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Poll - how many countries have you visited?

Old Aug 3, 2018, 8:33 pm
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Canada
Mexico
Hong Kong
Australia
Greece
Germany
France (x3)
England (x3)
Scotland (x2)
Ireland
Italy
Morocco
Spain
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Old Aug 4, 2018, 12:20 am
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North America:
USA
Canada
Mexico
St Martin
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Bermuda
Grand Cayman
Bahamas
Antigua
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
Jamaica

Central America
Costa Rica
Panama
Nicaragua

South America
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Venezuela
Bolivia

Europe
Ireland
UK
Portugal
Spain
France
Monaco
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Czech Republic
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Vatican City
Turkey
Greece
Croatia
Gibraltar
Cyprus
Romania

Africa
Zambia
Uganda
Kenya
Zimbabwe
South Africa

Asia
UAE
Qatar
China
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Indonesia
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
Hong Kong
Macau
Philippines
Myanmar

Oceania
French Polynesia
Australia
New Zealand

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Old Sep 5, 2018, 5:14 pm
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Australia
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Poland
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City

Total: 41
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Old Sep 6, 2018, 2:15 am
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Up to 85* countries (with 86th coming this weekend).
*Plus I've been to Guam & Puerto Rico (which aren't countries - but still - hard to consider Guam the USA).

Argentina
Aruba
Austria
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Belgium
Belarus
Belize
Bonaire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Georgia
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Maldives
Malaysia
Mexico
Micronesia
Morocco
Monaco
Moldova
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovenia
Slovakia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Taiwan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Vatican
Vietnam




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Old Sep 19, 2018, 6:30 am
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-USA
-UK
-Spain
-Portugal
-France
-Italy
-Switzerland
-Austria
-Germany
-Romania
-Serbia
-Hungary
-Croatia
-Slovenia
-UAE
-Turkey
-Bulgaria
-Greece
-Ireland
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Old Sep 28, 2018, 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by marbe166
Tally: 28

In order, with year of first entry, as remembered:
Sweden (born)
Denmark (as a kid)
Norway (as a kid)
Germany (1988)
Netherlands (1988)
Belgium (1988)
United Kingdom (1988)
Finland (1992)
Latvia (2002)
Poland (2003)
Estonia (2005)
Italy (2006)
France (2007)
Spain (2008)
Portugal (2008)
United Arab Emirates (2009)
Canada (2009)
Switzerland (2010)
Thailand (2014)
Singapore (2014)
Malaysia (2014)
Austria (2014)
Ireland (2014)
Georgia (2014)
Luxembourg (2015)
USA (2015)
Macedonia (2016)
Iceland (2018)
Will reach 30 in November when I am going to Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 6:33 am
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OK, spent 2 weeks in Papua New Guinea in September, then 12 days in October visiting (safe) places in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso (Burkina was the most fun btw).

So now I'm down to just 4 countries left to visit:
(1) Pakistan
(2) Syria
(3) Yemen
and (shudder) the exotic and elusive
(4) Bahamas.

Also, while I was in PNG, I visited Bougainville for a couple of days, since they're having an independence referendum next June which seems highly likely to pass (the New Caledonia one next month will almost certainly fail). I'll be heading for Pakistan in December, and trying for Damascus early next year. Yemen is a bigger problem...

But there is light at the end of the tunnel! There are varying opinions online as to how many people have done this, so not sure where I fit in...
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 4:06 pm
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Current Total: 80. Goal to visit 100 countries by 40 years old
Note: I don't count being in an airport as a country "visited"

North and Central America
- Canada
- USA
- Mexico
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Panama
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala

South America
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Uraguay

Africa
- South Africa
- Morocco
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
- Egypt
- Mauritius
- Botswana

Europe
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- U.K.
- Vatican City

Asia & Oceania
- Australia
- Cambodia
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- UAE
- Vietnam

Note: I do not add Hong Kong, Macau, nor Gribaltar as "countries", else I'd be at 82

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Old Oct 19, 2018, 4:49 pm
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wonder if a poll could be added to thread
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 8:34 pm
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For me, in terms of ISO-3166 code (excluding in-port transit):

Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Czechia
Egypt
Finland
Hong Kong
Italy
South Korea
Lithuania
Latvia
Macao
Russia
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Taiwan
Vietnam

Note that ISO3166 may not be the most accurate way to count a "country", e.g. Runion is an integral part of France with no political difference from other regions (although getting from metropolitan France require immigration check), but have its own ISO3166 code.

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Old Oct 20, 2018, 6:14 am
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The List I tend to follow is the Travelers’ Century Club (TCC) which is currently a list of 327 sovereign states, assorted overseas territories and other categories. Not everyone will agree with the list - Indonesia and the UK, for instance, have seven separate listings each and this is because of their varying degrees of political autonomy. Some islands (such as Crete or Norfolk Island) are listed separately if they are beyond 100 miles of the mainland. I’ve met several people in weird places like Pitcairn Island and Tristan da Cunha who are chasing down this list in quite an obsessive, even slavish manner.

