How many countries have you visited?

[GT03ROB]

GT03ROB said:

Updated:

UK
Eire
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Belgium
Luxemborg
Switzerland
Hungary
Romania
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Vatican
Croatia
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Cyprus
Kazakhstan (Lived)
Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
Poland
Monaco

Gambia
Senegal
Equatorial Guinea (Lived)
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Kenya
Mauritius
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt

Saudi Arabia (Lived)
Oman (Lived)
Bahrain
Kuwait (Lived)
Qatar (Lived)
UAE

India (Lived)
China
Nepal
Thailand
Cambodia
Phillipines
Singapore

Australia

Canada
USA (Lived)
Mexico
Grenada
Jamaica
Antigua
Costa Rica
St Lucia

Edited by GT03ROB on Tuesday 26th December 11:55

Added this year:

Seychelles
Spent 13 weeks in the UK

So up to 59

[Cyder]

Cyder said:

Cyder said:

UK
Ireland
France
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
Czech Republic
Holland
Greece
Morocco
Tunisia
Canaries
Mexico
Japan - work x3

Will add the US this year with a trip to NYC and hopefully at least one other minimum.

Decided now at 31 to make it my mission to visit at least one new country each year for the foreseeable future.

Added the US and Hungary this year as expected.

That’s 19 if we count the home countries individually, still pretty poor.

But I’m currently on track to keep to my 1 new country/year requirement by having a long weekend booked to Krakow in May. Hoping to tick off Iceland in 2019 too.

Poland ticked off this year as intended.

UK
Ireland
France
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
Czech Republic
Holland
Greece
Morocco
Tunisia
Canaries
Mexico
Japan - work x3
Poland

Now to decide on where to go next year, I think we have suppliers in Slovakia and Italy that might need a visit.

[bucksmanuk]

UK, except NI
France - 10 times - 3 holiday 7 work
Denmark - 5 times - all work
Holland - once - work
Germany - lost count – probably high teens – mainly work though, I really like Germany
Austria - 3 times - twice work - one holiday
Norway - 3 times - twice work – one holiday
Estonia - once work – very attractive women, I seemed to spend my time letching
Sweden - once work - even better women – even more letching
Dubai - 3 times – work – not impressed with the place
Italy inc. Sardinia -twice work- twice holiday – Sardinia is gorgeous.
Spain - lost count – high teens? both, mainly work though
Portugal – once – work
Andorra – once - holiday
Greece inc. Corfu - 3 times - once work- twice holiday
Belgium - once – holiday
Turkey - once – holiday
Japan - 3 times work – I wasn’t that impressed to be honest
China - 3 times work
South Korea – 6 times work
USA, Miami and Atlanta - twice work, both just overnight stops…
Grand Bahama (is that the US?) - twice work, areas of great picture postcard beauty, a bay a mile away – complete dump.
Switzerland - twice work, 3 times holiday, will be 4 in Feb – can’t wait
Never lived anywhere but the UK.
I thought international travel with work would be awesome - before I did it. Nowadays, I really don’t want to go anymore.

[C0ffin D0dger]

No idea if I've already posted on this thread but anyway:

New Zealand
Australia
Hong Kong (China)
Taiwan (China)
Israel
Morocco
Gran Canaria (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Portugal
Spain
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Greece/Corfu
USA
Canada
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales

At 47 years of age bit of a low tally really compared to some. Need to get away more but unfortunately kids have put a halt to foreign trips. I rarely go away with work anymore as they'd rather we Skype and to be honest on most business trips I'm lucky if I see much outside of an office, airport or hotel room.

[shirt]

shirt said:

shirt said:

afghanistan
aruba
austria
the bahamas
belarus
belgium
cameroon
chad
curacao
cyprus
czech republic
estonia
finland
france
germany
greece
hungary
indonesia
israel
italy
jamaica
kenya
latvia
lithuania
luxembourg
malaysia
malta
mauritania
myanmar
netherlands
oman
panama
poland
qatar
russia
senegal
singapore
slovakia
spain
sri lanka
sweden
tanzania
thailand
uganda
ukraine
united arab emirates
united states

43

ones i forgot in bold, new ones as below.

azerbaijan
barbados
guinea
morocco
nigeria
siera leone

53 total

Mainly been back to ones already listed or have successfully swerved business travel to dodgy locales. new ones have only been:

madagascar
burkina faso
switzerland

Up to 56. 2 confirmed trips to new destinations already for 2020 so hope to break 60.

[K50 DEL]

29 for me, though skewed slightly by the fact I lived in West Africa for 3 years and the Middle East for 5 so plenty of work travel.
Private travel has almost always been to the USA (I've toured extensively through 47 states) so other countries have taken a bit of a backseat.

