Babis Bizas (born Charalampos Bizas; born 16 September 1954) is a
Greek
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travel writer, explorer, and geographer. He participated in an expedition to the North Pole in May 1996, and 18 years later, in December 2014, he landed on the South Pole, thus probably becoming the only Greek to have visited both Poles. By 2004 Bizas had visited all 193 sovereign countries of the world. He is currently a member of the RGO (
Russian Geographic Society
The Russian Geographical Society (russian: Ру́сское географи́ческое о́бщество «РГО»), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It promotes geography, exploration and nature protection wi ...
).
Recognitions
"The most traveled man on Earth".
Early life
He studied political sciences at the
Panteion University
The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences ( el, Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as the Panteion University, is a university loc ...
of Social and Political Sciences in Athens and Slavonic languages in the
Institute for Balkan Studies in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
, where he learned Bulgarian and Russian.
As a university student, he travelled as backpacker in Europe mostly hitchhiking and in 1977 he followed the stream of the young European travelers.
Books
Babis Bizas has written two travel books. The "Russia" Guide
Russian Geographical Society - A Greek rode across the river and the "Geographic Guide for Travelers"
References
External links
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Babis Bizas Travelers Century Club Member Reaches the Two Poles
recovered from the prototype http://www.cosmorama.gr/en/articles/interview-with-babis-bizas--our-own-magellan-.html in 20-09-2020
Ekathimerini Babis Bizas the most travelled man in the World
Greeks of diaspora
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1954 births
Living people
Panteion University alumni
Greek writers
20th-century travel writers
21st-century travel writers
Greek travel writers
People from Arta, Greece