James Asquith

About

British traveler, author, Instagram star and founder and CEO of Holiday Swap, an award-winning global home exchange platform. He is also a Guinness World Record holder, and is known for being the youngest male to visit every sovereign country in the world. He posts pictures of his travels and updates on his company on his jamesasquith Instagram and has over 1.2 million followers.

Before Fame

He began his travels in 2007 while studying at the London School of Economics. He continued to travel to every country in the world over the next five years while he studied and worked as an Investment Banker.

Trivia

He wrote a book about his travels called Breaking Borders - Travels in Pursuit of an Impossible Record, and it reached the top ten in travel literature on Amazon. He has worked with UNICEF and has delivered supplies to people in Yemen to help with the humanitarian crisis. 

Family Life

In June 2020, he posted an Instagram post wishing his father a happy Father's Day. He posted a picture of himself, his sister, and his mother and father. 

Associated With

He has been featured on Modern Living with Kathy Ireland.