My country count is high compared to the average person on the street but deficient compared to people posting on this thread.
My current goal is (party pooper!) is to visit countries that I've already been to and add a very small number of countries. One big gap in my travel map is West Africa. Sorry, I have no interest in visiting there. Before, maybe The Gambia and Senegal but not anymore. One factor is that medical care is lousy there. Have a head injury and you are in big trouble. On the other hand, have a head injury 100 miles north of Glasgow, Montana and that's bad....no neurosurgeon nearby.