Babis Bizas (born Charalampos Bizas; born 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.[1][2] By 2004 Bizas had visited all 193 sovereign countries of the world. He is currently a member of the RGO (Russian Geographic Society).[3][4]
Babis Bizas | |
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 Babis Bizas in 2012 | |
| Born | Charalampos Bizas 16 September 1954 Arta, Epirus, Greece |
| Known for | The most traveled man on Earth |
| Website | babisbizas |
Recognitions edit
Early life edit
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.[8]
Books edit
Babis Bizas has written two travel books. The "Russia" Guide[9] and the "Geographic Guide for Travelers"
References edit
- ^ Vlaikos, Dimitris (2016-01-25). "Babis Bizas". Dimitris Vlaikos - Portrait Photographer Athens Greece. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Cosmorama conquers the South Pole". cosmorama.gr. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "A Greek rode across the river". Russian Geographical Society. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Interview with Babis Bizas. Our own Magellan. | cosmorama.gr". cosmorama.gr. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ [1] National Geographic Traveler - Babis Bizas (In Dutch) - Recovered in 20-09-2020
- ^ [2] Greeks of diaspora - Babis Bizas
- ^ [3] Cosmorama - Babis Bizas our own Magellan - Recovered from the prototype in 20-09-2020
- ^ [4] Babis Bizas - Biography
- ^ [5] Russian Geographical Society - A Greek rode across the river
External links edit
- Official website
- [6] Babis Bizas Travelers Century Club Member Reaches the Two Poles (in English)
- [7] recovered from the prototype http://www.cosmorama.gr/en/articles/interview-with-babis-bizas--our-own-magellan-.html in 20-09-2020 (in English)
- [8] Ekathimerini Babis Bizas the most travelled man in the World (in English)
- [9] Greeks of diaspora (in English)