As for myself, I have currently visited 187 of which 118 are fully sovereign/UN member states. My list is divided as per the TCC Club. http://travelerscenturyclub.org/coun...nd-territories

PACIFIC
American Samoa; Australia; Bismarck Archipelago; Cook Islands; Easter Island; Fiji; French Polynesia; Hawaii; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Niue; Norfolk Island; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Pitcairn Islands; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Wallis & Futuna.

NORTH AMERICA
Canada; Mexico; St Pierre & Miquelon; USA.

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama.

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Uruguay.

CARIBBEAN
Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Bonaire; BVI; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Curacao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guadaloupe; Jamaica; Martinique; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; Saba & St Eustatius; Saint-Barthelemy; Saint-Martin; St Vincent & The Grenadines; Sint Maarten; St Kitts & Nevis; St Lucia; Trinidad & Tobago; Turks & Caicos Islands; USVI.

ATLANTIC OCEAN
Ascension Island; Azores; Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; Falkland Islands; Greenland; Iceland; Madeira; South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands; St Helena; Tristan da Cunha.

EUROPE
Albania; Andorra; Austria; Balearic Islands; Belgium; Bulgaria; Corsica; Crete; Croatia; Cyprus (UK); Cyprus (Rep); Czechia; Denmark; England; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Greece (Rhodes); Greece (Ionian); Hungary; Isle of Man; Italy; Jersey; Latvia; Lithunania; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; San Marino; Scotland; Serbia; Sicily; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey in Europe; Vatican City; Wales.

ANTARCTICA
British Antarctic Territory; Chilean Peninsula.

AFRICA
Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Egypt (African); Ghana; Kenya; Libya; Malawi; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Sao Tome & Principe; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Zambia; Zanzibar; Zimbabwe.

MIDDLE EAST
Abu Dhabi; Ajman; Bahrain; Dubai; Egypt (Sinai); Fujairah; Jordan; Oman; Qatar; Ras al Khaimah; Sharjah; Syria; Umm al Qaiwan.

INDIAN OCEAN
Amirante Islands (Aldabra); Maldives; Mauritius; Mayotte; Seychelles.

ASIA
Brunei; Cambodia; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia (Java/Lesser Sundas/Malaku/Irian Jaya/Sulawesi); Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Macau; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Sabah; Sarawak; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Turkey in Asia; Vietnam.

Next stop - Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos, Colombia.
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Old Nov 24, 2018, 4:56 am
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Originally Posted by marbe166
Tally: 30

In order, with year of first entry, as remembered:
Sweden (born)
Denmark (as a kid)
Norway (as a kid)
Germany (1988)
Netherlands (1988)
Belgium (1988)
United Kingdom (1988)
Finland (1992)
Latvia (2002)
Poland (2003)
Estonia (2005)
Italy (2006)
France (2007)
Spain (2008)
Portugal (2008)
United Arab Emirates (2009)
Canada (2009)
Switzerland (2010)
Thailand (2014)
Singapore (2014)
Malaysia (2014)
Austria (2014)
Ireland (2014)
Georgia (2014)
Luxembourg (2015)
USA (2015)
Macedonia (2016)
Iceland (2018)
Croatia (2018)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (2018)
Reached 30 on Monday by adding two new countries (CRO and BIH) in the same day for the first time since 1988.
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Old Nov 25, 2018, 8:14 am
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153. Should be up to 155 by end of year. Much slower rate of addition at this point. Keep going back to same places.
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Old Jan 2, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Australia
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City

Total: 43
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Old Jan 3, 2019, 9:04 am
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Originally Posted by Bluehen1
Well, it's been over 10 years since I updated this. I'm now at 76. Italics are those that I've been to since I first posted.

North America
USA (50/50 by 50)
Canada
Mexico
Belize
Honduras
Aruba
Dominican Republic


South America
Brazil
Peru
Argentina


Europe
Ireland
UK
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Spain
Lithuania
Latvia
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Romania
Croatia
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
Gibraltar


Asia
Turkey
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Vietnam
Japan
Philippines
Taiwan
South Korea
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Hong Kong
Macau
China
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan


Africa
South Africa
Botswana
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Egypt
Seychelles
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Reunion
Morocco


Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
French Polynesia
Fiji
Added one more before Thanksgiving, now up to 77

North America
USA (50/50 by 50)
Canada
Mexico
Belize
Honduras
Aruba
Dominican Republic

South America
Brazil
Peru
Argentina

Europe
Ireland
UK
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Spain
Lithuania
Latvia
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Romania
Croatia
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
Gibraltar
Bulgaria

Asia
Turkey
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Vietnam
Japan
Philippines
Taiwan
South Korea
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Hong Kong
Macau
China
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan

Africa
South Africa
Botswana
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Egypt
Seychelles
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Reunion
Morocco

Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
French Polynesia
Fiji
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