Originally Posted by srdshelly

If your goal is to visit 100 countries, one consideration might be balancing it with your next trip after that. Do you know where that will be and which alliance might work best for you? Two countries per year would make a 50-year quest and I doubt if that's your horizon. I'll bet you're always planning at least two trips ahead.

And I'll commend you on your goal. While the round number isn't that important, the idea of getting to as many places as possible in the short time we have is very valid. When people question me, saying "X days in Y place just isn't enough to do it justice, " my reply is, "You're right, but who's saying I'll never go back?" For people who play this game well, and you obviously do, the phrase "Trip of a lifetime" is simply not part of your vocabulary.