How many countries have you visited?

[jimbo65]

France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Luxembourg
Lichenstein
Hungary
Cz Republic
Romania
Bulgaria
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Slovenia

I really must try and get out of Europe soon!

[Rach*]

28 years old - 29 countries
England
Wales
Scotland
Belgium
Germany
Czech Republic
Austria
Slovenia
Croatia
Italy
Spain
Greece
Portugal
Bosnia
Montenegro
Albania
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Russia
Turkey
Kazakhstan
Florida
St Petersburg
China
Thailand
Mongolia
South Korea
India


(15 of those in the last 12 months)

One of the most random memories: camping in Mongolia with the retired Mongolian finance minister and his family, for 4 days!

[Shay HTFC]

Rach* said:

One of the most random memories: camping in Mongolia with the retired Mongolian finance minister and his family, for 4 days!

Thats the sort of thing its all about!

[J_S_G]

Rach* said:

One of the most random memories: camping in Mongolia with the retired Mongolian finance minister and his family, for 4 days!

*jealous*

[torres del paine]

Age 35

Wales
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Austria
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Spain
Greece
Croatia
Turkey
Russia
Georgia
Iran
Thailand
USA
Canada
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Brazil

[Wacky Racer]

About twenty years ago I met a 93 year old man called "Ike" in a pub called the Hark to Bounty in Slaidburn (Population around 300) in the Trough of Bowland, and he told me he had been to Clitheroe about five times (ten miles away) and Manchester once, way back in 1944, and the locals backed his story up....

Other than that he had never been out of the village.......

[odyssey2200]

England
N Ireland
S Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Isle Of Man
France
Belgium
Luxenburg
Germany
Holland
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
RSM
Spain
Monaco
Germany
Romania
USA
South Korea
Malaysia
Channel Islands
Langkawi Island

[Rach*]

Shay HTFC said:

Rach* said:

One of the most random memories: camping in Mongolia with the retired Mongolian finance minister and his family, for 4 days!

Thats the sort of thing its all about!

I have info for you about crossing china on a bike, we tried, even bought a helmet and jacket, but ended up hiring a taxi for 3 weeks lol, i'll post something up later

[AJS-]

Wacky Racer said:

About twenty years ago I met a 93 year old man called "Ike" in a pub called the Hark to Bounty in Slaidburn (Population around 300) in the Trough of Bowland, and he told me he had been to Clitheroe about five times (ten miles away) and Manchester once, way back in 1944, and the locals backed his story up....

Other than that he had never been out of the village.......

Sounds like some of the people where I grew up in rural Northumberland. Parochial doesn't even begin to describe it. One man, probably in his 60s, told me he had moved to Amble when he was 18 then protested that "they still call me the man from Broomhill." Broomhll is about 2 miles from Amble.

Another old man who worked in a petrol station was talking to my father when we were filling up wtih before going on holiday to France. His comment on France was "I went there in 1915, and didn't like it much." This would be in the early 1980s.

[al1991]

I'm 18.

England
Scotland
France
Germany
Poland
Holland
Spain
Luxembourg
Belgium
Norway
Corfu
Majorca

EDIT: Wooooooooops somehow managed to forget a full summer in Cyprus

Edited by al1991 on Wednesday 11th November 16:07

[waheikedawn]

England, Wales, Scoland
France
Netherlands
USA
Italy
Singapore
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
New Zealand
Spain
Indonesia
Portugal
France
Malta
Australia
Egypt
Hungary
Czech Republic
Fiji

I'd done these by age 22 and although I go overseas each year, I've only added Barbados to the list in the 7 years since. That is despite promising myself I wouldn't get tied to a career and a mundane lifestyle, and the fact that without doubt my fondest memories are times I have spent away. I'm focussed next year on sticking to the new years resolution to do some proper trips!.....After coming back from Snowboarding in France over christmas of course

Edited by waheikedawn on Sunday 8th November 20:02

[Asterix]

AJS- said:

Another old man who worked in a petrol station was talking to my father when we were filling up wtih before going on holiday to France. His comment on France was "I went there in 1915, and didn't like it much." This would be in the early 1980s.

I think he probably had a pretty good reason for not liking it...

Anyway - France is a wonderfull country if you exclude the actual people.

[AJS-]

Asterix said:

AJS- said:

Another old man who worked in a petrol station was talking to my father when we were filling up wtih before going on holiday to France. His comment on France was "I went there in 1915, and didn't like it much." This would be in the early 1980s.