UK
EIRE
France
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland
Austria
Solvakia
Netherlands
Italy
Portugal
Spain (Canaries)
Finland

USA
Canada

UAE
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
Jordan
Iraq
Kurdistan

Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand

Tunisia
Angola
South Africa
Seychelles

Planning to add at least 2 more in 2020 with trips planned to Kuwait and Russia, hopefully might squeeze a Euro trip in there as well.

[ericmcn]

Not travelled as much as I used to but have been to these places

Euro:
Ireland
Belgium
France
Denmark
Italy
Estonia
Spain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sweden

Asian and beyond:
India
HK
China
Cambodia
UAE
Thailand
Australia
Japan
S.Korea
Macau

Edited by ericmcn on Thursday 12th December 13:36

[clarky92]

UK
France
Belgium
Norway
Italy
Turkey
Bulgaria
Tunisia
Morocco
Sal
Boa Vista
Dominican Republic
USA
Mexico
Costa Rica

[anonymous-user]

Fortunately travel far less for work nowadays, but used to be permanently in the air for a few years, mostly to the same places (anything above 10 times called out), so...

'Europe' - 32
UK
Eire
Sweden 10+ times
Finland
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Holland 10+ times
Germany 50+ times
Austria
Belgium 20+ times
France 50+ times
Monaco
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Hungary
Romania
Czech Republic 10+ times
Poland
Spain - 20+ times
Portugal - 10+ times
Italy
Vatican
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Greece
Bulgaria
Turkey - 20+ times
Malta
Cyprus

ME - 4
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Saudi
Dubai

Africa -7
Morocco - 10+ times
Zimbabwe
Zambia
South Africa
Botswana
Namibia
Egypt

Asia - 9
India - 20+ times
China / Hong Kong / Macao
Taiwan
Thailand
Singapore (resident) 10+ times before/since
Malaysia
Indonesia
South Korea
Japan (resident) 10+ times before/since

Australasia - 1
New Zealand

Americas - 5
Canada
USA - 30+ times
Costa Rica
Mexico
Brazil

58 in all, probably missed one or two.

[Mykap]

Quite a few, being a master mariner helps...

First foreign port of call was Hamilton Bermuda having sailed from Liverpool in 1975 at sixteen years old.
Lived as a resident in Dubai UAE, Kazakstan, Azerbaijan, got married in Moldova and now reside semi retired in Spain.

Will add Cambodia and Vietnam to the list next year.


1. Andorra
2. Australia
3. Austria
4. Azerbaijan
5. Bahamas
6. Bermuda
7. Bahrain
8. Belgium
9. Belize
10. Bolivia
11. Canada
12. Chile
13. China
14. Colombia
15. Costa Rica
16. Cote d'Ivoire
17. Dominican Republic
18. Ecuador
19. Egypt
20. El Salvador
21. Fiji
22. France
23. Germany
24. Greece
25. Honduras
26. India
27. Israel
28. Italy
29. Jamaica
30. Japan
31. Jordan
32. Kazakhstan
33. Libya
34. Liechtenstein
35. Luxembourg
36. Malaysia
37. Malta
38. Mexico
39. Micronesia
40. Moldova
41. Netherlands
42. New Zealand
43. Nicaragua
44. Norway
45. Oman
46. Pakistan
47. Panama
48. Peru
49. Philippines
50. Poland
51. Portugal
52. Qatar
53. Romania
54. Russia
55. Saudi Arabia
56. Singapore
57. South Africa
58. South Korea
59. Spain
60. Sweden
61. Switzerland
62. Taiwan
63. Thailand
64. Tunisia
65. Turkey
66. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
67. United Kingdom (UK)
68. United States of America (USA)
69. Ireland
70. New Caledonia
71. Tahiti

Edited by Mykap on Sunday 15th December 17:53

[flight147z]

Thought it would be a good time to revisit this at the start of a new year!

Obviously COVID got in the way a bit but since I last posted at the end of 2019 I've been to the following:

Zimbabwe
Bulgaria
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Germany
Cape Verde
Kenya
Ireland

New ones are in bold

By my count that takes me to 34 in total

[brickwall]

brickwall said:

brickwall said:

brickwall said:

brickwall said:

brickwall said:

I clearly have some catching up to do.

UK
France
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Greece
Turkey
Croatia
Slovenia
Ireland
Russia
The Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada
USA (New York, Seattle, California)

That's 17, and I'm 22.

Well in the 3.5 years since I wrote that I can add 6 more to the list:
St Lucia
Barbados
Grenada
UAE (Dubai)
Hong Kong
Jordan

So up to 23, but I've got a bit older too...

