Babis Bizas (born Charalampos Bizas; 16 September 1954) is a Greek 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).
Recognitions
"The most traveled man on Earth". Greeks of diaspora - Babis Bizas
Early life
He studied political sciences at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens and Slavonic languages in the Institute for Balkan Studies in Thessaloniki, 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 and the "Geographic Guide for Travelers"
References
External links
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