Travel influencer Jessica Nabongo is the first Black woman to visit every country on this planet ... and her new book shows off some of the most exciting parts of her years-long journey!
We talked to the author on "TMZ Live," and she concedes some places were more welcoming than others ... she's been to more than 190 countries during her journey -- needless to say, she's got her favorites -- and some to which she won't return.
She's been in North Korea, which was an eerie experience ... her Ugandan passport got her in -- the U.S. isn't allowing people to travel to NK.
Pyongyang was weird for her, just because of how normal things felt ... it was nothing like it seems in movies.
Not only has Jessica joined the ranks of 400 others who've hit up every country, her book, 'The Catch Me If You Can,' documents her travels as she racked up more than 450 flights and logged more than 1 million miles!!!