India, Aug. 3 -- Arvinder 'Arvi' Singh Bahal, an Agra-born globetrotter and real estate investor who lives in the US, will fly to the edge of space onboard Blue Origin's tourism flight NS-34 on August 3.

Bahal's Sunday liftoff will be yet another chapter in his remarkable life of adventure and exploration.

A naturalised US citizen and hitting the age of 80, he has travelled to all the countries on our planet - seven continents, 196 countries, says his website chronicling some of his travels.

He has been to both the North and South Poles, skydived above Mount Everest, and visiting the Pyramids of Giza. He has a private pilot licence too.

Professionally, his LinkedIn profile shows, he is the president of a US-based real estate company, ...