Another year, and I can add:
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Belgium
- Portugal

Up to 29.

One year on, and this year I can add to the list:
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Saudi Arabia

Up to 32.

Slightly disappointed that it's only 3 new countries, despite 95 flights. Theoretically could add Qatar and Bahrain, but that was only transiting through. I didn't even make it to the USA once this year.

Another year, another 2 new countries, so now up to 34.
- Malta
- Egypt

Have one more new one planned for 2019 already (Singapore)

In 2019 I added Singapore to the list, and in 2022 I added Morocco, so now up to 36. No new countries in 2020 and 2021.

I should be adding at least one more to the list in 2023, but I suspect it’ll be 2024 before I hit 40 countries.

[NAS]

NAS said:

Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemburg
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Estonia
Poland
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Croatia (and Yugoslavia)
Slovenia
Greece
Spain
Italy
Portugal
France
Switzerland
Austria
Monaco
San Marino
Liechtenstein
USA
Bonaire (part of NL tbh)
Curacao (part of NL tbh)
Iceland (stopover)
England
Wales
Andorra
China
Malaysia
Thailand
Singapore
Indonesia
Qatar
Tanzania
South Africa
Tunesia
Hong Kong (part of China)
Macau (part of China)

48. Expected more tbh. Planning to add either Japan or Canada to the list this year. South America and/or Australia next year.

Since 2017 I added only 1 one of the 4 targets above; South America. Japan didn't happen which was the biggest let-down. Hope to change that soon.

So added since 2017:

Malta
UAE
Argentina
Brasil
Latvia
Serbia

Not that many new ones, but funnily, except for Malta, all of these a minimum of two times.

[amanu1]

Up to 72 and hoping to hit 100 within the next few years, so I'd better aim for 10 new countries a year now. I did read that the Queen had been to 117 countries so maybe I should go for that!

The interesting ones I'm hoping to go to this year are Khazakstan, Oman, Jordan and Taiwan. Europe is largely done so I need to travel further afield now.

Anyone up for a motorbiking trip to Georgia?

[Getragdogleg]

UK Inc Scotland/Wales.
Eire and Ni.
France. 10+
Spain. X2
Belgium. X 3
Netherlands. X 3
Germany. X 3
Luxembourg.
Italy x 2 (sicily x1 )
Vatican.
Malta. X 3
Greece. (Athens x 2. Various ionion islands x 6)
Israel. (Inc West Bank and gaza strip)
Jordan.
Thailand.
Malaysia.
Vietnam.
China.
US. (Florida x 2 /NY x 2 /Boston/Chicago.)

Been all over the place, some places multiple times

[onlynik]

33

Angola
Austira
Australia
Belgium
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Denmark
Egypt
Faroes
Finland
France
Gibraltar
Hungary
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Libya
Malaysia
Namibia
Netherlands
Norway
Qatar
Singapre
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Uk
USA


Eta - forgot China and Japan somehow.

Edited by onlynik on Monday 2nd January 19:49

[toasty]

In the past day, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK. Add Austria and Hungary if you include an extra day.

[cowboyengineer]

I’m 37, my goal was 100 but I’m on 75, so the plan now is 150

[LimaDelta]

LimaDelta said:

LimaDelta said:

Let's see, this is like a visa application...

England, Scotland, Wales, IoM, NI, Eire
from the top, Spitzbergen, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Guernsey, Jersey, France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Madeira, Canary's, Azores, Cape Verde, Bermuda, USA (Florida, Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii), Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rico, Panama, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Turks & Caicos, Puerto Rico, USVI, BVI, St Maarten, St Barth's, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Chile, Galapagos Islands, Easter Island, French Polynesia (Tuamotos, Marquesas, Rangiroa, Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora), Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia, the other end.

81 or something. Includes some territories and dependancies. Probably forgotten a few islands (they all look the same after a while ). Helps that I have a ten-foot map of the world with them all marked right behind me now.

Good thread resurrection,

In the last five years I have only added Libya, Tunisia, Austria and Montenegro. Noticed Turkey is missing from my original list, been there since too.

So 86 ish.

Another six years on, and the only one added is Albania I think.

[GT03ROB]

Well the only additions since my last listing in 2019 were Tanzania & Uzbekistan taking me to 61

amanu1 said:

The interesting ones I'm hoping to go to this year are Khazakstan, Oman, Jordan and Taiwan. Europe is largely done so I need to travel further afield now.

Anyone up for a motorbiking trip to Georgia?

Why do so many mention wanting to go to Kazakhstan! Living their most of the time I maybe don't see the attraction of a holiday there!