On each page was a description and image of every country in the world.

It proved to be an early inspiration for Daniel — who, at the age of 33, has visited all 197 countries in the world.

And he is the youngest Australian to do so.

“It does sound like a cliché, but it was part of my morning routine,” Daniel said from Oxford, where he is taking a DPhil in socio-legal studies.

“I would take out this book and look through every page.

“I never had in mind that I wanted to visit every country in the world, but it became clear it was where I was heading.”

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