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Philippine Global Explorers (PGE), aspires to make Sulu a top-of-mind tourist destination for its natural beauty and rich culture.
Published: March 13, 2023
The Philippine Global Explorers (PGE) – a Filipino global travel community – recently teamed up with the local government and tourism offices in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to promote Sulu and Tawi-Tawi as tourist destinations.
Published: January 6, 2023
Sheena L. Shroff, vice president of business development of the Philippine Global Explorers, talks about things that can help manage travel inconveniences, plus how to respond during flight delays: 1) several hours ahead; 2) when you’re on the way to the airport; and 3) when you’re already at the check-in counter.
Published: January 5, 2023
Sheena L. Shroff, vice president of business development of Philippine Global Explorers, a travel non-profit, advises travelers to report lost luggage immediately, and not wait until they get home before doing so. She also talks about the importance of taking note of the details in one’s luggage tags.
Published: December 14, 2022
It was a pleasure interviewing Riza Rasco who is only one country from visiting every country in the world!! She has some really good, and at times surprising answers, and the end of the interview will definitely surprise you!
Published: December 10, 2022
During the 1st Extraordinary Travel Festival conference hosted in Yerevan, Armenia last October 14-16, PGE had the largest delegation with 9 members attending this one-of-a-kind gathering of the world’s most traveled people.
Published: December 04, 2022
MANILA, Philippines — Some of the most well-traveled Filipinos in the world are set to convene during the assembly of the Philippine Global Explorers (PGE) on Dec. 27.
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Riza Rasco is a Filipino traveler who has visited over 160 UN Countries. She founded Explore Africa for Impact and Co-founded Philippine Global Explorers.
Published: September 01, 2022
Odette Aquitania Ricasa has become the first Filipino to visit all the countries in the world, touching down in Kurdistan, Iraq — the last country on her list — on Aug. 25.
Published: August 30, 2022
At the age of 77, author Odette Aquitania Ricasa takes pride in finally achieving her dream to be the first Filipino to travel to all the countries in the world.
Published: August 26, 2022
Odette Aquitania Ricasa (pic), aged 77, takes pride in having accomplished a feat that just a few of people in history have managed to do: See all 195 of the world’s countries.
Published: August 26, 2022
Odette Ricasa – who reached Kurdistan, Iraq, on August 25, 2022, achieved a unique milestone of visiting all 193 countries recognized by the United Nations (UN).
Published: August 26, 2022
A 77-year-old woman became the first Filipino person to travel to all 195 countries in the world. Odette Aquitania Ricasa, who is based in Los Angeles landed in Kurdistan, Iraq, on Thursday, completing her journey to visit all of the countries in the world.
Published: August 26, 2022
A 77-year-old woman became the first Filipino person to travel to all 195 countries in the world. Odette Aquitania Ricasa, who is based in Los Angeles landed in Kurdistan, Iraq, on Thursday, completing her journey to visit all of the countries in the world.
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Riza shares her journey deep into the Matsés territory in the Amazon where she finds a connection with an indigenous family that has managed to preserve much of their culture and tradition.
Published: June 22, 2022
Dinner with the second most traveled Filipina and the most traveled man in the world only begins to make us understand the passion for discovery.
Published: March 5, 2022
Riza Rasco is co-founder of the Philippine Global Explorers, a nonprofit organization in the Philippines, and Explore Africa For Impact, a public benefit and social enterprise.
At the time of writing, Venezuela is accessible to certain nationalities — a tough country to visit.
Published: August 05, 2020
Riza Rasco, one of the co-founders of Philippine Global Explorers, was featured in a June 8 article in National Geographic on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on world travel.
Published: July 05, 2020
Riza Rasco, one of the co-founders of Philippine Global Explorers, was featured in a June 8 article in National Geographic on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on world travel.
Published: June 08, 2020
The pandemic has brought the world’s most dedicated globetrotters to a screeching halt.
Published: September 08, 2019
From Sudan to Africa, from the biblical route to the path of Alexander the Great—they choose the road less traveled.
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