I think he probably had a pretty good reason for not liking it...

Anyway - France is a wonderfull country if you exclude the actual people.

Haha, I actually sometimes like the sarcastic, cynical streak in French people, when I'm in the mood for it. If I'm in France, I usually am.

It's most often English expats that I've met there that annoy me the most. My parents live there, and every time I visit them I seem to get dragged to these miserable, long drawn out meals with everyone trying to out do each other on how French they are, and I hear these inane snippets of conversation in the supermarket about how they should have got their patio done yesterday "but you know how it is, hahaha." And I think, MY GOD I WANT TO KILL YOU. Go back to Milton Keynes you irksome canker blossom.

I spent just over two weeks there last month and my God I was glad to get back to Thailand.

[havoc]

Seems pretty similar (places and quantity) to my list (albeit I'm 34, and aside from Florida as a kid I didn't leave Europe until I turned 30, so the last 5 years have been a whirlwind of travel...)

v15ben said:

So let the willy-waving commence with my list
UK (England, Scotland, Wales) - YES
Eire - YES
France - YES
Germany - YES
Holland - YES
Italy - YES
Spain (mainland, Tenerire, Lanzarote) - YES (not mainland)
Switzerland - NO
Austria - YES
Belgium - NO
Luxembourg - NO
Croatia - NO
Bosnia - NO

Tanzania - YES
South Africa - NO

China - NOT YET
Hong Kong (possibly a bit dubious!) - NO
Thailand - YES
Vietnam - YES
Cambodia - YES
Malaysia - YES
Singapore - NO

Australia - NOT YET
New Zealand - YES

...and I'll add:-

Poland
Czech Republic
Greece (Crete and Rhodes)
Cyprus (does that count?)

Egypt
UAE

Indonesia
Japan

USA

Cook Islands

...so that's 24...of which over half have been in the last 5 years.

[Bill]

Well, if we're waving our willies around...

54 countries in 38 years (although I haven't been anywhere new for a few years ), and to add a PH slant I've driven in 45

Weirdest experience is an Iranian wedding where everyone was pissed up on moonshine and the fireworks display consisted of a maniac with an ancient rifle loaded with tracer rounds

[patmahe]

England
Scotland
Wales
France
Belgium
Holland
Italy
Malaysia
Australia
Fuertaventura

God thats a short list, time to get packing again :P

[v15ben]

Bit of a bump from the dead, but the thought came into my head after I added my first visa to a brand new passport at the weekend. It felt strange seeing my well-stamped old passport replaced by something fresh and blank

Here is my updated list from the last time this was done.

Age: 26
Countries: 28


UK (England, Scotland, Wales)
Eire
France (Le Mans, Paris, South Coast etc)
Germany (Ring, Cologne)
Holland
Italy
Spain (mainland, Tenerife, Lanzarote)
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
Luxembourg
Croatia
Bosnia

Tanzania
South Africa
Qatar

China
Hong Kong
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea

Australia
New Zealand

USA

The most recent ones are in bold. Hope to add Taiwan, Japan and possibly India to the list before the year is out plus visiting a few of the others again

[The jiffle king]

UK (England, Scotland, Wales & Alderney)
Eire
France
Germany
Holland
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Sweden
Romania
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Hungary
Czech republic
Denmark
Poland
Vatican

Tanzania
Kenya
South Africa
Tunisia
Mauritius


Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia

Australia

USA
Canada
Brazil

I know I have a couple more at least, but 33 is not a bad start. My wifes family have been counting for years and you have to be in a country for at least 8 hours and the airport does not count.

[LimaDelta]

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.

Aged 33, but if you counted the ones I've actually paid to go to by choice, the list would be considerably shorter.

Oh, and they are all sh it. There is nowhere I would settle other than Northumberland (maybe Scotland at a push, or the US, but no where else. Maybe Canada)

[hyperblue]

I'm 26 and up to 19, mainly with work, have been racking up the airmiles with my job since I was 21. Have visited every continent except Antarctica and South America. Visited quite a few US States, the diversity of climate and landscapes within one country is quite amazing.

UK - England, Scotland, Wales
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Portugal
Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, but never mainland Spain!)
Croatia

South Africa

Canada
USA (California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, D.C, Nevada, Arizona, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida)
Mexico

South Korea
Japan
Australia (been travelling twice, once when I was 21 and again at 26, love the place)