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B.C. man has visited all 193 United Nations countries: 'Avoid tours, guides and hotels'

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Ron Perrier has been to every one of the United Nations193 member countries.

Perrier , to his knowledge, is the most-travelled Canadian of all time.

The retired physician has Asperger ’s syndrome, a form of autism that makes it hard to relate to others socially, so travelling solo suits him.

His travels are often oriented to seeing World Heritage Sites .

Vancouver man hitchhikes from Nanaimo to Courtenay after hitchhiking from Shanghai to Vancouver .

It took him an hour to get his first ride, and that only went as far as Parksville .

“It’s 10 o’clock at night , I can sleep anywhere.” he said.

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