Goal: Visit every country on earth
Aug 14, 2007, 6:37 pm
#1
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Goal: Visit every country on earth
I'm moving forward with this goal with various trips scheduled within the next year.
Is this a goal for anyone else? Do you have a specific plan?
Is this a goal for anyone else? Do you have a specific plan?
Aug 14, 2007, 6:50 pm
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It's been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember to visit every country in the world, but I have no immediate plans towards that goal.
An intermediate step will be to become a member of the 100 Countries Visited Club, but even that probably won't happen for several years.
An intermediate step will be to become a member of the 100 Countries Visited Club, but even that probably won't happen for several years.
Aug 14, 2007, 7:06 pm
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That's a goal for me too, but I don't see it happening any time soon 
. At this rate, my goal is at least 2 new countries a year. That would at least make me reach the 100 country club within my lifetime.
. At this rate, my goal is at least 2 new countries a year. That would at least make me reach the 100 country club within my lifetime.
Aug 14, 2007, 7:55 pm
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Check out this thread. My count is at about 60. Lots to go.
Aug 14, 2007, 9:30 pm
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Me too. Working my way through - I try to visit about 10 new countries a year if possible.
Even though there are plenty of countries I have yet to visit, it is starting to get harder and will only get worse over time (as the ones left are harder to reach and visas are an issue for some - I'm only now starting to appreciate the hassle of getting visas in this part of the world).
Even though there are plenty of countries I have yet to visit, it is starting to get harder and will only get worse over time (as the ones left are harder to reach and visas are an issue for some - I'm only now starting to appreciate the hassle of getting visas in this part of the world).
Aug 14, 2007, 11:45 pm
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My lofty goal is 100. I probably have thirty more years of travel. Average two countries per year, and I'll be at 85.
I promised Miss Redbeard twenty countries before age twenty. She's at nine at age fourteen.
I promised Miss Redbeard twenty countries before age twenty. She's at nine at age fourteen.
Aug 14, 2007, 11:54 pm
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I'll take a pass on this. There are vast parts of the world that I have no interest in visiting ever. Have fun vacationing in Somalia. Of course you need permission from a warlord and an dozen armed guards anywhere you go, but you'll knock that country off of your list. Don't get kidnapped though, the ransom is your body weight * $1000 USD.
How about you change the thread to Visit every nice/decent country on earth. Then I'm in.
How about you change the thread to Visit every nice/decent country on earth. Then I'm in.
Aug 15, 2007, 12:24 am
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I'll take a pass on this. There are vast parts of the world that I have no interest in visiting ever. Have fun vacationing in Somalia. Of course you need permission from a warlord and an dozen armed guards anywhere you go, but you'll knock that country off of your list. Don't get kidnapped though, the ransom is your body weight * $1000 USD.
How about you change the thread to Visit every nice/decent country on earth. Then I'm in.
How about you change the thread to Visit every nice/decent country on earth. Then I'm in.
Aug 15, 2007, 12:56 am
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Hell yeah!
Its like my number one goal in life.
I have almost reached my previous number one goal, which was every continent in the world. This i will reach before the end of the year and before my 19th birthday! Then the rest of the world. By the time i am 19 i will have visited 30 different countries. Its not the whole world yet, but im getting there, and am planning on just traveling for the rest of my life.
Anyone know a good career where people pay you to travel, and want to let me in on the secret? lol
So good on ya! im right there with you.
I have almost reached my previous number one goal, which was every continent in the world. This i will reach before the end of the year and before my 19th birthday! Then the rest of the world. By the time i am 19 i will have visited 30 different countries. Its not the whole world yet, but im getting there, and am planning on just traveling for the rest of my life.
Anyone know a good career where people pay you to travel, and want to let me in on the secret? lol
So good on ya! im right there with you.
Aug 15, 2007, 1:14 am
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I'm only at 26, with no hope of hitting anywhere near a significant number. I'm just working on the US states (45) and Canadia provinces (8)
Aug 15, 2007, 1:25 am
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I set a much more fun goal for me: All the states and all the Major League Baseball ballparks.
I finished the ballpark list in July this year (30+6 defunct stadiums), but a new one opens next year and 2 in 2009.
I'm at 46 states now and the four left will require a little effort on my part (Oklahoma, Idaho, New Mexico, Alaska).
Like others on this thread, I have no desire to visit certain parts of the world (for some reason Chad and Eritrea come to mind) and only do lists that I know I'll enjoy finishing.
I finished the ballpark list in July this year (30+6 defunct stadiums), but a new one opens next year and 2 in 2009.
I'm at 46 states now and the four left will require a little effort on my part (Oklahoma, Idaho, New Mexico, Alaska).
Like others on this thread, I have no desire to visit certain parts of the world (for some reason Chad and Eritrea come to mind) and only do lists that I know I'll enjoy finishing.