A 79-year-old Miami resident has fulfilled her lifelong dream of traveling around the world.
Luisa Yu has traveled to 193 countries. Serbia was her last one, marking the end of her world tour this year.
Yu was born in the Philippines and arrived in St. Louis as an exchange student. She decided to move to Miami, searching for warmer weather.
“It took two buses, three days,” said Yu. “And here I am for more than 50 years, and I love it. I still love Miami.”
Her love for travel started in her early 20s, when she decided to explore her new country.
“I traveled all over the United States, almost to the 45 states,” Yu told NBC6.
Over the next 50 years, Yu visited as many countries as she could and met countless people of different ages who affectionately called her “Mama.”
“They call me Mama because I am the oldest, and they are young,” she…
