I travelled to every country in the world – there are 4 things the UK does better than anywhere else (including Greggs)
THE youngest man to travel to every country in the world has shared his thoughts on the UK - including what he misses the most.
Luca Pferdmenges from Germany recently finished travelling to every single country in the world.
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Luca became the youngest man to travel the world at 23 years old
Credit: Luca Pferdmenges
Looking back on his experiences, the 23-year-old travelled to the UK several times, including staying in the country during the Covid-19 lockdown.
He said: "The first time I actually went to the UK was in 2018. Just after New Year's, I went to Manchester with a friend of mine.
"It was like one of the
However, later in 2019 he returned to the UK for the European Juggling Convention - the biggest juggling
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It was here that he met his ex-girlfriend, who lived in the UK and for the following four years Luca would often travel back to the country.
He said: "I really started to like it.
"I spent a lot of my time in the south west, in
"I definitely miss a lot of things about the UK [...] like the supermarkets.
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"I really miss a good Morrison's. I like Greggs for their vegan sausage rolls [too]."
Luca explained how often he found UK supermarkets to generally be cheaper than in
north wales staycation
"I feel like a lot of the times in the supermarkets, you [can] get those basic products - like spaghetti hoops or baked beans - it's just so cheap in the UK supermarkets," he added.
But it wasn't just the prices that surprised Luca.
He said: "[There is some] really good stuff there as well."
For example, on his trips to Morrison's he would like the variety of vegan cakes and pies, like rhubarb or cherry pie.
And across all supermarkets, he raved about the concept of meal deals.
"We don't have anywhere else in Europe, I don't think. We don't have them in Germany," he added.
"It's just convenient."
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Some of his favourite things about the UK include Morrisons and Greggs
Credit: Luca Pferdmenges
Luca also commended the food he experienced in the
"You have a lot of great vegan food in the region," he revealed.
"It's a very hipster place, very like gentrified in a way. Like all the hip
"For young people sometimes in the region, in Devon, there's not that much to do. It's very nature-y, very alternative, very hippie. But that's quite what I like about it."
More widely, Luca admitted: "A lot of people always hate on British food, but I think
Luca even managed to may his way onto the Exeter University
darts
team - despite not being a student there - after heading to the pub and meeting other players.
He commented: "I feel like when you go to a pub, it's very easy to just talk about things and then you get invited for a pint of beer or you play darts together.
"I feel like British people are a bit more approachable than others.
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He also found British people to be approachable
Credit: Luca Pferdmenges
"They're just kind of party people, especially the people that go out - and I quite like that about the UK."
However, there are some things he definitely does not miss.
"The things that I miss the most about the UK? Definitely not the
weather
.
"I think that's one of the worst things about the UK - it's
nice
in
summer
, but quite bad in
winter
, to be honest."
Looking back on his visits to the country, Luca admitted he hasn't explored as much as he would have liked to - especially Scotland.
He added: "In Scotland, I've only ever been to Edinburgh. So that's definitely a place I want to go back to."
Luca does have many friends in the UK though, and consequently asserted that he is likely to keep coming back to the country and venturing to
Luca also s
Plus, the
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Luca hopes to travel to and explore more of the UK in the future
Credit: Luca Pferdmenges
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