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Send us Fan Mail The Boyz are back in Europe and going to the land of stones, Estonia. Well, there are a few boulders and some craters but don't think it's actually the land of stones. My bad.  This place is a mix of modern technology with a dash of old world charm. Having been conquered by just about everyone, they're located next to Russia but identify closely with their Scandinav...

Send us Fan Mail We're back for another episode and this time we're going to Oceania. The homeland to the Marshallese people and also the birthplace of everyone's favorite lizard, GODZILLA! This chain of islands is tiny, with only 70sq miles of land, but if you're counting ocean area, they are huge. With long time ties to the US, they have a lot of similarities as well as a dar...

Send us Fan Mail Armenia is a small country in Caucasus region with a BIG reputation. Everyone knows the name but what's it really like? We got mountains, we got some delicious food, and a ton of ancient and historical sites. This place is LOADED with all kinds of history, so we barely scratch the surface, but get into what we can from this ancient place. The homeland that spawned Armenian-Am...

Send us Fan Mail Eswatini, the country formerly known as Swaziland, is a small landlocked country bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. This tiny country is kind of like a mini version of southern Africa in one bite sized chunk.  On this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of what makes this country so special. You can find all of the Big 5 safari animals; jaguars, lions, rhinos, elephants, a...

Send us Fan Mail You got St. Vincent, and then you got the Grenadines. A powerful master island that teamed up with a bunch of small but mighty other islands! This episode, we feel the cool island breeze coming upon us.  We're heading to the sun-soaked shores of St. Vincent and the Grenadines! We'll stumble upon the island’s legendary high-proof rum (strong enough to make even the most d...

Send us Fan Mail Vatican City is technically the smallest country in the world by both population and by land but it makes up for it in a lot of other ways. It's one of the most visited countries in the world with a ton of tourists. It's the home to one of the biggest religions in the world with thousands of people making pilgrimages annually to view it's magnificent splendors. And...

Send us Fan Mail Mauritius - Land of the Dodo. At first we were a bit suspicious of Mauritius but after learnin' about the place we find it to be delicious, auspicious, and ambitious. Right!? This lush tropical island lies a few hundred miles off the coast of Madagascar and is technically in Africa. But unlike the rest of Africa, this country is predominantly Hindu and has its own distinct mi...

Send us Fan Mail The Boyz are back and were going to the country of Laos! This place is kind of like an off the grid version of Thailand. The rugged one. Just get one thing right, it's pronounced Lao. So forget the S over here unless you want to look like a real numbskull.  Laos is the up and coming country in South East Asia, not heavily travelled, but pretty pretty. There's a whole lot...

Send us Fan Mail We are back in the 'Stans and to the country of Kyrgyzstan. Or KERR-GEE-Stan as we way it. I think. This place definitely wins the award for wackiest spelling of a country with the lack of vowels. Kyrgyzstan is super remote, not heavily travelled, and very easy on the eyes. A country with a whole lotta mountains and lakes if that's your thing. For such an interesting pla...

Send us Fan Mail Guinea-Bissau is one of 4 countries with the name Guinea in it and this place might be the least known of them all. Not a whole lot of people know or have travelled to Guinea-Bissau but this place is the Kashew Kingdom. For real. Cashews make up 85% of the jobs and $ for this place so get ready to toss a few back. On this episode, we go at little nutty   and discuss what the top n...

Send us Fan Mail Malta is a tiny island country in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. While it is itty-bitty, it has quite the history and has been conquered by just about every nation under the sun. Despite it's size, there is a WHOLE lot to see and do there. They literally have 365 churches so you have no excuse not to go drop some prayers while you're there. Malta has great weather...

Send us Fan Mail Q-at-ar or is it Qa-tar? Who knows and apparently they don't care how you say it! I like this place already. Qatar is a small country, about the size of the US state Connecticut, but this country is BIG in a whole lot of other ways. They have a ton of off shore liquid oil...which means they're got that money. They are developing at one of the fastest rates in the world....

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of CountryBoyz, we take a trip down to South America to #Uruguay. Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America by land, but we feel like it's a pretty well known. As in we've actually all heard of this place!  Many people say it's kind of like a mini-Argentina right next to Brazil...or is it a mini-Brazil across the river from Argentina!?...

