re: How Many Countries Have You Been To?

I'm an underachiever on this board: just 10, but it's because I keep going back to explore the same countries in greater depth or regional variations.

10

Thailand (late 80's) pre Tsunami

New Zealand (before the California invasion...late 90's or early 2000's)

The Czech Republic (before it became overrun with touristy shite)

Israel in the 80's (pre-Intifadas)

Fiji in the early 2000's (Beqa Lagoon was a great dive site).

I also like Ireland and Italy. Ireland can be quite beautiful in spite of the weather and Italy is also a favorite
(I don't mind the issues).

Turkey was cool, the Greek Isles off the beaten path too.

Morocco was cool, but that was in the 80's.

Most countries in the Alps.

Those are off the top of my head.

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Aren’t Aruba and the Netherlands technically the same country?

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and I even thought about that when I only said UK and didn’t add Northern Ireland too

Canada
Mexico
UK
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Poland
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Montenegro
Slovakia
Serbia
Bosnia-Herzegovnia

The last 3 I've only driven through and made a pit stop.

United States
Canada
Mexico
UK
France
Greece
Italy
Vatican
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Spain
UAE
India
Nepal
Egypt
Turkey
Austria
Hungary
Australia

That's 22. I will be visiting China in November for sure. I hope to visit a South American country in December, as it's the only continent I haven't been to. I am going to Kenya and Tanzania in March.

My international travel is respectable, but I think my domestic travel is a little more extensive. I have been to all 50 states (most multiple times) and there are very few major cities or significant locations I haven't been to at this point.

That list I downloaded didn't include the Vatican as a country although it is a country and the smallest in the world. I personally didn't include layovers where I never actually got to see the country. Amsterdam is a great example.
Flown through it many times. Never got to see the country or the city. Would like to visit the Netherlands for a day or two at least on the next layover.

34 countries (including the U.S.) I don’t plan on adding many (perhaps any) in the next few years. My husband and I have been to all 50 states, but we’re currently revisiting them with our daughter. Goal is to take her to at least the Lower 48, if not all 50, by the time she finishes high school. 41 down . . . working on the rest.

Canada
Mexico
England
France
Phillipines
Japan
Hong Kong in 2011/going to mainland next week