excellent trip report and I've enjoyed every post so far
It's good to see that you've got a target to visit x number of countries. How do you count these? You seem to count even if you've transited through?
I want to visit 30 counties by the time I hit 30 - not a steep target by any means. However, I'm only counting countries where I send at least 1 night. This way I will make sure I've seen at least some part of a country before I cant tick it off.