How many countries have you visited?

[GT03ROB]

jamoor said:

Maybe try kazhakstan

I wouldn't bother.... it's cold, flat & barren........ I've been here for while....

The Caspian is frozen over, the Aral sea has dried up, part of the country was the Russians nuclear bomb testing facility, it's windy & making it feel like 20 below at present.

A nice spring or early summer day in Almaty can be pleasant & the beer is cheap.

[p1stonhead]

GT03ROB said:

jamoor said:

Maybe try kazhakstan

I wouldn't bother.... it's cold, flat & barren........ I've been here for while....

The Caspian is frozen over, the Aral sea has dried up, part of the country was the Russians nuclear bomb testing facility, it's windy & making it feel like 20 below at present.

A nice spring or early summer day in Almaty can be pleasant & the beer is cheap.

Ive wanted to go ever since I saw Long Way Round

[seefarr]

Europa1 said:

l354uge said:

Europa1 said:

Pedantry alert: why are some people listing the UK when they appear to live here?

UK is made up of a number of countries, a lot of people I know have never been to Scotland or NI.

Sorry, I should have been more specific: they are listing one of the home nations as a place they have visited when it is where they live. At the risk of going down the path to insanity, how is "country" defined for this thread? I don't need to go through Customs or Passport Control to get into Wales or Scotland, yet both have their own rugby teams. I do (for reasons of practicality (id for the ferry or plane) need a passport to get into NI. NI doesn't have its own rugby team. Come the Olympics, the team is GB & NI. Gibraltar voted in the EU referendum.

I may need to have a lie down.

Why not go with the UN Member States - it's a list of countries as generally defined by most of the other countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the...

Then it's just the UK and we don't quibble on what's in or out!

[pauloroberto]

I make it 52.
My rules are that stepping over a border counts but changing planes at an airport does not, unless you leave the airport.

[flight147z]

I've added 2 more over this year (and have been to some old ones again) so I thought I would update my list. I should add another 3 or 4 over the next year too I think

UK (resident) - England, Scotland, Wales
Spain (9)
France (2)
USA (8) (Florida, Texas, New York, New Jersey, California)
Cyprus (1)
Greece (1)
Netherlands (1)
Sweden (2)
Poland (1)
Germany (4)
Hungary (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Belgium (2)
Latvia (1)
Denmark (2)
Turkey (1)
Italy (2)
Vietnam (1)
Cape Verde (1)
Andorra (1)
Austria (1)
India (1)
Taiwan (1)

[oblio]

oblio said:

Wales, England, Scotland, NI, Jersey
Republic of Ireland
Portugal
Spain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Austria
Italy
Vatican City
Malta
Cyprus
Greece
Poland
Estonia
Sweden

Israel
Egypt

HK
Malaysia
Singapore
Japan

USA (c.25 States)
Canada
Australia
New Zealand

30 and I'm 45. First country was Luxembourg when I was 19

I'v slowed down a bit in recent years...

I've only added Hungary and the Czech Republic to this list since 2012

So now up to 32!

We have revisited many of the European countries on the original list though...

[schmalex]

schmalex said:

schmalex said:

France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Luxembourg
Lichenstein
Hungary
Cz Republic
Romania
Bulgaria
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Slovenia
Denmark
Russia
Iceland
Sweden
Morocco
The Gambia
Kenya
South Africa
Grand Cayman
Mexico
Bolivia
Guatemala
Chile
USA
Canada
Brazil
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Philipines
China
Thailand
Vietnam
Taiwan
Laos
Cambodia
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Lebanon (trying to get in there straight from Tel Aviv was fun!)
Greece
Egypt
Turkey
Iran
Syria
Iraq
S. Korea
Croatia
Colombia
Belize
Montenegro
Bosnia



51 in total. Most of then have been whilst on business, so I haven't really seen that much of them

Only 7 more to add from 2016, but many repeat trips to others. I managed to take 56 Long Haul flights and spend 92 nights abroad last year This year will be busier..!

I added a few more this year, namely:

Japan
India
Indonesia
Singapore

So, that makes 62 in total.

Many of my visits are just 1 night stopovers where I land, take a car to the hotel, sleep, meet my client, take a car back to the airport and go on to the next place. I rarely get to stop anywhere for a length of time.

[Cyder]

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.

[gazapc]

I believe I've got 23, now aged 28. Heavily Europe focused...needs to change. All but the Vatican have had atleast one night spent in country.

UK
Ireland
Spain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Croatia
Italy
Vatican
Malta
Cyprus
Greece
Ukraine
US
Canada

[smithyithy]

Did a few this year so currently have 11

UK
Isle of Man
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Germany
Poland
Czech Republic
Lithuania
USA
Japan

Spain for example I've been too probably a dozen times, on family holidays as kid so seen mainland, coastal, balearics etc..

But since I've been solo travelling I try to just hop around Europe and see as many cities as possible, managing to do 2 or 3 per year and not repeating any locations too much.

