77-year-old woman is proud to be the first Filipino to travel all countries in the world


MANILA, Aug 27 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): Odette Aquitania Ricasa (pic), aged 77, takes pride in having accomplished a feat that just a few of people in history have managed to do: See all 195 of the world’s countries.

Last but not least, Ricasa touched down in Kurdistan, Iraq, on Thursday, completing that country her final journey.

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