Poll - how many countries have you visited?
#1382
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM
Posts: 23,297
It does get increasingly harder, expensiver, and one finds themselves going back to the same places instead of see above.
I still travel as much in my 30s as I did in my 20s - but the rate of adding new countries has significantly slowed down.
Probably will only be adding one new one in 2017 (Chile, #150)
#1383
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Dubai
Posts: 3,301
Just came back from country #101. Have spent at least one night in each country, with the exception of Myanmar (daytrip across the border from Thailand) and Vatican city.
19 new countries for 2016:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Eritrea
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Iceland
Ireland
Lesotho
Liberia
Malaysia
Maldives
Romania
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Syria
2017 will hopefully include Central and South America.
19 new countries for 2016:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Eritrea
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Iceland
Ireland
Lesotho
Liberia
Malaysia
Maldives
Romania
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Syria
2017 will hopefully include Central and South America.
#1386
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Programs: Frontier Gold, DL estranged 1MMer, Spirit VIP, CO/NW/UA/AA once gold/plat/comped gold now dust.
Posts: 38,151
I just got my 50th with Ecuador this year.
Alas, I never got to do the gap-year multi-month overland trip in a place like Europe or Africa to run up the score. Instead it has been fly-in, stay a few days and fly out.
Alas, I never got to do the gap-year multi-month overland trip in a place like Europe or Africa to run up the score. Instead it has been fly-in, stay a few days and fly out.
#1389
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Florida
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 276
According to the Traveler Century Club, 30. 11 Are planned for 2017 (Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Cuba)
Africa
-Ghana
Asia
-India
-Turkey
Caribbean
-Anguilla
-Bahamas
-Puerto Rico
-Saint Barthélemy
-Saint Martin
-Sint Maarten
-US Virgin Islands
Central America
-Costa Rica
-Panama
Europe
-Austria
-Czech Republic
-England
-France
-Germany
-Greece
-Hungary
-Ireland
-Northern Ireland
-Italy
-Netherlands
-Portugal
-Spain
-Vatican City
North America
-Canada
-Mexico
-US Mainland
Pacific Ocean
-Hawaiian Islands
Africa
-Ghana
Asia
-India
-Turkey
Caribbean
-Anguilla
-Bahamas
-Puerto Rico
-Saint Barthélemy
-Saint Martin
-Sint Maarten
-US Virgin Islands
Central America
-Costa Rica
-Panama
Europe
-Austria
-Czech Republic
-England
-France
-Germany
-Greece
-Hungary
-Ireland
-Northern Ireland
-Italy
-Netherlands
-Portugal
-Spain
-Vatican City
North America
-Canada
-Mexico
-US Mainland
Pacific Ocean
-Hawaiian Islands
#1390
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
The Netherlands
Nicaragua
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Tanzania
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
Total: 33
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
The Netherlands
Nicaragua
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Tanzania
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
Total: 33
#1391
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Albania
Programs: BA Exec Club Gold
Posts: 47
Here goes:
UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Czech R, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Tunisia, DR Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, UAE, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas.
I make that 57.
UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Czech R, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Tunisia, DR Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, UAE, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas.
I make that 57.
#1392
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Middle of Nowhere
Programs: Lowly BAEC Bronze, VS, IHG Platinum, HHonors Gold, Hotels.com Gold
Posts: 231
UK
Ireland
France
Netherlands
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Andorra
Italy
Vatican (not sure it counts, tbh) [10]
Monaco (ditto)
Austria
Switzerland
Denmark
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
USA
Canada [20]
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Thailand
Cambodia
Mexico
Jordan [30]
Sweden
Poland
Kenya
Tanzania
Belgium
UAE
Czech Republic
Lebanon
China
South Korea [40]
Finland
Ethiopia
Somalia
Bahrain
Ireland
France
Netherlands
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Andorra
Italy
Vatican (not sure it counts, tbh) [10]
Monaco (ditto)
Austria
Switzerland
Denmark
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
USA
Canada [20]
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Thailand
Cambodia
Mexico
Jordan [30]
Sweden
Poland
Kenya
Tanzania
Belgium
UAE
Czech Republic
Lebanon
China
South Korea [40]
Finland
Ethiopia
Somalia
Bahrain
Last edited by rhivolution; Mar 15, 2017 at 3:13 am
#1393
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chicago, IL., U.S.A.
Programs: Global Entry · WN, UA, AS, DL, NH; IHG, Wyndham, Hilton, Best Value Inn, Marriott, Starwood, Ramada
Posts: 510
I love quoting myself.
I did not get to Brazil in June 2013. My father's declining health meant I could not get away from the domicile for the span of time I would have deemed necessary to explore a new country. {He had regular rotational doctor appointments every # months for which I would have had to deliver & retrieve him to | from the medical center.}
Somehow though, one of my flights back from Japan in a subsequent year sent me through Beijing, for # hours (connecting from ANA to UAL), so China is now on this list. And, I've now been to Japan twelve times, with trip #13 soft-planned for April.
#1395
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
88 countries/territories so far:
* AFRICA:
Algeria
Egypt
Ethiopia
Morocco
Mozambique
Tunisia
South Africa
* AMERICAS:
Argentina
Bahamas
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela
* ASIA:
Bahrain
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
* EUROPE:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UK
Vatican City
* OCEANIA:
Australia
New Zealand
* AFRICA:
Algeria
Egypt
Ethiopia
Morocco
Mozambique
Tunisia
South Africa
* AMERICAS:
Argentina
Bahamas
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela
* ASIA:
Bahrain
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
* EUROPE:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UK
Vatican City
* OCEANIA:
Australia
New Zealand