Send us Fan Mail Tuvalu or Tu-VA-lu is the top (or bottom) of a lot of lists. Smallest country by population Least visited Least developed country!!! You really gotta go out of your way to get to Tuvalu, but seems kinda cool once you're there. If you're into livin' off the grid or not being around too many people.  This place has a friendship pact where you can become relatives with...

Send us Fan Mail São Tomé and Príncipe AKA Saint Thomas and Prince is a tiny island off the west coast of Africa. They speak Portuguese & have incredible scenery but for some reason, no one really goes here.  We can't quite put a finger on it. Sao Tome never really became a tourist spot, though you would never guess by looking at it. Looks pretty dang scenic to me but what do I know? Mayb...

Send us Fan Mail #Monaco is the second smallest country but has a pretty big reputation for its wealth. If you wanna live large in the lap of luxury, this is the place for you, fancy pants.  We're talkin yachts, champagne, lobster stew...the fancy life. There's a reason why James Bond loves this place and you're about to find out! It's also home to the infamous Formula 1 race w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our very special CountryBoyz award show!  In this episode, we take a look back at the last 20 episode and talk about the countries. Who's the best?! Who's the worst?!  Where da scuba at!?!?! We give out 10 special awards and also find out who takes the Top Dog award for the NUMBER 1 COUNTRY SO FAR!!!  Here are the categories:  1. Wildest Character 2. Craziest...

Send us Fan Mail The island of #timor is split. The west side of the island is part of Indonesia and the east part of the island is...East Timor AKA Timor-Leste if you're speakin Portuguese. And East Timor is EXACTLY where were going to on our 20th episode!!! Despite it being a Portuguese colony for over 500 years, they've only been on their own official country for about 20. So it'...

Send us Fan Mail Dominica, or dom-in-EE-ka as it's pronounced, might seem like every other run-of-the-mill Caribbean island. But it's a little different then the rest.  First off, they are relatively untouched and some say that if Columbus were to go there today, it wouldn't be too much different than when he first arrived. It also has the highest number of volcanoes per capita at a...

Send us Fan Mail Turkmenistan is a wild and crazy place. They have a giant city with tons of stuff to do...but most of the citizens can't/don't actually go there. They had 2 eccentric dictators in the past 30 years who created a ton of wild laws and monuments. And they love Guinness World Records which they have broken quite a few of.   Oh and we can't forget that #turkmenistan also...

Send us Fan Mail Deep within the country of South Africa, we have another country completely inside, #lesotho .  Lesotho is one of the highest countries on Earth. Well by average height. The lowest point here is higher than the lowest point anywhere else. Or something like that.  They have a lot of water...but unfortunately for Lesotho, they sell most of it to their neighbor South Africa.  It&apos...

Send us Fan Mail The Countryboyz make their first stop in Eastern Europe at the tiny nation of Moldova. This place might be the least visited country in Europe but is still bigger than some of the other countries we've been to.  We're talking about enormous wine cellars over 150 miles long.  We're talking about the strange and self-sustaining region of Transnistria that longs for it...

Send us Fan Mail The CountryBoyz are back in Africa for this one! Well, technically in Africa but a small chain of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean in the country known as Seychelles.  These islands have been a melting pot of people and were actually founded by pirates! On top of that, we get into a military coup attempt by a mercenary named Mad Mike Hoare. A hidden treasure worth a buttl...

Send us Fan Mail We have a very special backyard episode where we talk about the smallest country in South America, Suriname!  As Suriname is a very mixed country, we get into what everyone wants to hear about: our favorite party mixes! Chex, Crispix, candy, nuts!? Are we nuts? Maybe.  We then get into some outrageous dictators/rulers, the first time you dropped a cuss word in front of your parent...

Send us Fan Mail CountryBoyz are BACK BABY!!! Except for Matt. There were some renovations going on in our studio space but those are all done and we're ready to check out the mysterious Himalayan country known as Bhutan.  None of us really knew too much about Bhutan but once we started digging, we found some pretty cool stuff.  The government measures their success on Gross Domestic Happines...