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Friday, May 18, 2012

Country Count

My trip to Dominica last month had the number of countries in my travel career (!!) to forty. 40! I am pretty impressed with that, even though there are still so many places I want to visit. I think I have made a decent start in seeing the world and experiencing all that I can.

There is always constant banter among my travel mates about our country count, and what really constitutes the ability to count a country. I think last discussions have concluded that you need to have slept in the country, spent the currency, and been to a touristy thing. Although what list of countries you base this on is a whole other discussion! All in fun, with people who love travel and experiencing new places - and challenging each other!

I have been doing this post every year since this blog started, and it usually finds me either just back from travels or about to start some - I am at the latter today! Tomorrow, in fact! Can't wait. Although these particular plans are not going to add to the map below.

So in the past 12 months I have added places that haven't made a huge red impact, due to the actual size of them, but have included New Caledonia and Vanuatu, and then Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. I have revisited the USA, Sri Lanka and Barbados during this time too.


visited 40 states (17.7%)

I am thinking that 60 by 40 could be an achievable goal for me! How many places have you visited around The World?

4 comments:

  1. I'm at 43. You're going to over take me soon as I can't imagine I'll be hitting up any new countries in the near future.

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    1. Closing in...although can't see the overtake happening this year.
      Ahhh, still, you never know where you might go before then!

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  2. I've been to 33 countries (airports don't count) - but pretty much all of mine are in Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Still so much more to see...

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    1. Agree, airport stops don't count. Always part of the debate!
      Have to leave the airport to see anything of the country!

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