Sal Lavallo (born September 11, 1990 in
Indiana
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United States
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is an American traveller. He is one of the youngest people to have visited every country.
Lavallo was born in
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
,
United States
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. After graduating from university, Lavallo worked for 3 years as a management consultant with
McKinsey and Company
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in the Middle East and Africa. He has been based in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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, UAE since January 2012.
Lavallo converted to Islam in 2013 in the village of Mang'ula,
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
, where he owns a small farm.
By the age of 24, Lavallo had visited over 100 countries while working and studying full time. He then took two years off work to travel full time, and just after his 27th birthday, he visited his final country, Malta, becoming one of the youngest to have visited every country.
References
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1990 births
Living people
American travel writers
Converts to Islam