I'm looking into doing more of a 'backpacking' type trip next year so would probably be able to hit 3 or more countries in a row

[brickwall]

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)

[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
Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
Poland

Gambia
Senegal
Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Kenya
Mauritius
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt

Saudi Arabia
Oman
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
UAE

India
China
Nepal
Thailand
Cambodia
Phillipines
Singapore

Australia

Canada
USA
Mexico
Grenada
Jamaica
Antigua

Edited by GT03ROB on Tuesday 26th December 11:55

Added this year:

Monaco,
Costa Rica,
St Lucia.

So up to 58

[Shiv_P]

20 years old

UK
France
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Spain
Gran canaria
Cyprus
Portugal
Hungary
Austria
India
USA
UAE
Tunisia
Barbados
Croatia
Egypt
Greece
Italy
Mexico
Vatican (if it counts)

Avg just over 1 per year with 22 countries

[jamoor]

Around 80.

My most recent one being Myanmar, well worth a visit

[Prolex-UK]

United Kingdom (born here)
Kenya (lived)
Singapore (lived)
Malaya
Germany (lived)
Hong Kong (lived)
Macau
Italy (4 times)
Dominican Republic
America (15 times)
Romania (10 times)
Germany (Ring visits 11 times)
France ( Lived and countless holidays)
Iceland
Dubai ( twice)
Spain
Tunisia (3 times)
Sri lanka
Jamaica
Canada

want to do more of Europe and east to west coast of America

[flight147z]

flight147z said:

I've added 2 more over this year (and have been to some old ones again) so I thought I would update my list. I should add another 3 or 4 over the next year too I think

UK (resident) - England, Scotland, Wales
Spain (9)
France (2)
USA (8) (Florida, Texas, New York, New Jersey, California)
Cyprus (1)
Greece (1)
Netherlands (1)
Sweden (2)
Poland (1)
Germany (4)
Hungary (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Belgium (2)
Latvia (1)
Denmark (2)
Turkey (1)
Italy (2)
Vietnam (1)
Cape Verde (1)
Andorra (1)
Austria (1)
India (1)
Taiwan (1)

Decent year overall for me in 2019, I have added:

Switzerland
Ireland
Tunisia
Ukraine
Belarus
Lithuania

and I'm also going to Zimbabwe in 2 weeks

I have also been back to

Italy
Germany

No real plans for 2020 yet, but I think it will be less than 7 new ones next time!

[psi310398]

psi310398 said:

Aged 53 coming on 54.

Must be pushing 80 countries, many of them multi visit (and ignoring day business trips, Vatican City and San Marino, and stop-overs/refuels). Probably got a head start as a son of Empire with a father who preferred taking home leaves by ship or overland.

UK (live there half the year)
Republic of Ireland
Norway (multiple + lived there for a year)
Sweden (multiple)
Finland
Denmark
Germany (multiple)
Netherlands (multiple)
Belgium (multiple)
Luxembourg
France (multiple + lived there for a year)
Monaco (spent a fortnight on a job there)
Switzerland (multiple)
Liechtenstein (stayed 2 days)
Austria
Czech Republic
Italy (multiple + live there half the year)
Spain
Andorra (stayed a week)
Portugal
Malta
Greece (multiple)
Slovenia
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary

Egypt
Tunisia
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria (multiple - work, not leisure!)
Ghana
South Africa (multiple)
Mozambique (when still Portuguese)
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Malawi
Tanzania
Kenya (lived there for eight years)
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Sudan (incl S Sudan)
Ethiopia
Somalia
Djibouti

Bahrain
Hong Kong
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Malaysia
Oman
Singapore
Turkey
UAE (both Abu Dhabi and Dubai)
Yemen

Australia (multiple)

Argentina (multiple + lived there for a year)
Brazil (multiple)
Chile
Uruguay (multiple)
Paraguay
Venezuela

Mexico
USA (multiple)
Trinidad & Tobago
Antigua & Barbuda (multiple)
Montserrat
St Kitts and Nevis
Barbados
BVI
USVI
Bermuda

Two years or so on, although several repeats of countries above (in Western Europe), only one new one to the tally:

Lithuania

Sadly, I had to cancel my long-planned trip to Japan for the RWC because I was ill.

[Whitean3]

Hmm, let's see

UK (Resident)
France (Resident)
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Switzerland (Resident)
Liechtenstein
Austria
Monaco
Italy
Andorra
Spain
Portugal
Czech Republic
Republic of Ireland
Denmark
Sweden
UAE
Oman
India
Singapore
Indonesia
Egypt
South Africa
Seychelles
USA
Dominican Republic

Quite a few more countries on my "must visit" list; should be doable in the next few years

[lrdisco]

Uk
UAE
Qatar
Oman
Turkey
Morocco
Tunisia
Thailand
Singapore
Australia
Brunei
USA
Canada
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Cyprus
Greece
France
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Romania
Bosnia (During the war. Not in the forces)
Croatia. As above.
Italy
Eire
But many are repeat visits such as France, Belgium and The Netherlands 20+ times to each.
Greece 10 visits. Italy 4
UAE 25+
Qatar lived there for 5 years.
Tried adding up flights and it came to over 300 flights.

[Crumpet]

According to my ‘Been’ app I’m up to 98 countries now.

There are quite a few more that I’ve set foot in but my requirement for ticking the box has always been ‘a beer and a poo’.